WEXP 198

Work Experience - General

According to Title 5, code 55252, General Work Experience Education is supervised employment that is intended to assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes, and career awareness. General Work Experience need not be related to the students' educational goals. This course is designed for students working in a paid or unpaid job or volunteer position unrelated to their major. The student must have a job or volunteer position secured to remain enrolled in the course. The course will provide students with a structured program designed to teach them new soft skills and employability skills in a real world work environment that will assist them in securing a volunteer position or job in the future. Course content includes understanding the application of education to the workforce; responsibilities of a volunteer or employee in a workforce setting; responsibilities of an intern or employee in a workforce setting; completion of Title 5 Education Code documents (i.e. Student Application, Learning Objectives, Time Sheet, and Evaluation), that document the student's progress and hours spent in the workplace; and development of workplace soft skills and employability skills relevant to the 21st century workplace. Learning objectives will be developed between the student, employer, and Work Experience Instructor to best meet the student's level of learning. The student will be required to attend an orientation at the beginning of the course. The student must also complete a minimum of 75 hours to a maximum of 225 hours of paid work; or a minimum of 60 hours to a maximum 180 hours of unpaid or volunteer work per unit per semester. Students may take up to 16 units total across all Work Experience course offerings. This course may be taken up to four times when there are new or expanded learning objectives. Only one Work Experience course may be taken per semester.

Units: 1.0-3.0(2.0)

Hours: 225 hours LAB