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Chamber and economic development urge businesses to help meet new work‑based learning graduation requirement
Summary
Economic development and chamber staff said Indiana will require work‑based learning hours for students graduating in 2029 and urged local businesses to host internships, apprenticeships or job‑shadowing; a public information session will be scheduled in August with the Indiana Department of Education and local partners.
Chamber and economic development staff briefed the Decatur County Council on a new Indiana requirement that public high school graduates beginning with the class of 2029 must complete work‑based learning hours — internships, apprenticeships or shadowing — as part of graduation requirements.
Staff said the change will create demand for roughly 200 additional placements in the community and asked local businesses to consider offering internships, apprenticeships, job shadowing or other work‑based learning opportunities. They said a public information session will be held in August with the Indiana Department of Education, both local school systems, the Indiana Chamber and WorkOne to explain employer roles and options.
The presenters said the chamber and economic development office will publicize the session and asked businesses to watch social media for details. No county action was required or recorded on the item in the supplied transcript excerpts.
