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MCC Daily Tribune

The Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship 2020-2021 Campaign Completes Monumental Year

The Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program (FLYAP) completed the final Signing Day Event of the 2020-2021 Campaign, on April 28th at the Wayne-Finger Lakes Career Tech Center. The program, which was created in 2018, was designed to recruit and engage high school juniors and seniors into Youth Apprenticeship pathways in Advanced Manufacturing. The collaboration with area employers and secondary CTE schools have contributed to this record year.

The below numbers support why careers in Advanced Manufacturing are vital to our community:
By the Numbers-

  • 517 interviews conducted through 9 Virtual Matching Day events
  • 99 Students officially applied to the competitive program
  • 64 students gained Youth Apprenticeship Experiences
  • 34 Paid Co-ops
  • 30 Job shadow Placements
  • All students that applied to the program earned college credit at MCC
  • Over 201 MCC College Credits Completed by Youth Apprentices this academic year; more courses to be completed by June through dual enrollment.
  • 3 In person Signing Days (Draft Day) Events that gained local media coverage
  • 36 area companies sponsoring Youth Apprenticeship Placements

Schools Participating-

  • Monroe 1-BOCES – Eastern Monroe Career Center
  • Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES - WEMOCO
  • Edison Tech
  • Genesee Valley BOCES (Batavia Campus)
  • Orleans-Niagara Career Technical Center (Medina)
  • Wayne Finger Lakes (Stanley)

A special thank you to our sponsors: The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation and RG&E.

A special thank you to our Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator, Mike Smith. 

We would also like to recognize the following people who have dedicated significant time and energy to help make this program a success:
Ann Kuhn (MCC), John Troy (MCC), Ross Micali (MCC), Bob Coyne (RTMA), Rich Turner (RTMA), Marcie Sherlock (RTMA), Naomi Marshall (RTMA), Elizabeth Murray (Causewave).

Dale Pearce
Economic Development, Workforce and Career Technical Education
05/13/2021