What is a CRLE?

CRLE Reflection Form Link

Career-Related Learning Experiences (CRLEs) are structured educational experiences that connect learning to the world beyond the classroom. PPS requires students to write reflections about two CRLEs, but most students complete many throughout their four years of high school.

Examples of CRLEs include:

• Part-Time Jobs
• Community Service Project/Volunteering (with a career focus)
  • YouthLine (A Service of Lines for Life)
  • OHSU Volunteering
  • Ethos
  • Free Geek
  • Legacy Health Systems
  • Multnomah County Library
  • Outdoor School Student Leader
  • Oregon Zoo
• School-based Career Activity/Club with an occupational focus (e.g. Mock Trial, Speech & Debate, Constitution Team, Cardinal Publications, theater production, FBLA, Robotics, Computer Game Design, etc)
• Career-themed Lecture, Field Trip, or Guest Speaker 
  • Any speaker or field trip where you learn about what people do in their jobs or talk about skills needed to do certain work
  • Many CTE (Career Technical Education) and AVID teachers have guest speakers to talk about the related industries.
• One-on-one Information Interview/Job Shadow (with a non-family member): Consider creating your own half-day job shadow or 30-minute information interview to learn about an occupation or organization. Start by asking friends, family, teachers, neighbors, etc. who they might know that works in your career field or organization of interest. Most people are happy to spend time with students sharing what they do--all you have to do is ask!
  • To prepare for a job shadow/informational interview: Look up your host's occupation in Oregon CIS and study topics like Specific Work Activities, Preparation and Job Outlook. Visit the organization's website to better understand their services or products. Consult this list of questions and add your own. Consider what you will wear to fit into the workplace. Plan your trip, calculating when to leave home or school to be on time. Will you need to allow extra time to find parking? Check out TriMet's TripPlanner  tools to help you make streetcar, bus or MAX connections. 
• Regional Career Fairs
  
  • NW Youth Career Expo
  • Oregon Tradeswomen Career Fair
  • PCC Trades Career Fairs
• Internships (structured work + learning experience)
  • Bank of America's Student Leaders with Non-Profits summer internship
  • Bodecker Foundation, free workshops and classes in the arts for Creatives
  • Saturday Academy'sApprenticeships in Science & Engineering 
  • Ted R. Lilley CURE Internships
• Industry-sponsored Career Day (one day events)
  • Oregon Engineers Week
  • Providence Health Systems' CareerReady Program
  • Career Days organized by Portland Workforce Alliance

Industry-sponsored Career Mentor Program or Career Exploration Program (longer-term commitment)

• • Architecture Construction Engineering (ACE) Mentor Program,
  • Portland Fire & Rescue's Ride Along
  • Portland Police Bureau's Cadet Program
  • TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) https://oregon.tie.org/programs/tye/ 
  • Washington County Search & Rescue