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Introduction | For Students | For Educators | For Employers | For Parents
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Imagine you need an outfit for an important occasion. You wouldn't just dash into the mall and buy the first thing you see off the rack. More likely, you would visit several stores, carefully consider the selection, choose a few possibilities, and then head to the dressing room to try on each one until you found the perfect fit.
Job Shadows or Work Site Tours follow the same theory. These are opportunities for young people to have first-hand experience of the world of work. A Job Shadow is a half-day or full-day experience in which a young person "shadows" a working adult to learn about an industry, and see the day-to-day responsibilities of a specific job. A Work Site Tour is with a small group of students and provides an overview of the organization with a tour and presentations from a variety of staff. Like the search for the perfect outfit, these experiences provide young people the opportunity to "try on" jobs to find the perfect fit.
The roles and responsibilities of students, educators, employers, and parents are distinct - but they complement each other to provide a day that could impact a student for the rest of his or her life! This guide will help you know your role in these experiences and know what all of the other parties are doing to make the day a great success.
Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board is committed to helping improve and facilitate your job shadowing and worksite experiences. Please contact us via email for more information, or visit us on the web.
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