ACTE's National Work-Based Learning Conference 2026

This session reveals a model for how WBL coordinators can work with WBL mentors/hosts to facilitate students' autonomy and teamwork in designing and developing solutions to problems or challenges of their own choice, resulting in real products for real audiences. These internship strategies align with the Buck Insititute Gold Standard for PBL and are a great match for post-secondary institutions, government agencies and other large employers willing to tke on a larger number of students.