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Youth Apprenticeship Program
Youth
Apprenticeship Coordinator:
Kendra Hipps |
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Contact
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Fayette County Schools
205 LaFayette Avenue
Fayetteville, GA 30214
Phone 770-460-3990 x. 170
Fax 770-460-3991
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What is Youth
Apprenticeship? |
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Youth Apprenticeship was initiated in Georgia to insure a well educated and
highly skilled workforce. It is designed to bring together the components
necessary for a successful career: education and experience.
Key Components:
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School-based
learning
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Work-based
learning
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Connecting
activities
Using these components, students begin to prepare for a career while still
in high school.
Youth Apprenticeship:
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Provides paid
work experience
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Promotes
partnership between education and industry
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Integrates
academic and technical instruction
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Provides
post-secondary options
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How does Youth
Apprenticeship work? |
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Youth Apprenticeship provides an opportunity
for juniors and seniors to start preparing for a career while still in high
school. Individual programs of study in the freshman and sophomore years
prepare students for a successful apprenticeship.
Youth Apprenticeship consists
of:
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A sequence of courses that develops each
student’s academic and occupational competencies
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On-the-job learning guided by a skilled
work-based mentor
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Skill development based on competency
standards developed by industry and labor
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How will Youth
Apprenticeship benefits students? |
Youth Apprenticeship offers students school-based and work-based
learning opportunities that are related to the student’s career interest
area.
Through Youth
Apprenticeship, students are able to:
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Earn wages while learning from skilled professionals
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Increase career options and future employability
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Strengthen academic skills
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Experience the connection between education and real-life work
skills
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Experience potential careers in the workplace
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How will Youth
Apprenticeship benefit employers? |
Youth Apprenticeship enables employers to play an active role in shaping
the quality of their future workforce.
Through Youth
Apprenticeship, employers are able to:
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Increase skill levels of potential workers
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Work with educators to develop curriculum based on industry
standards
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Recruit and screen potential employees
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Reduce turnover of entry-level employees through the hiring of Youth
Apprenticeship graduates
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Improve competitiveness in the international marketplace
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How can I become
involved with Youth Apprenticeship? |
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If you are interested in Youth
Apprenticeship for your student or would like to become an industry sponsor,
please see your high school counselor or
contact Kendra Hipps.
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