Indiana Launched Digital Student Learning Hub
Governor Mike Braun introduced a new online portal to help K-12 schools and employers coordinate career-connected learning.
Updated on Oct. 6, 2026 in Financial Aid
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Indiana Governor Mike Braun has launched a digital resource hub designed to help schools and employers facilitate student work-based learning opportunities. The platform aims to support new state diploma requirements by providing standardized tools and coordination for career-ready programs.
Why it matters
The initiative helps align educational practices with new state diploma mandates that emphasize work-based readiness seals. By centralizing resources, the state seeks to bridge the gap between classroom instruction and professional experience for students.
The hub features 11 defined types of work-based learning experiences to standardize student career paths. The Indiana Commission for Higher Education provided a $100,000 grant to Ascend Indiana to support the platform's development.
The players
Mike Braun
He is the Governor of Indiana who officially launched the new digital resource hub.
Ascend Indiana
This organization manages the online directory and develops resources for the new hub.
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
This state agency provided the $100,000 grant and partnered to create the hub.
Indiana Department of Education
This state department serves as a key partner in implementing the new work-based learning resources.
The details
The hub provides templates for training plans and partnership agreements that schools are now required to maintain for students. Regional intermediaries are integrated into the directory to help facilitate connections between local employers and educators.
Timeline
October 6, 2026: Governor Braun officially launched the Work-Based Learning Digital Resource Hub.
Culture Shift
The introduction of this hub marks a transition toward formalizing vocational readiness as a standard academic metric across the state. This follows the specific standards set by Indiana's high school diploma work-based learning requirements.
Students and educators can use the new hub to simplify the paperwork required for official work-based learning training plans. This resource aims to make it easier for high schoolers to access career-connected opportunities that satisfy state diploma seals.
The takeaway
This centralized platform standardizes how students document their career readiness efforts across the state. Families should check if their local school district has begun using these templates to track student training agreements.
Further reading
Learn more about local educational resources and support programs at Indiana Financial Aid.
More information
For more tools and guides, visit the information about work-based learning.
Source note: This article includes information reported by WBIW.
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