Worksite Learning and Career Choices

A worksite learning coordinator is an educator or school staff member who plans, organizes, and oversees students’ learning experiences that take place outside the classroom—like internships, job shadows, apprenticeships, clinical placements, or cooperative work experiences. In Washington, this role is often tied to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and requires specific training or certification (WAC 181-77-068). Please see the requirements below to obtain the certification.

Requirements

Completion of ONE of the following, based on your current CTE certificate:

CTE Conditional Certificate Holders

• Complete the Worksite Learning course and enroll in either the CTE Plan 1: University Route or CTE Plan 2: Business & Industry Route program in an area other than Worksite Learning
  • Please Note: Educators completing this option with the Conditional certificate work towards obtaining the Initial CTE certificate 
• Submit the signed forms by email to cert@k12.wa.us

CTE Initial or Continuing Certificate Holders

• Complete the Worksite Learning course
• Submit the signed original CTE Worksite Learning Course Completion Verification Form-4075W with the Adding a VCODE Paper Application 4075A-1 and the appropriate fee