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The WV Ready Work-Based Learning program is a semester-long course in which businesses partner with high schools to provide students with career awareness through a virtual internship.

Contact Olivia McCuskey at [email protected] to find out how your business or school can become part of the WV Ready Work-Based Learning Course.

Weekly Job Shadowing Modules

  • One hour virtual call with a different business every week.
  • Job Shadowing Modules align with WVDE 16 career clusters.
  • Rotating “live” schedule with recordings available to watch later.
  • 30 minutes of job shadowing - virtual company tour, career opportunities, degrees/certifications needed.
  • 30 minutes of soft professional skill facilitation by company HR.

    • Mentoring Calls & Capstone Project

  • One business is matched with one school for the entire semester.
  • The business provides weekly mentoring calls with a different company department every week.
  • The business works with the class on a capstone project based on design thinking.
  • Student teams present the capstone project at the end of the semester.
  • Students receive graduation cord and certificate of completion.

    • 2023 Work-Based Learning Course Modules

    Truist

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    Toyota

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    West Virginia Department of Education

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    Marshall University Division of Aviation

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    West Virginia American Water

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    Stonerise Healthcare

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    Rockwool

    Module Coming Soon

    Appalachian Power

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    Dow Inc.

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