The Employer-Based Career Education (EBCE) Model derives from: (1) an alternative for young people who would like their education to be more directly related to life outside school; and (2) a merger of the best aspects of the academic and vocational curricula. (KP)

The career education program at the Appalachia Educational Laboratory enables teenagers to spend their senior years exploring career opportunities alongside local employers. A general conclusion is that although employer-based career education may not be for every student, a significant number throughout the country can profit from this approach.…

Fifty teenagers in Tigard, Oregon, are engaged in an employer-based high school altnerative entitled Community Experiences for Career Education. The program staff believes that employers are best equipped to identify career education issues for students preparing to enter the work force. The program seeks to broaden career education. (KP)