Improving opportunity for all by integrating school, community and the workplace.
Connecting businesses to schools with work-based learning.
Increase students’ workplace competencies with hands-on learning. | Engage students better, connecting relevant learning with future careers. | Build economic sustainability, training students for employment opportunities. |
Business | Schools | Community |
High-Quality Work-Based Learning + Four A’s
GPS Ed defines high-quality WBL as “authentic learning that develops a student’s aspiration, abilities, and agency to succeed in the world of work.”
The Work-based Learning Journey
Connecting today’s classroom to tomorrow’s careers
Find where your journey begins below
CareerAwareness
Grades 8–10
CareerExploration
Grades 9–11
CareerExperience
Grades 10–12
CareerPreparation
Grades 12–14
CareerDevelopment
Grades 12–16
Successful career readiness should include a continuum of work-based learning that involves meaningful interactions with employers. By providing in-depth, hands-on activities, real-world work is integrated into students’ education, preparing them for valuable careers.
Working with our business and education partners, we bring awareness to students about numerous industries and vocations.
Student BenefitsDiscover your passions and interests, and how they can relate to an attainable career.
School BenefitsIgnite a sense of purpose in students by creating relevance between school and work through real world interactions.
Employer BenefitsDemonstrate the impact your work has on the community while increasing student awareness of technical careers.
Through applied career exploration, we bring job-relevance to students in their educational setting.
Student BenefitsExplore potential career pathways and start creating a data-driven career plan.
School BenefitsIncrease student interest in academics with work-based learning experiences.
Employer BenefitsAlign student’s interests and aptitudes with job opportunities that meet your employment needs.
We intersect school and workplace environments with practical education programs and customized vocational training.
Student BenefitsLearn valuable hard and soft skills while building an impressive portfolio through on-the-job training.
School BenefitsProvide new learning opportunities that give students the work-experience needed to validate their pathway choice.
Employer BenefitsTrain and develop the future workforce to create a more robust, diverse and innovative talent pipeline.
Through on-site work experience, we prepare students with the knowledge and skills necessary for productive, fulfilling careers.
Student BenefitsGain work experience in your desired career pathway while taking classes that advance your career options.
School BenefitsIncrease student engagement in academic coursework related to their desired careers.
Employer BenefitsTeach students the skills necessary to thrive in your workforce while increasing your productivity.
Students develop professionally through WBL, becoming productive members in their community.
Student BenefitsImplement a personalized career-training plan, whether that means securing employment in your desired job or continuing education.
School BenefitsIncrease the amount of students who graduate career-ready.
Employer BenefitsGain access to highly motivated employees, already trained and developed to meet your company’s needs.
The Work-based Learning Journey
Connecting today’s classroom to tomorrow’s careers
Find where your journey begins below
Your Partner in Work-Based Learning Implementation
Work-based Learning Intermediaries work closely with public and private educators of all levels, employers/associations, and community-based organizations to provide needed capacity and services to connect stakeholders and make more career options accessible to more youth by strengthening and expanding work-based learning opportunities.
How can we help you?
Whether you’re ready to implement WBL or just want to learn more about the process, our Solutions team is here to help.
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Why GPS Education Partners?
GPS Education Partners builds the only end-to-end ecosystem for work-based learning—aligning students, schools, employers, and communities in a way no one else can. Our approach moves beyond programs to create sustainable talent systems that deliver measurable outcomes for every stakeholder.
What We Provide
A comprehensive, scalable model that strengthens the entire talent pipeline
Students gain exposure, skills, and real career momentum.
Employers build reliable, future-ready workforce pipelines.
Educators improve engagement and outcomes through relevant learning.
Communities strengthen economic mobility and workforce resilience.
How We Do It
We orchestrate multi-stakeholder partnerships using field-tested frameworks refined over 25 years. Our team bridges the languages of education and industry, navigating regulatory complexity while delivering standardized, scalable methodologies tailored to local needs.
Why Us
Born from industry and proven in education, we’re the only partner equipped to transform fragmented efforts into thriving regional ecosystems. We don’t just place students or advise employers—we build systems that last.
Why Now
The accelerating skills gap demands more than trial-and-error solutions. Communities need future-ready talent systems now. GPS Ed provides the expertise, frameworks, and credibility to build them—quickly, sustainably, and with impact.
Building a Brighter Future Through Work-Based Learning
Student Testimonial
Jumpstart a career through Youth Apprenticeships
Digital 101 Podcast, IT Pathway, Student Interview
Real stories. Real impact.
Explore how GPS Ed partners with schools, employers, and communities to create work-based learning experiences that change lives.
A roadmap for system-level change.
Learn how to build sustainable, scalable work-based learning ecosystems with insights from two decades of GPS Ed experience.
Can AI help scale WBL?
Get an honest look at what happened when GPS Ed piloted AI-powered student interviews—and what it means for the future of WBL.
A Stronger Future Through Work-Based Learning
Across the country, leaders are asking the same question: How do we redesign education so it truly prepares young people for the world they’re entering? At GPS Education Partners, we’ve spent more than 25 years answering that question. Our work-based learning ecosystems unite schools, businesses, and communities to reimagine what learning can look like — experiential, relevant, and deeply connected to economic opportunity.
Clients We’ve Partnered With
The Impact of WBL Starts with a Conversation
Ready to take the first step toward implementing Work-based Learning in your community? Contact us and let’s see if we are the right partner to guide and support you on your journey.
