ACTE's National Work-Based Learning Conference 2026

Pre-Con (additional fee): Building & Scaling Work-Based Learning Ecosystems: A Hands-On Workshop 12:30pm - 4:30pm

WBL 101 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Welcome Reception 4:30pm - 6:30pm

Tour (additional fee): MET 8:30am - 11:25am

Tour (additional fee): Davies Career Technical High School 9:00am - 11:25am

Tour (additional fee): Providence Career & Technical Academy 9:30am - 12:20pm

Pre-Con (additional fee): Transform Your Internship Program: Design for Growth, Lead for Impact 12:30pm - 3:00pm

Tour & Workshop Registration 8:00am - 1:00pm

Exhibitor Move-In & Registration 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Registration 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Building Tomorrow's Workforce: The Power of Youth Apprenticeship... 9:45am - 10:45am

From Placement to Partnership: A Practical Framework for High-Qu... 11:15am - 12:15pm

Enhancing Work-Based Learning Through West Virginia’s Classroom2... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

AI Meets Apprenticeship: The Future of Work-Based Learning Instr... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

From K–12 to Career: Building Pre-Apprenticeship Pipelines That... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Making Higher Ed the New First Job 9:45am - 10:45am

Connecting Local Partners: Practical Strategies for Strengthenin... 11:15am - 12:15pm

Panel: Turning Student Interests into Real Career Experiences 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Empowering Students for Career Fairs: A Formulatic Approach 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Exploring, Equipping, Experiencing: A K–12 Framework for Work-Ba... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Building Pilina: Psychology and Place-Based Values in WBL Partne... 9:45am - 10:45am

Show-Me Work-Based Learning: Pathways to Student Success 11:15am - 12:15pm

Elevating Work-Based Learning: Strategies for Success in Career... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Leveraging AI Tools to Enhance Work-Based Learning Programs 3:00pm - 4:00pm

WBL Ecosystems: Igniting Student Success and Community Vitality 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Effective Work-Based Learning: From Shared Vision to Strong Outc... 9:45am - 10:45am

Re-culturing the Educational System: Restructuring Schools for E... 11:15am - 12:15pm

Scaling Access: Universal Engagement in Work-Based Learning 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Scaling Work-Based Learning Policy and Practice at Your School 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Exploring Work-Based Learning in California High Schools: A Stra... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Embedding Practicum Work into Your Grow-your-own Education Progr... 9:45am - 10:45am

Leadership 360 - Lead Yourself to Lead Others 11:15am - 12:15pm

Building Lasting Business Partnerships in Education: Beyond Hand... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Launching High School Students into Successful Careers: The Powe... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

From Classroom to Courtroom: Teen Court as Work-Based Learning f... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

From Findings to Action: Engaging Employers & CTE Educators for... 9:45am - 10:45am

Designing Your Experiential Learning Continuum: One Size Doesn't... 11:15am - 12:15pm

Beyond Partnerships: Designing the Future Through Co-Creation an... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Maximizing WBL Resources in a Rural Setting 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Building Work-Based Learning Through Strategic Partnerships 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Tech & Talent Showcase: Students Demonstrate Skills to Industry... 9:45am - 10:45am

Volunteer Power: Recruiting and Retaining Industry Partners in W... 11:15am - 12:15pm

Classroom to Career: Reimagining WBL in Rural Settings 1:45pm - 2:45pm

From Vision to Action: Building Powerful Partnerships that Drive... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

“Innovating Work-Based Learning Through a Community College Appr... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Teaching Soft Skills Without the Eye Rolls 9:45am - 10:45am

Igniting Pathways: Aligning Curriculum, Credentials, and Data to... 11:15am - 12:15pm

What Do You Have in Common with Top Executives at Nike, Keen, an... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Lincoln Tech High School Share, Career Connected Early College f... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

From Exploration to Evidence: How Micro-Credentials Turn Career... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Building Occupational Identities Through Work-based Learning 9:45am - 10:45am

Work-Based Learning from the Ground Up 11:15am - 12:15pm

WBL Liability: Navigating the Legal Landmines 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Scalable WBL through Student Run Manufacturing Enterprise 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Breakfast 7:00am - 8:00am

Opening General Session 8:00am - 9:30am

Reimagining Internships: Virtual Models for Equitable Work-Based... 9:45am - 10:45am

Building Rural WBL Pipelines: A Regional, Scalable Model 11:15am - 12:15pm

Lunch & WBL Division Business Meeting 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Acquiring "YES": 7 Tips to Recruit Industry Partners for WBL 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Blueprint for Future Planning: Workforce Board Partnering to Enh... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Streamlining Work-Based Learning Through Data and Organization 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Exhibitor Time 7:00am - 6:30pm

Break + Exhibitor Time 10:45am - 11:15am

Break + Exhibitor...

EXPO Happy Hour 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Perception to Partnership: Branding Your Work-Based Learning Pro... 9:45am - 10:45am

Networking Session 11:15am - 12:15pm

Designing for Scale: Regional Work-based Learning Resource Hub 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Roundtable Session 5: Partner up and Propel CTE into the Future 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Roundtable Session 2: Dare to Dream: A coordinated, systemized C... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Roundtable Session 1: Let’s Go Fish! Cast for the Right Partners... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Roundtable Session 4: MAP-IT: Using Technology Tools to Support... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Roundtable Session 3: Optimizing Pathways for Student Success Th... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Roundtable Session 6: An Invention and Entrepreneurship Research... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

“CTEats” Doing More WBL with Less in Rural School Divisions thro... 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Registration 7:00am - 4:30pm

Unlocking Potential, Empowering Communities: Rural Success Stori... 9:15am - 10:15am

From Start-Up to Standout: Building a Sustainable District-Wide... 10:45am - 11:45am

Workforce Rx: Healing the Healthcare Talent Gap 9:15am - 10:15am

From Touchpoint to Career: DPS Career Exploration Initiatives fo... 10:45am - 11:45am

Rural Reach: Mastering Social Media & Marketing to Amplify WBL 9:15am - 10:15am

Aligning Strengths to Opportunities: A Process for Personalizing... 10:45am - 11:45am

Unlocking NC’s Work-Based Learning Manual: Supporting District S... 9:15am - 10:15am

WBL Event Inspiring Girls to Pursue their Dreams 10:45am - 11:45am

Scaling Apprenticeships: Innovating to Deliver on Investments 9:15am - 10:15am

Pre-Apprenticeships: Building the Future of Education Through Ge... 10:45am - 11:45am

Apprenticeship Skeptics to Advocates: Gaining Institutional Buy-... 9:15am - 10:15am

From Connection to Collaboration: Building Business Partnerships... 10:45am - 11:45am

CANCELLED: From Intake to Impact: Six Steps to Student–Industry... 9:15am - 10:15am

Give me TEN: A Business First Approach to Work-Based Learning 10:45am - 11:45am

Stukent CTE - Courses, Simternships, Certification Prep, & Certi... 9:15am - 10:15am

Stronger Together: Building Regional WBL Programs Through Distri... 10:45am - 11:45am

Smarter Approach to Tracking Work-Based Learning: Tools, Process... 9:15am - 10:15am

Fueling the Workforce Development Engine: Leveraging student apt... 10:45am - 11:45am

Breakfast 7:15am - 8:00am

Rhode Island Industry and Workforce Panel 8:00am - 9:00am

Navigating Together: Schools and Industry Aligned for Student Im... 9:15am - 10:15am

Networking Session 10:45am - 11:45am

Exhibitor Time 7:15am - 11:00am

Break + Exhibitor Time 10:20am - 10:45am

Exhibitor Move-Out 11:00am - 1:00pm

Registration 7:15am - 10:00am