Work-Based Learning
Baltimore County
1999
Career and Technology Education Data Center
and the
Division of Career Technology and Adult Learning
Maryland State Department of Education
Student Profile
The 1,078 students who participated in work-based learning programs during the 1998-99 school
year have proven how dedicated and hardworking Baltimore County public school students are.
The following pages contain information obtained from an employer/supervisor survey of
students who participated in a work-based learning experience. Employer and supervisor
survey responses reflect how well prepared students are to participate in the career world.
Total number of students in
1,078
work-based learning
General Cooperative
Work Experience . . . . . . . . . . 713
Capstone Cooperative
Work Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Internships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Mentorships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Pre-Apprenticeship . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Service-learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Gender
Females . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
Males . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .496
No Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854
Unpaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Average hours worked
per week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Average hourly wage . . . . . . $6.13
Average weekly wage . . . . $154.51
Total weekly
hours worked . . . . . . . . . . . 24,262
Total weekly wages . . . . . $130,097
Work-based learning participants
and weekly earnings by school
Carver Center
7
Catonsville H.S.
56
Chesapeake H.S.
47
Dulaney H.S.
24
Dundalk H.S.
78
Franklin H.S.
63
Hereford H.S.
68
Kenwood H.S.
88
Lansdowne H.S.
96
Loch Raven H.S.
38
Milford Mill H.S.
25
$4,535
Overlea H.S.
26
$2,887
Parkville H.S.
47
Patapsco H.S.
70
Perry Hall H.S.
44
Pikesville H.S.
50
$940
$6,075
$6,624
$3,582
$5,371
$6,650
$4,705
$8,717
$12,566
$3,992
$7,491
$8,542
$8,617
$6,300
Southeastern 118
$16,633
Sparrows Point
49
Towson H.S.
42
$4,689
Western Sch of Tech.
42
$4,963
$6,218
Career Clusters
Number of
Students
475
172
40
23
103
36
48
120
44
Consumer Service, Hospitality and Tourism
Business Management and Finance
Manufacturing, Engineering Technology
Environmental, Agricultural and Natural Resources
Health and Biosciences
Arts, Media and Communication
Transportation Technologies
Human Resource Services
Construction and Development
Preparation
Hiring and Recommending
How well prepared were Baltimore
County work-based learning students?
Based on your experience with work-based
learning students, would you:
97.2% 98.9%
Exceptionally
Well Prepared
54.0
%
Well
Prepared
Consider employing additional
work-based learning students?
43.6%
Poorly
Prepared
1.8%
No Response
0.6%
Recommend other employers hire
work-based learning students?
97.6% of Baltimore County work-based learning
students were well-prepared or exceptionally
well-prepared.
Yes
0.7% 1.0%
2.0% 0.1%
No
No Response
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Learning New Skills
Compared to the typical entering employee, how quickly did this student learn
new job skills?
97.1%
34.1
97.7%
34.4
94.5%
30.0
97.3%
40.1
97.5%
40.6
99.1%
48.1
Learned Rapidly
38.0
38.4
36.6
35.3
Less than average
instruction
34.0
31.2
Average instruction
25.0
24.9
27.9
21.9
22.9
19.8
Overall Rating for Learning New Skills
Learned rapidly
with little instruction
37.9
Slowly 2.0
Unable 0.2
No response 0.6
Required average
amount of instruction
23.7
Required less than
average instruction
35.6
97.2% of the work-based learning students learned new job skills with average or
less than average instruction.
Skills for Success
Compared to the typical entering employee, how successful was this student in
applying the following Skills for Success?
95.9%
34.0
95.9%
36.9
94.7%
37.4
95.2%
97.4%
36.3
51.3
Exceeded job
requirements
38.2
34.9
35.1
Exceeded in some
areas
35.2
29.6
23.7
24.1
22.2
23.7
Met minimum job
requirements
16.5
Overall Rating for Skills for Success
Exceeded job
requirements
39.2
Met some 2.5
Met none 0.3
No response 1.4
Met minimum
22.0
Exceeded in
some areas
34.6
95.8% of the work-based learning students met or exceed minimum job requirements for
Skills for Success at the time of employment/placement.
Workplace Readiness Skills
Compared to the typical entering employee, how prepared was this student for the
following workplace readiness skills?
98.7%
58.0
98.0%
53.4
97.9%
53.8
96.2%
46.1
99.0%
52.8
98.1%
53.1
Exceeded job
requirements
25.2
15.5
25.9
25.9
18.7
18.2
29.6
20.5
Exceeded in some
areas
28.5
28.8
17.7
16.2
Met minimum job
requirements
Overall Rating for Workplace Readiness Skills
Met some 1.3
Met none 0.1
No response 0.6
Exceeded job
requirements
52.9
Met minimum
17.8
Exceeded in
some areas
27.3
98.0% of the work-based learning students met or exceed minimum job requirements
for workplace readiness skills at the time of employment/placement.
Qualified
Compared to the typical entering employee, how qualified was this student in the
following areas at the time of employment/placement?
95.9%
56.1
98.6%
55.9
96.3%
45.9
93.7%
37.6
97.1%
91.3%
35.3
45.3
Exceeded job
requirements
32.5
31.1
30.5
23.9
27.2
15.9
15.5
Exceeded in some
areas
29.3
Met minimum job
requirements
19.9
23.6
24.9
22.5
Overall Rating for Qualifications
Exceeded job
requirements
46.0
Met some 2.3
Met none 0.3
No response 1.9
Met minimum
20.4
Exceeded in
some areas
29.1
95.5% of the work-based learning students met or exceed minimum job requirements
at the time of employment/placement.