Sussex Tech celebrates work-based learning partners

Sussex Technical High School continues to offer work-based learning opportunities to all eligible senior students. 

In November, Sussex County Vocational Technical School District administrators celebrated their work-based learning partners and advisory committee members during the district’s annual advisory meeting event.

A joint venture between the school and the business community, work-based learning allows students to work a job in alignment with their technical course of study during regular school-day hours. Both paid and unpaid opportunities are available. Participating students learn to develop productive relationships with the community businesses and industry as well as becoming career ready.

While working in a student’s career and technical field of study has been practiced at Sussex Technical High School, it did not become a full-time program until 2019. The current program is considered an extension of career training and is part of the students’ experience and grade.

Sussex Technical High School has more than 110 work-based learning partners employing students for the 2023-24 school year.

Sussex Tech also has an advisory committee for each of its career and technical education technologies. An advisory committee is a group of local business representatives, community professionals, parents and administrators whose purpose is to support the CTE educators and students to ensure students are well prepared for the world of work.

Sussex Tech is a public high school that prepares Sussex County students in grades 9-12 for their future success in workforce environments, higher education and the military.