To deliver FRNYC programming to students, your school will partner with employers, intermediaries, and CUNY. Employer partners will support your school with hosting WBL experiences for students.

When/how employer partners are involved

Employers will play an integral role in the creation and implementation of your school's WBL experiences. While many opportunities for students will be managed by an intermediary partner (more details in Intermediary Partnerships section), your school is encouraged to develop relationships with employers, particularly in your school's community.

See below for examples of how you and your students will engage with partners and who will manage these relationships.

    • Program

    • Details

    • School-Led Career Exploration and Awareness Programming

    • In order to meet the work-based learning expectations of FRNYC for 9th-10th graders, schools will need to cultivate employer partners to provide early grade career exploration programming (e.g., panels, workshops) and/or participate in pre-existing programs led by CBOs or other program providers.

      For more resources on this, see the Quality Work Based Learning Toolkit.

      Target Grade: 9th–10th

      Timing: Year-round

      Who Manages: School/WBL-Coordinator

All FRNYC schools will participate in the following programs

    • Program

    • Details

    • Career Discovery Week

    • FRNYC Schools will provide two work-based learning (WBL) opportunities for 9th and 10th-grade students. These may include Career Discovery Week, a full-day career exploration and exposure event held onsite at an employer matched specifically to your school.

      Target Grade: 10th

      Timing: March/April

      Who Manages: Intermediary

    • Workplace Challenges

    • Employers present a challenge to students to solve over the course of a 6-8 week program guided by their teacher. Employers check in with students ~1x/week on their progress throughout and join for the final presentations.

      Target Grade: 11th or 12th

      Timing: Fall or Spring

      Who Manages: Intermediary

    • Internships

    • Students complete a paid internship aligned to their pathway during the school year or summer.

      Target Grade: 11th or 12th

      Timing: Fall, Spring, or Summer

      Who Manages: Intermediary

Expectations and Roles by Grade Level

    • Grade

    • Expectations

    • Roles

    • Grade 9
    • Two Career Awareness activities

    • Schools: Schools organize both

    • Grade 10
    • Two Career Exploration activities

    • Intermediary: Career Discovery Week

      Schools: Schools organize one

    • Grade 11-12
    • At least one Career Development activity
      (Workplace Challenge or Internship)

    • Intermediary: Education Pathway: ExpandED, For Select Healthcare Pathway: Futures & Options, Other Pathways: Grant Associates, CRMYA schools: Career Wise New York for apprenticeships if applicable

      Schools: School actively collaborates with intermediary partner to support WBL implementation