Welcome to Occupational Education!
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This program provides opportunities for career preparation by combining college study and related work. The Occupational Work Experience program will assist you to explore and choose a career wisely, prepare you for full-time employment and for career advancement.
Benefits for Students
- You can relate your education to the
real work environment while earning both college credit and wages.
- Provides opportunity to improve attitudinal, employability and technical
skills.
- Increases potential to advance by
providing preparation plus experience.
- Permits a test of career choices
through job exploration.
- Makes possible continued education at
Solano Community College.
- Allows credit for volunteer work.
Benefits for Employers
- Improves employer-employee
communications through development and evaluation of objectives and
other assignments.
- Assists with achievement of both employer and employee goals.
- Enhances employee motivation by building a good work record.
- Assists in training of personnel.
- Improves job stability and
productivity
- Allows evaluation of student progress by employers.
Responsibilities for Students...
- Maintain qualifications
- Develop and pursue new and challenging learning objectives
Responsibilities for Employer...
- Assist students with the development
of learning objectives.
- Verify hours worked by the
student-employee
- Evaluate objectives achieved by the
student
- Agree to the intent and purpose of
Occupational Work Experience
- Instruct and supervise students on the
job
- Comply with all state and federal employment regulations
Work (paid or unpaid) for a licensed business in a job directly related to your occupational major.
Attend a weekly coordination seminar and develop and pursue new and challenging job-oriented objectives.
Credits for OCED 090
A maximum of four (4) units per semester may be earned. Repeatable to a total of 16 units.
For a full semester section of paid work:
1 unit = 5 work hours per week
2 units = 10 work hours per week
3 units = 15 work hours per week
4 units = 20 work hours per week
For a 12 week section of paid work:
1 unit = 7 work hours per week
2 units = 14 work hours per week
3 units = 21 work hours per week
For an 8 week section of paid work:
1 unit = 10 work hours per week2 units = 20 work hours per week
Work (paid or unpaid) for a licensed business. Job does not need to relate to your major.
Credits for OCED 091
A maximum of three (3) units per semester may be earned. Repeatable to a total of six (6) units.
For a full semester section of paid work:
1 unit = 5 work hours per week
2 units = 10 work hours per week
3 units = 15 work hours per week
For a 12 week section of paid work:
1 unit = 7 work hours per week
2 units = 14 work hours per week
For an 8 week section of paid work:
Important Note: Unpaid work requires fewer work hours per week. Late start sections require more work hours per week. Combined units in all work experience classes cannot exceed 16.
Placement…
Qualified students who are not working can seek placement assistance from
the Student Placement Office.
This page last updated 8/29/08 by Jamie Smith.