Work-Based Learning has three major components: Internship, Co-op, and Pre-Apprenticeships. All programs are application-based. The Career Development Coordinator at your high school has more information and applications.
I. Internships
The Union County Public Schools (UCPS) Career Readiness (CTE) Internship Program was created as a supplement to formal classroom instruction. The intent of the internship program is to make a significant impact on the student relating course content to real-world applications.
Important Information about Internships
- Successful completion of the course will result in one unit of college prep general elective credit 4.0 (pass/fail may be an option for some)
- UCPS offers two types of CTE Internship:
- Program Recommendations
- Rising senior for summer internship or one semester during your senior year
- Has successfully reached concentrator status within a career pathway.
- Has reliable transportation
- Can attend at least eight hours per week
- Student in on track to graduate
- Positive teacher references
* Internship workplace may have additional requirements that must be met.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Semester Internship
- May 1 for a 1st semester internship the following school year
- October 1 for a 2nd semester internship in the same school year
Summer Internship
- March 1 for summer internships
II. Marketing Cooperative Education (Co-op)
- Marketing Cooperative Education (or Co-op) provides on-the-job training through a cooperative agreement between the school, employer, parent/guardian, and the student. Students receive classroom instruction related to their on-the-job work experiences. Connecting activities allow the student to relate what they are learning in class to their work situation.
Important Information about Co-op
- Cooperative Education, directly connects what is learned in Marketing Education classes to a student’s work experience.
- To enroll in Co-op, a student must be concurrently enrolled in a Marketing course.
- Each semester of Co-op must be directly tied to a specific Marketing course. In order to participate in Co-op both semesters, a student must take two different Marketing courses during the school year.
- HVAC Pre-Apprenticeship
- Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeship through SPCC
- Teach UCPS (Teaching as a Profession) Pre-Apprenticeship
- Health Science Pre-Apprenticeship
