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Youth Apprenticeships : Earn While you Learn !

Youth Apprenticeships : Earn While you Learn !. What is Youth Apprenticeship?. Combines academic education ( at school ) with occupational instruction and paid work-based learning ( at work ) with an assigned mentor.

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Youth Apprenticeships : Earn While you Learn !

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  1. Youth Apprenticeships:EarnWhile youLearn!

  2. What is Youth Apprenticeship? • Combines academic education (at school) with occupational instruction and paid work-based learning (at work) with an assigned mentor. • Helps students acquire skills needed for today and for the jobs of tomorrow • Helps business and industry develop a highly-skilled workforce

  3. Youth Apprenticeship Program Areas • MPS high school juniors and seniors who are enrolled in a program of study related to one of these areas may be eligible: • STEM: Architecture & Engineering pathways • Students who have taken Project Lead the Way classes and are proficient in CAD, may be a good fit for an engineering and/or manufacturing worksite • Students should be able to read blueprints and have great attention to detail

  4. Youth Apprenticeship Program Areas • Financial Services • Students who have taken financial planning, accounting, marketing, etc. may be good candidates • Worksites are typically banks and credit unions • Information Technology • Suitable for students interested in—and skilled at—any of the following areas: hardware, software, data entry, website design, or programming

  5. Ashia goes to school half days and then works at Prime Financial Credit Union as a teller.

  6. Dakota Caldwell, Washington H.S. &Info Tech YA Grad, continues to work at Direct Supply while pursuing a computer science degree at Concordia University

  7. Youth Apprenticeship Program Areas Health Services has TWO Pathways: 1. Nursing Assistant • Very competitive process w/multiple, mandatory meetings • Candidates must be planning to pursue a healthcare career after high school • Ideal candidates have volunteer or family experiences to share • Recommended related instruction: Medical Terminology, Chemistry, Advance Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, PLTW Biomedical Science classes • Must be willing/able to travel to Quality Healthcare Options and MKE-area clinical sites (TBD)

  8. Students practicing their skills at Quality Healthcare Options ADLs: Activities of Daily Living

  9. Youth Apprenticeship Program Areas Health Services has TWO Pathways: 2. Pharmacy Technician • Open to seniors only • Must have taken Chemistry • Great attention to detail • Great customer service skills • Cashier handling skills • If trained at Walgreens, must be willing to first work in retail and eventually transition to pharmacy for on the job training

  10. Youth Apprenticeship Program Areas • Manufacturing • Students need to be able to read blueprints, calipers, and other tools of measurement, and should have taken at least one basic manufacturing class

  11. Manufacturing Youth Apprentice at MPE-Inc. Ronnie graduated from Bradley Tech in 2008. He is still working for MPE and has learned to operate almost all the machines!

  12. Youth Apprenticeship Program Areas • Transportation • Currently, only students who attend Pulaski High School—and have completed at least one automotive class—are considered for this career pathway • Students need to obtain—and keep—their driver’s license before they can be considered for employment

  13. Fabian, a 2012 Pulaski grad, continues to work at Griffin’s Hub while pursuing a degree at UWM (He has been promoted two times!)

  14. Student Qualifications* • Be aware that youth apprenticeships are: • Open to MPS students enrolled in a related program of study • Competitive • Reflective of your work habits at school: • Employers assume students’ work habits at school reflect how, as employees, they will function at work: • Do you attend school on time and every day? • Do you have a positive attitude? • Are you a good listener? • Do you accept constructive criticism without getting angry? • Do you work well as a team member? If you answered “yes” then. . .

  15. Student Responsibilities • Email Terri to request an electronic copy of the youth apprentice application • Be sure to highlight the skills you’ve learned during summer internship(s) and other work-based learning experiences • Submit completed applications to your guidance counselor, or directly to Terri Salzer at MPS Central Office, 5225 W. Vliet St., Room 272.

  16. Student Responsibilities If selected for a youth apprenticeship: • Maintain at least a “C” average and great attendance • Be available to work the required amount of hours when the employer needs you • Be able to work at least 450 work hours + continue taking related instruction at school • Provide own (reliable) transportation to work, or be willing/able to get to work by City bus • Balance school, work, extra-curricular and family responsibilities

  17. Interested students should: • Learn more about youth apprenticeship by visiting: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/youthapprenticeship/ • Contact Terri Salzer with any questions and to receive a copy of the youth apprentice application: 414-475-8019 or: salzertj@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

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