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Naperville 203 offers Blended Career Internship, a high school course for students 16 years of age or older. The course provides students with an opportunity to gain workplace experience in a career pathway of interest, while developing employability skills that cross all career sectors. In Blended Career Internship, students participate in both classroom instruction and on-the-job training. The course enables students to gain an understanding of how employees work together to meet the goals of the company, while at the same time conveying professional expectations of the workplace. Students develop competencies with focused instruction and career exploration. Mentors guide students toward developing effective communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. Students are involved in on-site, work-based learning where they apply skills in an authentic job setting. Grade and credit are based on both on-the-job performance and classroom lessons.
This work-based learning, career development experience
- Occurs in a workplace or under other authentic working conditions, including virtual and/or hybrid environments;
- Is co-developed by an education provider and at least one employer in the relevant field.
- Provides compensation or educational credit to the participant.
- Reinforces foundational professional skills, including, at a minimum, those outlined in the Recommended Technical and Essential Employability Competencies framework.
- Includes a professional skills assessment that assesses skill development and is utilized as a participant feedback tool.
- Takes place for a minimum of 60 total hours. (A single career development experience must be a minimum of 30 consecutive hours, and two distinct experiences can be combined to fulfill this requirement.)
Students who would like to earn a College and Career Pathway Endorsement (CCPE) must complete a minimum of 60 hours of work-based learning prior to high school graduation.
Students may also obtain career development experience independent of the Blended Career Internship course. Please contact the Career Internship Teacher and Program Coordinator at Naperville Central High School or Naperville North High School for more information.
Opportunities (including internships, employment, volunteer programs) can also be found in SchooLinks, Naperville 203's college and career readiness platform.
