Office of Instruction
Work Experience
Due in part to recent changes in the Faculty Contract, the Instruction Office began coordinating and processing Work Experience (WE) documentation beginning Fall 2012. The new contract language can be found in Article 10.0 of the faculty agreement.
The primary changes in Work Experience are as follows:
- WE is now subject to load limitations (maximum allowable assignment beyond Basic Assignment or as adjunct load is 10 LHE).
- Students participating in WE must be enrolled in an existing CTE program offered at the college and must have completed at least 1/3 of the units required for the program OR must have completed a class or be concurrently enrolled in a class with a ‘C’ level SAM code in the same TOPS code as the CTE program.
- The professor of the WE course must verify that the student is eligible for WE as outlined in the bullet above.
- Full-time classified staff can direct or supervise WE students.
- The professor of the WE course cannot be the supervisor for students enrolled in the course.
- Work must be performed during the scheduled term (unless authorized in advance with the Instruction Office, under extenuating circumstances).
- Each 75 hours of paid work and 60 hours of non-paid work is equal to one semester unit of credit.
The following are the required forms, including the deadlines for submission:
| Form | Deadline to submit to Career Specialist: 16-week terms (fall/spring) | Deadline to submit to Career Specialist: 6-week terms (summer/winter) |
|---|---|---|
| General Information Form | No later than second week of term | First Thursday of term |
| Learning Contract | No later than second week of term | First Thursday of term |
| WE Program Waiver Form | No later than second week of term | First Thursday of term |
| Mid-Term Assessment Report |
Requested for Instructors to send to CS week 10 of the term (suggested for Instructors to conduct assessments Week 8 of the term) Final: No later than one week prior to the beginning of finals week |
Requested for Instructors to send to CS week four of the term (suggested for Instructors to conduct assessments week 3 of the term) Final: No later than one week before end of term |
| Final Evaluation | One week prior to the beginning of finals week | One week before end of term |
| Monthly Time Sheets | One week prior to the beginning of finals week | One week before end of term |
Helpful information:
- Phase I - WE Process
- Phase II - WE Process
- Phase I - WE Forms Check-List
- Phase II - WE Forms Check-List
- Work Experience Responsibilities
- Writing Learning Objectives
- Work Experience Flow Chart
- Work Experience Memo to Faculty
- Work Experience SharePoint
We look forward to working with you this semester! Please let us know if you have any questions.
