School-to-Work is an exciting new way of linking students with the workplace. Classroom learning is coupled with workplace learning and education is linked with meaningful careers.
School-to-Work involves:
Students
- Punching time clocks instead of taking notes
- Solving business problems in the "real world"
- making decisions about careers
Employers
- Investing in our future workforce
- Developing partnerships with schools to provide relevant education
- Making a commitment to the future of young people
The South Carolina School-to-Work Transition Act signed into law in 1994 has several key components:
- Rigorous and relevant academic preparation emphasizing application of the real world of work
- Career exploration and counseling
- Work exploration and experience in structured work-based learning activities
School-to-Work benefits everyone -- students, employers, parents, school systems and communities. These work-based learning activities are key ingredients to a successful school-to-work initiative:
- Youth Apprenticeships
- Cooperative Education
- Internships
- Job Shadowing
- Service Learning
- Carolina Careers