What is WBL?

Work-Based Learning (WBL) is a supervised, planned and evaluated work experience related to a student’s educational objectives. WBL will provide students on-the-job experience and opportunity to apply their acquired occupational skills in a realistic setting related to their field of study.

WBL includes cooperative education, internships, and practicum experiences.

Cooperative Learning:
Cooperative Learning is a planned and evaluated work experience related to the student’s educational objectives. Programs and courses include: Cooperative Education (COE 199). This course allows the student to receives both financial remuneration and academic credit. While the maximum amount of credit granted for cooperative education experience varies by curriculum, the amount may never exceed 8 hours in an Associate of Applied Science Degree or Diploma Program.

Internship/Practicum (Internship/practicum varies by the programs and examples are as follows):
Internships provide students with the opportunity to apply their acquired occupational skills in a realistic setting, therefore, enhancing the transition from school to work. On-the-job experiences in the students’ related field of study are provided. The course and programs will have a variance in required clock hours per credit hour which is approved by the WBL Coordinator and the Program Coordinator for the field of study. Some internships are only offered on a pass/fail basis only while practicum experiences are offered on a graded basis.

A Work Based Learning Agreement (signed by student, faculty member, and supervisor) is required and mandated as part of the program.

For More Information:

Work-Based Learning Coordinator:
John J. Back, Technical Campus, email: JohnJ.Back@kctcs.edu,
Office: Technical Campus, Devert Owens, Room XX, phone: 606-487-3301