“…Work based learning encompasses an array of work experiences at the workplace that ranges from job shadowing for a few hours or days, internships and school-based simulated learning to youth apprenticeships that can last for more than a year and are seen as more rigorous (Alfeld et al, 2013;Hamilton & Hamilton, 1997;Stone & Lewis, 2012). Work based learning serves several purposes including engaging and motivating students by linking academic work to practical real world experiences, developing workplace skills and competencies, increasing achievement and high school completion rates, enabling students to explore career options, meeting employer needs in the labor market and transitioning students into adulthood, career or higher education (Bailey, Hughes & Moore, 2004;Darche et al, 2009;Hamilton & Hamilton, 1997;Halpern, 2009;OECD, 2010;Stone & Lewis, 2012;Taylor & Watt-Malcolm, 2007). As students engage in WBL, they develop cognitive skills by learning through engagement with ideas and resources, thereby reinforcing academic instruction.…”