Work-Based Learning Readiness & Quality Assessment

Is your CTE program delivering high-quality work-based learning or simply work exposure?

Offering internships, job shadowing, or employer placements does not automatically create high-quality work-based learning. Strong programs intentionally connect authentic workplace experiences with student preparation, employer partnership, equitable access, reflection, and evidence of learning.  

This research-informed self-assessment helps districts, schools, and workforce partners evaluate the strength of their current approach, identify gaps, and prioritize next steps for building meaningful, equitable, and sustainable work-based learning experiences. 

What You’ll Learn 

• How your program performs across key elements of high-quality work-based learning 

• Whether students are contributing to authentic, industry-relevant work rather than primarily observing 

• How effectively students and employers are prepared and supported before and throughout placements 

• Whether opportunities are equitably accessible rather than dependent on student performance or personal connections 

• How employer partnership, educator capacity, reflection, feedback, and evidence of learning contribute to program quality 

• Where your program has a strong foundation and where additional capacity may be needed  

Designed For:
CTE & Career Readiness Leaders | Work-Based Learning Coordinators | District & School Leaders | Workforce Development Leaders | Employer Partnership Leaders | CTE Educators