Work-Based Learning

欢迎来到职业准备中心基于工作的学习页面. This page is designed for business owners and employers to help you connect with students at the University of Northern Colorado and understand our processes related to Work-Based Learning. 下面，你可以找到“基于工作的学习”的定义，常见的类型 of work-based learning, how work-based learning opportunities benefit you as the employer, and how to engage with and hire our students for opportunities within your business.

We encourage you to read this page in detail and create your employer Handshake account before reaching out to the Center for Career Readiness about setting up a work-based 皇冠app官方版下载学生的学习机会. 当你准备好设计，广告，和 雇佣你的机会，我们在这里帮助你. You can reach us at career.readiness@braendebriketter.com.

What is Work-Based Learning?

Work-based learning is an educational approach that places students in a work environment 这将有助于他们将学术经历与现实生活中的工作活动联系起来 future career opportunities. 皇冠app官方版下载的学生追求许多不同类型的以工作为基础的学习 学习经验，可能是也可能不是课程或毕业要求. Employers can hire students within their organizations or volunteer their time and expertise 为北卡大学的学生提供以工作为基础的学习机会.

The goal of work-based learning is to provide students with the following opportunities:

• 课堂学习在现实环境中的应用
• 建立学校与工作的联系
• 提高批判性思维、分析推理和逻辑能力
• 扩展课程和学习设施
• 满足学习者的不同需求
• 为未来的员工创造一个有才能、有技能的人才库
• 减少职前培训时间和成本
• 提高学生就业机会意识
• 使教育与社会环境相关和有价值
• 社区建设活动促进生产经济

Below are the most common examples of work-based learning opportunities that we support our students engaging in:

• Practicums

  实习是一门致力于该领域实践训练的课程. This 大多数情况下发生在专业研究领域，如教学、护理等. Practicums involve heavy supervision from a designated mentor and agreements between the university 以及接待实习学生的组织.

• Internships

  An internship is a temporary position with an emphasis on on-the-job training rather than merely employment. 实习是一个发展具体工作相关技能的机会 学生毕业前的技能. 有些学生选择去实习 credit, in which they receive academic or degree credit for completing a certain number of hours in the internship role. 皇冠app官方版下载有几个项目需要学生 to complete an internship for credit so requirements and level of employer involvement vary by department. 学生也可以选择不拿学分的实习， 在这种情况下，大学可能会也可能不会参与这个过程.

  根据公平劳动标准，实习有具体的规则和指导方针 act. 在招聘实习生之前，了解这些法律是很重要的 for your organization.

• Apprenticeships

  学徒制与实习制类似，但有以下不同:

  • Being focused on highly skilled technical jobs, such as engineering, welding, masonry, or carpentry
  • Having the intention of training for a specific role within your company, with hiring 他们在学徒期结束后全职工作
  • Having a more rigorous structure with specific skills that must be considered “mastered” 由学徒办理的学徒期视为完成
• Service Learning

  Service-Learning is a combination of community service and career in which students 在他们的学习领域提供志愿服务. This may include work with 公共和非营利机构、市政和政府办公室等.

以工作为基础的学习的雇主利益

• Find Future Employees & Increase Visibility

  Internships 以及其他基于工作的学习机会 allow you to connect directly 有兴趣在贵组织工作的皇冠app官方版下载学生. Investing your time in work-based learning opportunities helps create an ongoing pipeline of future full-time employees.

   Further, students who have worked with your organization often share their experiences with their peers, trusted faculty and staff, social media sites, and through reviews on your company handshake account.

• Evaluate Potential & Increase Productivity

  Hiring a student as an intern or connecting with them during other work-based learning opportunities provides you with a chance to evaluate the student’s ability to thrive 成为贵公司的全职员工. With your coaching and training, 这些学生准备得更充分，更了解情况，更适合成为你的全职员工.

  As well, UNC students are excited to develop their skills and practice their classroom learning in a real-world setting. 他们有动力去承担项目、责任、 and tasks that help them learn. 他们的支持将帮助您的企业实现其目标 并解放你的团队去完成其他高级任务.

• New Perspectives & Giving Back to Community

  皇冠app官方版下载的学生带来的不仅仅是热情和额外的帮助. Our students are learning about the newest strategies, technologies, and trends in their field of study. 带一个学生到你的团队将带来新的视角和新的 ideas. To maximize this, students should always be included on your project brainstorming sessions!

  Working with UNC students not only helps your organization, but it enhances the local workforce. 部分得益于与当地组织的学习机会， students are leaving UNC as skilled workers which benefit any future employer they work for. 作为回报，这些学生和更大的社区将更有动力 to support your organization.

• Closing Skill Gaps & Fostering Leadership

  Every year the annual workforce reports indicate that employers want students with 优秀的沟通、领导、团队合作等软技能. The best way you can help students develop these skills is by giving them opportunities to practice them in a real-world setting. 你以工作为基础的学习经历可以帮助学生 close this skills gap and at the same time prepare them for the skills you need in a future full-time hire.

  As your current employee’s train, mentor, and supervise students in work-based learning 机会，他们将获得宝贵的领导技能. This is a great way to develop current employee skills in preparation for future management positions as supervising a small group of students is a steppingstone toward supervising a full team of peers.

• Improve Work Environment & Increase Retension

  为学生提供以工作为基础的学习机会可以让你的团队拥有 a lighter workload, foster their leadership abilities, and serve as an opportunity 从事创造性的或高级的项目. 此外，实习生通常很兴奋，有动力， and ready to learn. 所有这些都可以改善整体的工作环境.

  Studies show that students who intern with a company before being hired full time are almost 30% more likely to still be at that same company one year later as compared to traditional full-time hires. 这意味着你的员工从工作中获得学习的机会 are not only more well-trained to be taken on full-time, but are also more likely 留在公司而不是传统的雇佣.

Ready to Engage

We are so excited you are ready to engage with UNC students and continue the discussion 皇冠app安卓下载安装基于工作的学习机会如何使您的业务受益. Here are just a few of the many ways you can engage with UNC students outside of hiring for traditional internships and jobs.

• Job Shadowing

  Job shadowing is a popular on-the-job learning, career development, and leadership development intervention. 这种经历包括为学生和员工配对 from your company who can help the student learn new aspects related to the job, the organization, and see first-hand what the student could expect from working in the role.

• Informational Interviews

  An informational interview is an informal conversation between a student and someone working in a related field of study who will provide the student with information and advice. 这不是面试，目的也不是找工作.

• Career-Related Competitions

  有兴趣举办职业相关比赛的雇主可以做广告 them at any time through Handshake. 如果你的比赛对学生来说是免费的， 我们经常愿意在校园里为他们做广告. We do not advertise career-related 学生必须付费才能参加的比赛.

• Additional Opportunties

  Some additional opportunities for employers to engage with students could be through participating in resume reviews or mock interviews, giving company tours, holding 或者参加我们的招聘会.

Ready to Hire

We are so excited that you are ready to hire UNC Bears for your internships, jobs, 以及其他基于工作的学习机会. 以下是促进的选项 学生的招聘和雇佣流程.

• Handshake

  The best way to connect with our UNC students and alumni is to establish a Handshake 帐户并请求与UNC连接.  握手是我们的在线求职平台 where we encourage employers to post their jobs/internships, create events, participate 参加面试，并登记参加我们的交易会. 

• On-Campus Interviews

  If you have opportunities you intend to hire UNC students for and would like to host 校内面试，请联系 career.readiness@braendebriketter.com.

• Fairs and Events

  The University of Northern Colorado hosts multiple fairs and events throughout the year. 这些机会是雇主与许多学生联系的理想方式 同时分享公司信息，招聘机会的细节，以及 建立未来员工的输送渠道.