Bedford County BASICS (Businesses And Schools Investing in Cooperative Solutions) spreads information about career opportunities in Bedford County and the surrounding area to students, parents, and teachers.  By doing so, the program hopes to provide students with the knowledge they need to make well-informed decisions about their careers.

BASICS Programs

 

Groundhog Job Shadow Day

  (8th Grade)
Groundhog Job Shadow Day engages students in the world of work. Students shadow workplace mentors as they go through a normal day on the job. During the shadowing experience students are able to get an up-close look at how the skills they learn in school are put into action in the workplace.
 
Steps to Success - Enhancing Job Opportunities
 

(10th, 11th and 12th Grades)
Steps to Success is geared to high school students who are entering the workforce in any setting. The program focuses on: how to obtain a job, how to keep a job, how to be an excellent employee, and how to provide superior customer service. The program format offers video presentations, guest speakers, skits, team building activities and a mini job fair.

 

 
Bedford County Scholastic Quiz
  (All Grades)
The Bedford County Scholastic Quiz competition, for senior high and junior high students from each Bedford County school district, allows the students to come together to compete against one another in an academic competition. This program mirrors the Scholastic Scrimmage program on WPSX-TV in which the schools also participate. This showcases some of the best and brightest students of Bedford County.
 
Career Camp
  (6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Grades)
Career Camp, in partnership with the Bedford County 21st Century Community Learning Center Consortium, is a free summer program designed to provide students with increased knowledge and exposure to careers and occupational areas through the programs at the Bedford County Technical Center. Students participate in fun activities and complete hands-on projects that they are able to take home with them. Each camper also goes on a field trop to gain a better understanding of the workplace environment and what employees in that field actually do on a day-to-day basis.
 
Health Career Day
  (9th Grade)
Students who are interested in a career in the health care field gather to view a DVD prepared by the state about medical careers as well as meet with members of the medical community who can talk about their careers and answer pertinent questions.
   
Youth Leadership Bedford County
 

(10th Grade)
YLBC is a brand new program of BASICS. The mission is to endow youth with the knowledge and ability to become confident leaders.

Click here to see pictures from YLBC 2009

   
Educator in the Workplace
  Teachers, counselors and administrators are encouraged to spend time in a business environment in order to better relate to their students the relevance of their education to their future.
   
Learning Walks
  Business and community members are invited to tour county schools to see first hand the experiences facing students and teachers. Each school has been trained to make this experience as thorough and unscripted as possible.
   
Opportunities
  Each year the many local businesses and entrepreneurs in the county are showcased to bring an awareness of all job opportunities available.
Every year BASICS works with both the schools and businesses to evaluate the current programs and develop other programs that we feel will most benefit the county students with career development.  The BASICS steering committee is always open to feedback and ideas that will either continue or better improve our current programs.
Click Here for Fall 2011 Grant Application
Click here for Fall 2011 Grant Application