Community-Based Work Experience Overview

The Community-Based Work Experience lesson is the final activity in the Pre-ETS toolkit. It gives students a chance to enter a real workplace and see how the skills they learned in class—like teamwork, problem-solving, and communication—are used on the job. This lesson works best when done right after the Workplace Readiness Skills (WRS) lessons, so students can connect what they learned to what they see and do at work.

Lesson Instructions

Prepare for the Lesson

• Before teaching the final lesson, review student workbooks to provide feedback on activities from previous lessons. Gather information that can be used to engage students.

Provide Instruction

• Make sure all students have downloaded and opened the Knowledge Pre-Check and Student Workbook for the lesson before beginning instruction.
• Present the Instructor Presentation to provide instruction. A script is available in the notes section on the slides.
• As students complete their workbooks, check that they understand and are making progress.
• After the lesson, have students complete the Knowledge Post-Check.

Provide Instruction

• Fill out the Community-Based Work Experience Report (PDF) and consider sharing the information with others, such as students, families, educators, and VR counselors.