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Welcome to Work Based Learning. We are excited that you have chosen to visit and hope you will use the information and resources available on our site.

The School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-239) paved the way for a new approach to learning in America.  Through this act, states and localities began to build opportunities systems that prepare young people for further education and careers in high-skill, high-wage jobs. 

Work Based Learning (WBL) activities take many different forms.  They range from classroom based experiences that include career awareness and exploration to work site learning experiences that involve active student participation in the work place. These activities combine to create a lifelong process of career development stretching from preschool to adulthood. 

The transition from school to work is an evolving, dynamic concept. Program development and implementation will be a challenge, but holds the promise of restructuring education by bridging classroom and communities to create WBL opportunities that maximize student interest, motivation, creativity and effort.

The mission of Nebraska School-to-Careers is to create a statewide system of education and employment opportunities that will enable young people to attain the skills and knowledge required in the work place of today and tomorrow, and to transition smoothly from school to careers.