Episode 164 – Finding your niche through work-based learning

Work-based learning is gaining momentum in Iowa, making the way to help high school students explore careers before they graduate. Grant Hegstad, Career Experiences Coordinator at MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District, explains how they created a program where students can get professional experience with local employers. Find out how the school district is supporting the local workforce with innovative projects in and out of the classroom. 

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Featured Guest:  Grant Hegstad, Career Experiences Coordinator at MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District

Hosts: Ben Oldach and Kathy Leggett

Produced by: Iowa Workforce Development Communications Bureau

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Iowa Workforce Development

1000 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319

Hosted by Ben Oldach and Kathy Leggett. Produced by the Iowa Workforce Development Communications Bureau.