Northeast Vocational Area Cooperative

Work Based Learning Testimonials

"This is great! I'm seeing how the multimedia skills I'm learning at school are used in the real world."

Molly job shadowing at AT&T Media Services.

"For teachers as well as students, the classroom technical experience can seem almost surreal. It's not until we get out to industry that all the pieces come together to make sense."

Sue Wolff, Cisco Networking teacher, job shadowing at Fluke Networks with industry experts Chris and Richard.

DigiGirlz High Tech Camp 2001" sponsored by Microsoft and the High Tech Learning Centers

“As an employer, I believe an internship is one of the best ideas for training the future workforce. Teaching students what the job truly entails day-in and day-out helps them make better career choices.”

Sam Mehrabian, City of Woodinville .

"This is a blast! What we're doing here is reinforcing what I'm learning in class."

Heath and Brian job shadowing at Global Events Services, Inc.

“I enjoyed talking to interested, intelligent, pro-active young people. They were very open-minded to their possible futures.”

Lorraine McLees, artist and illustrator (seated in picture) who hosted a job shadow at Bungie. Also in picture, Bungie founder Alex Seropian, standing with arms crossed to left of Lorraine.

The internship at Stevens Hospital has allowed me to conduct a rewarding career exploration.

Silpa – at Steven’s Hospital