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Code: IDDN
160-4-3-.14 WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS.
(1) DEFINITIONS.
(a) Career Related Education- A broad category of career development activities
consisting of Career Awareness, Career Exploration, Instructional Related Activities,
and Connecting Activities that provide the foundational skills necessary for
implementation of Work-Based Learning.
(b) Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) – the state agency charged with
the fiscal and administrative management of certain aspects of K-12 public education,
including the implementation of federal and state mandates. Such management is
subject to supervision and oversight by the State Board of Education.
(c) Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) – the state agency created
by O.C.G.A. § 20-2-983 and authorized to assume full responsibility for the
certification, preparation and conduct of certified, licensed or permitted personnel
employed in Georgia, and the development and administration of teacher certification
testing.
(d) Local Educational Agency (LEA) – local school system pursuant to local
board of education control and management.
(e) State Board of Education (SBOE) – constitutional authority which defines
education policy for public K-12 education agencies in Georgia.
(f) Work-Based Learning Coordinator – School personnel with proper training
required to administer Career Related Education including supervision of work-based
learning placements. Student enrollment in Work-Based Learning may be in any
combination of the four defined categories: Youth Apprenticeship, Internship,
Cooperative Education, and Employability Skill Development.
(g) Work-Based Learning Placement- A core component of Career, Technical
and Agricultural Education (CTAE) programs which include a coherent sequence of
courses and contributes to the development of core and higher order academic
competencies, fundamental workplace skills, and specific occupational skills.
Agreements are developed between business and industry partners and the local
educational agencies to release students for a portion of the school day for structured
learning at a job site.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Local school systems shall provide Work-Based Learning in Career, Technical
and Agricultural Education programs which facilitate the school-to-career transition
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and culminate in work-based learning placements for students in grades 11 and 12
where feasible and appropriate.
(b) Local school systems shall ensure that all Work-Based Learning placements are
consistent with applicable state and federal laws, State Board of Education rules, and
local board of education policies.
(c) Local school systems shall ensure that the Work-based Learning Coordinator
has a manageable workload for student placements consistent with the class size for
CTAE classes as defined in State Board Rule 160-5-1-.08 and performs duties
consistent with the standards for Work-Based Learning.
(d) The Work-Based Learning Coordinator shall be available for work site
supervision during the periods students are released from school for work-based
learning placements and shall not be encumbered with assigned classes or other
regular duties during those times.
(e) Each Work-Based Learning Coordinator shall submit the annual Work-Based
Learning Data Report according to the process established by the Division of Career,
Technical and Agricultural Education.
(f) Each Work-Based Learning Coordinator shall maintain an accurate, up-to-date
database of student records as specified by the Division of Career, Technical and
Agricultural Education.
(g) Career Related Education activities including Work-Based Learning placement
opportunities shall be conducted in accordance with the guidelines in the Georgia
Career Related Education Manual including Standards and Guidelines for Work-
Based Learning, available from the division of Career, Technical and Agricultural
Education.
(h) Each Work-Based Learning Coordinator supervising students enrolled in State
approved work-based learning courses shall meet one of the following requirements:
1. Hold a valid Work-Based Learning (WBL) endorsement (formerly DCT) issued
by the Professional Standards Commission and have completed a State approved
WBL training session within the past five years.
2. Hold a valid certificate in any Career, Technical and Agricultural Education field
and have completed a State approved WBL training session within the past five years.
3. Serve as a coordinator for the Youth Apprenticeship Program (YAP) only and
attend a State approved WBL training session within the past five years.
Authority O.C.G.A. § 20-2-151(b); 20-2-161.
Adopted: June 9, 2011 Effective: June 29, 2011