The Georgia Work-Based Learning Program assists businesses with building a highly trained, technologically sophisticated, and career-oriented young workforce. Our goal is to assist in the creation of a strong support structure between local employers, students, and schools. Work-Based Learning supplies talent to address industry workforce shortage needs. We promote an industry-driven system where employers set occupational skills standards, collaborate on curriculum, provide work experience, and certify mastery of skills.
​Work-Based Learning includes an agreement between the employer, student, and school system.
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This TRAINING AGREEMENT, as a minimum, requires the following:

• Development of a detailed training plan of competencies to be learned on the job and precisely what tasks the student will perform on the job.
• Commitment to allow the student to work enough hours each week to earn their course credit.
• Periodic evaluations of employability skills and progress toward improvement at performing the competencies on the training plan.
• Adherence to all State and Federal labor laws and regulations for working with youth.

​Mission and Vision

​The mission of the Work-Based Learning Program is to assist in providing a highly trained, technologically sophisticated and career oriented young work force. This is accomplished by developing partnerships between business, industry, students, parents, school systems, coordinators, post-secondary institutions, and registered apprenticeships which will lead the participating students into meaningful careers.

Georgia had 19,394 students enrolled in credit bearing Work-Based Learning courses in 2017, which includes 3,219 students in Youth Apprenticeship Placements (Source: https://gawbl.org/by-the-numbers).

The vision of the Work-Based Learning Program includes:

• Creating a seamless transition from career oriented courses in High School to post-secondary education, credentials, and a successful career.
• Opportunity for students to develop strong employability skills (soft skills) that will make them desired employees.
• Application of the technical skills learned in related coursework while working in real life employment situations.