Help- There’s a teenager in my bank! Wisconsin’s Finance Youth Apprenticeship UW- CEW Careers Conference 2012

 Robin Kroyer-Kubicek Youth Apprenticeship (YA) Curriculum Coordinator for the WI Dept. of Workforce Development (DWD)  Jennifer Wegner WI Dept. of Public Instruction (DPI) Business/IT Education Consultant  Ann Westrich WI Technical College System (WTCS) Career Prep Coordinator 2UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

K12 Financial Literacy in WI  3UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

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 Career Exploration  Career Assessment  Interactive for students  MiLocker; storage of data including resumes, searches etc.  Program of Study Builder  Student Site  Connects to Labor Market Information UW CEW Careers Conference 20125

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YA Program Purpose 1. Integrates work-based learning in the school and worksite 2. Paid on the job experience and learning 3. Uses skilled job-site mentors 4. Demonstrate skill competencies thru OTJ performance evaluation 5. Different from standard Co-Op-  Apprentices learn skills in an occupational cluster; not just 1 task  Skills standardized statewide  Not just taking a college class 7UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

YA Program Timeframes 1. Two year program (Level II)- STANDARD  900 hours of work site learning  360 hours of related classroom instruction OR 2. One year program (Level I)- OPTION  450 hours of work site learning  180 hours of related classroom instruction 8UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

Curriculum Performance Based Competency- Work Site Skill Performance Standards- HOW to assess the skill at the worksite Learning Objectives- Recommended CONTENT needed to learn the skill 9UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

YA Required Skills REQUIRED of ALL YA students 1. Core Skills 2. Safety Skills 3. Technical Skills Aligned with the National Career Cluster Standards 10UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

Technical Skills Accounting Pathway  Basic  Advanced Banking Pathway  Basic  Advanced Insurance Pathway  Insurance Services ONE YEAR UNITS 11UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

Required Related Instruction Classroom instruction to supplement the learning of the work site competencies. Learning Objectives Defined in the Learning Objectives for each Competency (The CONTENT the students should know to master the Competency) CAN be delivered BY:  High School (e.g., Accounting, Personal Finance, Employability Skills)  Tech College (e.g., Accounting, Mortgage Lending, Finance YA)  Employer (e.g., ABA-CBT, AAFM, etc.) 12UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

Youth Apprenticeship Work-Based Learning (like YA) works to strengthen your school’s CTE programs AND community engagement activities 13UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

Implementing a Finance WBL Program 1. Research & document talent need & occupational growth/opportunities 2. Find worksites and students 3. Determine specific YA pathway units to offer 4. Determine classes to be required for that YA pathway unit (through the HS, TC, Employer, Online) 5. Provide employer mentor training on:  Learning Objectives to be covered OTJ  Assessing & scoring student performance 14UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

Recruiting Employers 1. Start with people you know  Business/Education partnerships  CTE advisory committees  Teachers’ spouses & Students’ parents 2. Word of Mouth Consider the businesses you’d like to place students; then think of the people you know who know someone who works there 3. Yellow Pages/Internet Make the cold-call. Start with the receptionist and work your way to the people who make the decisions 15UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

Recruiting Students 1. Advertise  Announcements at school, mailings to parents of sophomores & juniors 2. Consult with CTE teachers  Ask them who has a serious interest 3. Applications 4. Grades & Attendance 5. Accuplacer- Tech College Entrance Test  Separate the men & women from the boys & girls 6. Mock Interviews  Give them a chance to practice before the real deal 7. Job Shadows 16UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

Employer Comment:  This is a program that has a reciprocal effect. Not only is it an excellent opportunity for businesses to give back by training today’s youth to be productive professionals in the workforce, but the training & experience that mentors are able to provide helps give each student the best competitive edge possible for the rest of their working life. Often, the students that participate in the Youth Apprenticeship come back during college breaks, helping out businesses during those lean-staffed times and some even continue on as employees after graduation. 17UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

Student Testimonial  UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

 Questions 19UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

Resources  DPI Financial Literacy & Content Standards   WI Career Pathways Website   WI Technical College System Programs   YA Website- Finance YA Program Information & documents  UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

Thank You! Robin Kroyer-Kubicek Jennifer Wegner Ann Westrich UW CEW Careers Conference 2012