Make WBL easier with a platform built right for you.
Stop tracking work-based learning with spreadsheets. Manage every part of your work-based learning program in one, easy-to-use platform—so you can give students meaningful real-world experiences and build industry partnerships.
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Increase your impact.
Not your workload.
Take the stress out of managing work-based learning. Connect students to the right opportunities, engage employers with ease, and meet reporting requirements—without juggling spreadsheets or chasing paperwork.
Match students to opportunities with purpose
Help students explore internships, job shadows, and apprenticeships aligned to their unique aptitudes, interests, and credentials.
Easily manage employer relationships
Track employer contacts, opportunities, and documentation all in one place—while making outreach and communication seamless.
Streamline program management and reporting
Simplify document management with eSignatures. Track hours and reports in a few clicks to meet requirements and save time.
Work-Based Learning tools that lighten your load
Improve every aspect of your program—from matching students to opportunities, managing employer relationships, to tracking and reporting—all in one intuitive platform.
Easy tracking
Streamline management of your WBL program, student-to-opportunities matching, and activities coordination with dashboards showing student and employer progress.
Simplified paperwork
Simplify tracking permission forms and employ documentation with eSignatures that employers, students and parents can easily use.
Simplified paperwork
Simplify tracking of permission forms and employment documentation with easy-to-use eSignatures and customizable forms, designed for employers, students, and parents.
Better partnerships
Improve how you build and manage effective employer and industry partnership with streamlined employer task and communications tracking.
Empowered students
Set students up for success with easy work schedule management and hours logging.
Empowered students
Set students up for success with easy work schedule management and hours logging.
Enhance your WBL program today
Why Work-Based Learning matters
Students are telling us they need more hands-on learning experiences to feel ready for life after high school. Work-based learning is one of the most effective ways to help them get there:
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Nearly 72% of graduates report feeling only moderately, slightly, or not at all prepared for life after high school.
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Nearly 40% of students said work-based learning opportunities were one of the best experiences that successfully prepared them for life after high school.
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50% of students said schools could have offered more work-based learning opportunities.
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38% of students wished they had participated in more WBL opportunities to feel better prepared.
I wish I had more experience in my future career so I knew better what I wanted to do and how to do it.
I wish my school had more hands-on programs. I fell in love with mechanics my junior year but my school has zero programs encouraging union or laborious careers.
Stats and quotes come from the 2025 Post-Graduation Readiness Report.
Frequently asked questions about WBL
How do students get matched to opportunities?
Students are matched based on their aptitudes, interests, and credentials from the Brightpath platform, making every opportunity relevant and meaningful.
Can we customize opportunities to fit our local employers?
Yes, the platform allows you to create custom opportunities and tag them in ways that align with your district’s local industry partners and goals.
Is it hard to get started?
Not at all. Our customer success team will help you set up your employer network, add opportunities, and launch with ease.
Does this meet state reporting and compliance requirements?
Yes, YouScience Work-Based Learning includes built-in tracking, approvals, evaluations, and reporting tools that help you meet documentation and accountability needs.
Is it included with Brightpath?
Work-Based Learning is available as part of the Brightpath platform, fully integrated with other student data to enhance alignment and ease of use.