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work-based learning  

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  • Work-based learning (WBL) is part of planned programs where students are able to experience the workplace without having to commit to their employers for an extended period of time. Students learn about different aspects of an industry, an industry cluster, or a particular business and simultaneously acquire general workplace and employability skills. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; Work-Based Learning]

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