As a parent, you want your teen to have a valuable learning experience so that when they step out of the classroom, they are prepared with the life skills they need to find professional and personal success. What can apprenticeship offer them that other career pathways can’t?
With an apprenticeship your student will:
High school students are able to start the 4-year apprenticeship program the summer after their junior or senior year. Apprenticeships let students get a jump start on learning career skills and earning money. Students will:
Discover more about how apprenticeship works.
As a parent, you realize navigating adulthood isn’t just about knowledge, but it also includes personal skills. During an apprenticeship, students work with seasoned mentors, and the program is designed to help them learn:
“Nathan has always been fascinated with technology and enjoyed involvement with hands-on activities. This program has given him the opportunity to combine his educational goals and an apprenticeship in his chosen career field. He is able to use what he is learning in the classroom and apply it to what he is doing on the job site. Working with the manufacturing machines gives him the hands-on involvement that he has always enjoyed. As his parents, we have tried to instill in him the advantage of pursuing a career path that would enable him to love his chosen field of work. In addition to having his classes and books paid for, as well as other work-related expenses, he is already investing in a 401K at the age of 18.”
Debra Huffines
Mother of Nathan Huffines, a student at Alamance Community College and a 2020 Cohort Apprentice with GKN
Watch this video and find out how other students are finding success with apprenticeship in Alamance County.
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