The more future employees can learn and experience while in school, the better prepared they will be when they enter the workforce. By providing relevant workplace opportunities for students, employers stand to realize many benefits:

• Choose from an expanded pool of qualified applicants
• Influence curriculum development to address the needs of the workplace
• Evaluate potential employees on-site
• Improve productivity of entry-level employees
• Reduce cost of training new employees

Among the many opportunities to link school and work are:

• Internships
• Job shadowing
• Mentoring programs
• Co-ops
• Clinicals
• Apprenticeships
• On-the-job training
• Field trips
• Class speakers
• Career days
• Professional development
• Technical assistance
• Teacher internships
• School-sponsored enterprises