Add an Endorsement
Work-Based Learning Coordinator
Program Description
The Work-Based Learning Coordinator (WBLC) program is a six-course sequence (18 graduate credits) designed to meet licensure requirements for candidates who will pursue an endorsement through the AOE Transcript or Peer Review process.
Courses are offered at times and in formats convenient to individuals working in schools, including remote and hybrid formats scheduled over evenings and weekends. Courses can be taken as part of the sequence or independently. All courses are offered through our partner, Vermont State University.
Coursework may also appeal to community-based learning coordinators, guidance and career counselors, educators, job coaches, administrators, and others.
Application and Program Requirements
WBLC Licensing Options
Because WBLCs do not function as classroom teachers, the endorsement is one of only a few that an educator can apply for through Transcript or Peer Review without demonstrating mastery of the Core Teaching Competencies.
Individuals can earn the WBLC endorsement as an initial educator license or added endorsement if they already have a Vermont teaching license by applying for either Transcript Review or Peer Review.
- Choosing either Transcript Review or Peer Review depends on how much coursework the student already has taken that meets the WBLC competencies and how much-related work experience they have. To determine the best path, please contact Kim McKellar or the AOE Licensing Division.
- For those who go through the VT-HEC program, Transcript Review is expedited. College courses taken within the last 10 years are reviewed for mastery of the competencies required for endorsement. Courses may include VT-HEC graduate courses and/or college courses taken at other institutions.
For more information about the program, obtaining a WBLC endorsement, or our WBL courses, please contact program coordinator, Kim McKellar, at [email protected].
Program Timeline + Course Descriptions
WBLC courses may be taken individually or as a full, six-course graduate sequence. Depending on prior preparation, not all students will need to take all courses; see endorsement guidance above.
Most WBLC courses run once every other year, allowing candidates to complete the full sequence in two years.
To see which competencies are addressed in each of our courses, view our WBL Program Curriculum Competency Map.
Year One, Summer 2024 – Spring 2025
Year Two, Summer 2025 – Spring 2026
GUIDING YOU WITH EXPERTISE
Course Instructors
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Kim McKellar
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Laurie Berryman, Ed.D
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Rachel Potts
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Rich Tulikangas, M.Ed.
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Ruth Durkee, J.D.
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Jen Olson
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Pamela Hemingway