Educator in the Workplace

The Educator in the Workplace Programs were created by the Regional Career Education Partnerships for Youth (RCEPs). RCEPs serve as intermediaries by creating connections between schools, employers, students and through the promotion of enhanced opportunities for all Pennsylvania young people.

Working toward achieving the goal of the Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board's Council for the Workforce of Tomorrow and recommendations emanating directly from its subcommittee tasked with providing High-Level Professional Development and Support for Teachers and Counselors, the collection of these models are a direct result of those efforts to bring a workforce/career development perspective and to enhance academic relevance.

The implementation of this work was a collaborative effort between the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Below are common characteristics of Educator in the Workplace programs in Pennsylvania. By clicking on one of the items below, a list of programs that address that characteristic is presented.

Program/workshop Characteristics

• Provides credits (e.g. Act 48; College)
• Provides payment (e.g. Stipend)
• Length of program/field experience (e.g. day, week, summer)
• Offers orientation session
• Requires program evaluation (Ending/exit sessions)
• Program requirements (e.g. curriculum; assignments)
• Application process
• Target audience (e.g. educators, teachers, schools, counselors, administrators)
• Time of program (e.g. school day, after school, summer activity)
• Multiple industry clusters present
• Academic level addressed (e.g. High School; Middle School; Elementary)
• Collaboration with intermediaries (e.g. CareerLinks; IUs)
• Program aligned to the Career Education and Work Standards
• Discipline (a branch of instruction, i.e., History, Math), Industry or Participant Driven
• Pre-work/post-work materials required

Funds for this Web site are provided under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-270) and from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education.