Welcome to the story exchange.
Examine profession-based learning through the stories of industry partners, educators and students who have collaborated. Watch our featured videos to learn more about what’s possible when industry and education collide — and students truly experience work.
Case Studies
COFFEE CREATES CHANGE
“The students gave my son a voice.”
When John Musau and his son, Kyeni, needed help creating their coffee bean company, they turned to students in a profession-based learning program to design the brand. Unwired Coffee exists to benefit people with autism and provide fair prices to coffee farmers in Kenya, John’s home country. Students partnered with John and Kyeni, along with Bo Nelson of Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters, to create the brand logo, product packaging, marketing materials, a documentary and more. Watch the video to hear more about this multifaceted partnership.
FROM STUDENT ASSOCIATE
TO FULL-TIME ENGINEER
“When you take business and education and put them together, there’s infinite opportunity.”
At Kryton, students don’t just learn the process – they put engineering into practice, tackling real projects. One student’s impressive work led to college funding and a full-time job on the Kryton engineering team, where he now mentors the next generation. Kryton has also invested further in their partnership with the local profession-based learning program, building learning spaces to host students on site. Watch this powerful video sharing the benefits of building a talent pipeline from education to industry.
LOCAL INVESTMENT,
WIDESPREAD IMPACT
“I was so confident in what the students put together that I knew it was going to be a hit.”
As part of their workplace modernization project, Jack Henry tapped into the fresh perspectives of local students, treating them as valued consultants. From market research to design ideation, students took ownership of this real-world challenge – and were even flown on the company jet to pitch to the executive team. Hear more about how students added value to this project.
Testimonials
JENNIFER LINDSEY, CORBION
“I am blown away by the prototypes kids come up with.”
Jennifer Lindsey is the Chief Marketing and Digital Officer/Head of Transformation at Corbion. She first go involved with a local Pro-BL program for future workforce development reasons, but soon realized students bring innovative solutions to today’s challenges.