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MCC Daily Tribune

TV Stations at Signing Day for Youth Apprenticeship Program

13WHAM News (Channel 13) and News10 NBC (Channel 10) covered signing day for the Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program at the Brighton Campus on Jan. 28. Joined by their families, 37 Monroe County high school students signed letters of intent for co-op employment and job-shadowing placements at area advanced manufacturing companies in spring 2020.

Signing day followed December's matching day event in which the 11th- and 12th-grade boys and girls from Edison Career and Technology High School, Monroe One BOCES, and Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES completed interviews with over 13 employers and were matched with opportunities the companies offered. Upon completing work-based opportunities, high school students can earn college credits toward an apprenticeship program and degree in advanced manufacturing from MCC.

The new Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program is a collaboration between MCC and Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association (RTMA). The program's goal is to link more high school students to career technical education and increase awareness of apprenticeship pathways to help fill the talent gap impacting the Finger Lakes region.

To date, a total of 51 regional high school students will gain co-op and job-shadowing opportunities at 21 advanced manufacturing companies across Western New York in spring 2020.

A signing day in February is scheduled for 14 Orleans/Niagara BOCES high school seniors who were matched with nine employers for co-op employment and job-shadowing opportunities in spring 2020.

The Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program is supported by a grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation with additional funding from RTMA and RG&E.

Watch 13WHAM News video clip: https://13wham.com/news/local/signing-day-for-high-school-students-looking-for-careers-in-trades

Watch News10 NBC video clip: https://www.whec.com/news/students-celebrate-signing-day-for-apprenticeships/5626469/?cat=565

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Hency Yuen-Eng
Government and Community Relations
01/30/2020