[00:00:00] MEFA Pathways work-based learning features enable high school students to discover hands-on ways to learn about different careers. Students can access these features by visiting MEFA pathway.org, logging in, or creating an account and navigating to work-based learning opportunities under the Discover Careers tab.

From there, students can view. The MEFA Pathway Internships page, which provides a list of Massachusetts based and remote internship opportunities for students to browse and apply to students that attend participating MEFA Pathway Schools can also explore their schools work-based learning opportunities.

The feature allows students to discover internships, job shadows, guest speakers, and other work related experiences. The list can be filtered by career category, location, and even [00:01:00] paid opportunities. Students can save experiences of interest to their My opportunities list on their my opportunities list.

Students can update the status of each opportunity, including their intention to attend or if they have applied or been hired. For each opportunity, students can create their own my plan, which enables them to set goals and evaluate their skill growth through midpoint and final evaluations. Student progress is shared with the educator at their school, overseeing work-based learning experiences.

Students can begin planning their future by taking advantage of work-based learning opportunities in MEFA pathway. Visit mefapathway.org to get started.