Design and implement full-fledged career pathways, some of which may include certification options for students. Traditionally, students have received classroom instruction with little or no actual work experience. CBVE delivers career education and training on community work settings. Students aged 14 years or older initially engage in nonpaid career assessment and training experiences to identify their career interests, assess their skills and training needs, and develop the skills and attitudes necessary for paid employment. After such instruction, students engage in cooperative work experiences for which they are paid.
Students often progress sequentially through all three components.
However, some students may participate in only one component before moving to cooperative paid work, depending on their instructional needs. The work assessment component helps determine individual training objectives for student with disability. Assessment data are systematically collected concerning the student's interest, aptitudes, special needs, learning styles, work habits and behavior, personal and social skills, values and attitudes toward work, and work tolerance. The student rotates among various work settings corresponding to the student's range of employment preferences as situational assessments are completed by school personnel and assessment site employees. As result, students select work settings in which they can best pursue career or occupational areas matching their interests and aptitudes.