MONROE - Reality store. Apprenticeship programs. Jobs that pay and provide class credit. These are just a few of the opportunities that the Green County School-To-Work Consortium offers to students in area schools.
The Green County Area School-To-Work Consortium is a collaborative partnership between Albany, Brodhead, Juda, Monroe, Monticello, New Glarus and Parkview (Orfordville) school districts.
Trudi Stauffacher, Green County Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator, said that the consortium's mission is to support and advance the school-to-work initiatives in area schools in seven specific areas. These include offering a progressive career exploration program for all students and developing better prepared employees/employers by offering work-based learning experiences for teachers and students.
Programs like the Youth Apprenticeship program help students bridge the gap from school to the work-force. In some cases, they help the student to finish his or her high school degree, giving them vision and incentive to make it through the classroom work. Employers help the students they work with understand why a high school diploma is important and what opportunities are available for after graduation.
The Youth Apprenticeship program covers the areas of financial services, health care and health information management services, medical assistant, nursing assistant, pharmacy technician, information technology and welding. "Students are paid for their work, earn high school credit for class and work or college credit if enrolled in a college program, and earn a certificate of Occupational Proficiency from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development," Stauffacher said. In addition, there are career fairs and career classes offered in area schools.
Stauffacher is also offering "The Reality Store" on Tuesday, February 26 for juniors and seniors enrolled in the Career & Technical education courses. The Reality Store will be held in the morning at the Library Media Center at Monroe High School. The goal of the store activity is to involve students in an interactive hands-on financial literacy event. "The students will have a real-world way to learn how to save, how to invest and how to spend money wisely," Stauffacher said. Local businesses and experts will be available for the students to talk with and get real-world advice from.
Next Generation Consultant Rebecca Ryan said her studies show that the Millennials, those born between 1981 and 2001, are entrepreneurial in their thinking and their career focus. Preparing students to be employees or business owners is all part of what the Green County School-To-Work Consortium sees as its mission to that generation.
National Entrepreneurship Week, a celebration of Wisconsin's entrepreneurs, is Feb. 23 - March 1, 2008.
To learn more about the Green County School-To-Work Consortium, contact your local school or call Trudi Stauffacher at (608) 328-7822.
To learn more about entrepreneurship in Green County, contact the Green County Development Corporation at (608) 328-9452 or gcdc@tds.net. GCDC is working in partnership with other local organizations like the Green County School-To-Work Consortium to get the word out about entrepreneurship in Green County.
The Green County Area School-To-Work Consortium is a collaborative partnership between Albany, Brodhead, Juda, Monroe, Monticello, New Glarus and Parkview (Orfordville) school districts.
Trudi Stauffacher, Green County Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator, said that the consortium's mission is to support and advance the school-to-work initiatives in area schools in seven specific areas. These include offering a progressive career exploration program for all students and developing better prepared employees/employers by offering work-based learning experiences for teachers and students.
Programs like the Youth Apprenticeship program help students bridge the gap from school to the work-force. In some cases, they help the student to finish his or her high school degree, giving them vision and incentive to make it through the classroom work. Employers help the students they work with understand why a high school diploma is important and what opportunities are available for after graduation.
The Youth Apprenticeship program covers the areas of financial services, health care and health information management services, medical assistant, nursing assistant, pharmacy technician, information technology and welding. "Students are paid for their work, earn high school credit for class and work or college credit if enrolled in a college program, and earn a certificate of Occupational Proficiency from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development," Stauffacher said. In addition, there are career fairs and career classes offered in area schools.
Stauffacher is also offering "The Reality Store" on Tuesday, February 26 for juniors and seniors enrolled in the Career & Technical education courses. The Reality Store will be held in the morning at the Library Media Center at Monroe High School. The goal of the store activity is to involve students in an interactive hands-on financial literacy event. "The students will have a real-world way to learn how to save, how to invest and how to spend money wisely," Stauffacher said. Local businesses and experts will be available for the students to talk with and get real-world advice from.
Next Generation Consultant Rebecca Ryan said her studies show that the Millennials, those born between 1981 and 2001, are entrepreneurial in their thinking and their career focus. Preparing students to be employees or business owners is all part of what the Green County School-To-Work Consortium sees as its mission to that generation.
National Entrepreneurship Week, a celebration of Wisconsin's entrepreneurs, is Feb. 23 - March 1, 2008.
To learn more about the Green County School-To-Work Consortium, contact your local school or call Trudi Stauffacher at (608) 328-7822.
To learn more about entrepreneurship in Green County, contact the Green County Development Corporation at (608) 328-9452 or gcdc@tds.net. GCDC is working in partnership with other local organizations like the Green County School-To-Work Consortium to get the word out about entrepreneurship in Green County.
