Help- There’s a teenager in my bank!

Help- There’s a teenager in my

bank!

Wisconsin’s Wisconsin’s

Finance Youth ApprenticeshipFinance Youth Apprenticeship

UW- CEW Careers Conference 2012UW- CEW Careers Conference 2012

Robin Kroyer-KubicekRobin Kroyer-KubicekYouth Apprenticeship (YA) Curriculum

Coordinator for the WI Dept. of Workforce Development (DWD)

Jennifer WegnerJennifer WegnerWI Dept. of Public Instruction (DPI)

Business/IT Education Consultant

Ann WestrichAnn WestrichWI Technical College System (WTCS) Career

Prep Coordinator2 UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

K12 Financial Literacy in WI www.dpi.wi.gov/finance

3 UW CEW Careers Conference 2012

What do I want to be when I grow up?

UW CEW Careers Conference 20124

www.wicareerpathways.org

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


Let’s take a closer look! http://www.wicareerpathways.org/Students

http://www.wicareerpathways.org


YA Program Purpose

1. Integrates work-based learning in the school and worksite

2. Paid on the job experience and learning3. 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


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


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


YA Required Skills

REQUIRED of ALL YA students

1. Core Skills2. Safety Skills3. Technical Skills

Aligned with the National Career Cluster Standards


Technical Skills

Accounting Pathway Basic Advanced

Banking Pathway Basic Advanced

Insurance Pathway Insurance Services

ONE ONE YEAR YEAR UNITSUNITS


Required Related Instruction

Classroom instruction to supplement the learning of the work site competencies.

Defined in the Learning Objectives 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.)


Youth Apprenticeship

Work-Based Learning (like YA) works to strengthen

your school’s CTE programs AND

community engagement activities


Implementing a Finance WBL Program

1. Research & document talent need & occupational growth/opportunities

2. Find worksites and students3. Determine specific YA pathway units to offer4. 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


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


Recruiting Students1. Advertise

Announcements at school, mailings to parents of sophomores & juniors

2. Consult with CTE teachers Ask them who has a serious interest

3. Applications4. Grades & Attendance5. 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

deal7. Job Shadows


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.


Student Testimonial http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/

youthapprenticeship/testimonials.htm


Questions


Resources DPI Financial Literacy & Content Standards

http://dpi.wi.gov/finance/index.html WI Career Pathways Website

http://www.wicareerpathways.org/default.aspx WI Technical College System Programs

http://www.wtcsystem.edu/ YA Website- Finance YA Program Information

& documents http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/youthapprenticeship/

finance.htm


Thank You!Robin [email protected]

Jennifer [email protected]

Ann Westrich [email protected]


Documents

Help- There’s a teenager in my bank!