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Education

work-based learning

and youth apprenticeship

TRAIN F A YETTE Y OUTH T O JOIN LOC AL W ORKFOR CE

ayette County’s public school To qualify, students must be at least Melanie Duncan is Coordinator of Work
system has long ranked in the 16 years old, have parental consent, Based Learning & Youth Apprenticeship
top ten in the State of Georgia. and be on track for graduation. Good for Fayette County Public Schools. She
FTheir motto is “where excellence behavior, a good attendance record, and said they are looking to grow the number
and creativity merge.” The Work-Based transportation are also considerations. of companies interested in participating.
Learning (WBL) and Youth Apprenticeship Participating students should also be able Local companies who are part of WBL
(YAP) program is an example of both.
to work five hours a week. include Academy of Aviation at Falcon
Three related components of Work- Field, Country Fried Creative, Fitzgerald
Designed to offer students real-world,
Based Learning are the student’s career & Sons Plumbing, Piedmont Fayette
hands-on work experience, WBL expands
goal, related course work, and a structured Hospital, Studio Express, the Solicitor
the walls of the classroom and is an learning experience. Applying to WBL is General’s office, local law firms, and other
invaluable resource for students looking required, and available internships are businesses of varying size and type.
to find an inside path to their future career. limited, making it somewhat competitive. Duncan also hopes to place students at

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