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Inspire Madison Region helps you understand your student’s career goals and the available experiential learning opportunities that get them connected with local employers — bridging the gap between classwork and the world of work. Inspire Madison Region creates a way for students and job-seekers to actively interact with area employers and career coaches. By encouraging your child take advantage of the tools, you can help them discover their career path and attain their career goals.

How does the program work?

Inspire Madison Region is a web-based program which connects a student’s career interests with real companies and real-life professionals in that career area. The system, which is powered by a licensed product called Xello, that provides a customized information sharing and resource gathering environment where students/job-seekers can:

  • Learn about area companies that offer jobs and careers in their area of interest
  • Participate in career discussions with an online mentor/career coach from that company
  • Further interact with that company by participating in other Work-based Learning Activities, such as job-shadowing, internships, company tours, and summer employment

How can a parent participate?

  • Help your child use the tools/resources available (sign up for a student/parent account by contacting your school office).  To learn more about how you can take part, view the following short video. Parent Portal Video
  • Encourage your employer to participate in Inspire Madison Region (have your employer follow the instructions on the Employers page)
  • Sign up to be an online mentor/career coach in a particular field of study. Do you have ability in a particular career field? Would you like to share your experience with interested students and job seekers? Contact us at acrabb@madisonregion.org for more information.

 

(Attention: All registrants are subject to a Nation wide criminal and sex offender background check before your account is activated. From more information on the terms, please click User-Terms-and-Conditions )

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Best Practices for Handling CBLE Requests

Best Practices for Handling Career-based Learning Experience Requests  One of the great things about having a single system where students and educators can find experiential learning activities (CBLEs) is the efficiency with which connections can be made with employers. Currently, nearly 600 businesses and organizations are offering a combined 3,000+ CBLEs to the students and […]

Increase How Many Students Save Your Company Profile

Here are some basic tips on what you can do to increase your company’s visibility and the likelihood that a student will find your company profile and save it: 1. Add more of your careers to your company/program profile. The more careers your company is associated with in Xello, the more easy it will be […]

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