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We help young adults succeed in life by providing support in choosing careers. Program members advance from Exploration - spending time shadowing various professionals to become more familiar with other career options to Apprenticeships.
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Exploring is a worksite-based unpaid program for young men and women. The purpose of the Exploring program is to provide insight into real-world careers by shadowing professionals.
Apprenticeships through A&B are a structured form of paid career pathways that include work-based learning for young men and women ages 14 (and have completed the 8th grade) through 20 years old. If the program member finds a career that is interesting, it can help direct workshop, hands-on and real-world experiences. Apprenticeships have been shown to boost future workers' earnings and raise sponsoring companies' productivity levels.
A&B partners with businesses representing varied industries including Architecture, Business, Construction, Energy, Engineering, Entrepreneurial, Finance, Graphic Design, Healthcare, Hospitality, Construction, Interior Design, STEM, IT, Sports Management, Sports Media, Business Management, and Telecommunications. A&B interviews and provides guidance to our partners in the business industry regarding the type of opportunity extended and the expectations that accompany the opportunity. A&B then screens the young adults interested in the posted opportunities to facilitate successful matches. The result is a program of activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow, and develop.
Business Partners also agree to provide scholarships for the apprentices upon successful completion of the opportunity expectations. Pay and scholarship amounts vary depending on the business industry and the specific expectations.
Benefits for participating Business Partners include:
- Increase productivity.
- Reduce the cost of training.
- Improve community relations.
- Improve employee relations.
- Reduce recruiting costs and provide skilled workers for the future
- Increase staff loyalty and retention
- Make a positive return on investment
Benefits for apprentices include:
- Paid employment
- Scholarship opportunities
- Leadership development
- Character Development
- Social & Professional Networking
- Community Service
We work with local, regional, and national businesses and organizations to deliver the Career Program. Career Program apprenticeships have been successfully established representing different career fields. A&B college students participate as interns through working with Colorado State University and Colorado Mesa University. In partnership with the Denver Public Schools Family and Community Engagement Program (FACE) and the City and County of Denver Office of Economic Development (OED) Summer Youth Employment Program high school and college students home on summer break are paid, interns. Some of the careers they are interning for are Interior Design/Real Estate, Sports Management, Sports Media Business Management, and Entrepreneurial career development. In 2017 college apprentices needing hours to graduate earned over 1,000 hours mentoring and responsible for coordinating various activities and events. Paid apprentices earned over 500 hours.
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Apprentice program opportunities and partnerships;
WORKNOW and fill out an interest form or TEXT INT to 720-360-1372
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Denver Joint Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Committee (DJEATC)
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For more information contact Mr. Narcy Jackson 303-725-0811 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
