California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 1 - California Department of Education › Chapter 10 - Courses of Study › Subchapter 1 - High School Courses of Study › Article 4 - Work Experience Education › Section 10071 - Formal Training Agreements for Each Type of Work Experience Education

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Work Experience Education shall consist of one or more of
						the following paid and unpaid types of on-the-job experiences which the
						secondary school district may offer through a formal training agreement with
						each employer. The written agreement shall identify the responsibilities of the
						student, employer, parent or guardian (with respect to minors only) and the
						secondary school district shall outline the objectives that the student is to
						accomplish at the training site:
(a)
					 Career Technical Work Experience Education has as its purpose the reinforcement
					 and extension of career learning opportunities for a student through a
					 combination of related classroom instruction in Work Experience Education and
					 supervised paid employment in the occupation for which the student's career
					 technical course in school prepares him/her.
(b) General Work Experience Education is an
					 instructional course which has as its purpose the application of basic reading,
					 writing, and computation skills. A General Work Experience Education student
					 will acquire general and specific occupational skills through a combination of
					 a supervised paid employment in any occupational field and related classroom
					 instruction in Work Experience Education.
(c) Exploratory Work Experience Education is
					 nonpaid and has as its general purpose the career guidance of the student by
					 affording him/her opportunities to observe and sample systematically a variety
					 of conditions of work for the purpose of ascertaining his/her interest and
					 suitability for the occupation he/she is exploring. Exploratory Work Experience
					 Education includes a combination of job observations and related classroom
					 instruction in Work Experience Education. The student may be required to
					 perform, on a limited, periodic and sampling basis, nonpaid work activities
					 while exploring the occupation. The employer or work station supervisor may,
					 but shall not be required to, teach production or other job skills to the
					 Exploratory Work Experience Education student.
The length of exploratory assignments may vary, depending
						on the aptitude of the student, the occupation being explored, the facilities
						of the work station, and the job classification. A student may not be a part of
						Exploratory Work Experience Education if pay is received for like work at the
						same work station or similar job during hours when not assigned as an
						Exploratory Work Experience Education student. The student shall not replace a
						paid employee. The district shall provide Worker's Compensation Insurance for
						the student. A student in Exploratory Work Experience Education may be less
						than 16 years of age. Permits to Employ and Work (CDE Form B1-4, revised 07-10)
						are not required for students enrolled in Exploratory Work Experience
						Education.
1.
						Amendment of subsections (a)-(c) and NOTE filed 3-21-2011; operative 4-20-2011
						(Register 2011, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  51762,
						  Education Code. Reference: Sections
						  51760,
						  51760.3,
						  51764 and
						  51769,
						  Education Code.