CESA 11 receives $312,300 in grant funding for youth apprenticeship programs
Cooperative Educational Service Agency 11 (CESA 11) has been awarded $312,300 in grant funding for Youth Apprenticeship programs to assist high school students develop skills through a hands-on learning experience at a work site combined with classroom instruction.
Established in 1991 through the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), youth apprenticeship gives Wisconsin’s high school students the opportunity to explore career options through applicable courses in high school while earning a wage and gaining work experience.
Students who complete the Youth Apprenticeship program receive a completion certificate and may receive technical college credit and graduate with the skills needed to accept an entry-level position in their occupational area.
CESA 11 is working with 28 school districts registering Youth Apprentices in the Agriculture Food & Natural Resources, Architecture & Construction, Finance, Health Services, Hospitality, Lodging and Tourism, Information Technology, Manufacturing and Transportation, Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math, Distribution & Logistics pathways.
Currently 187 business and industry partners are now active CESA 11 Youth Apprenticeship programs. During the 2016-17 school year, CESA 11 Youth Apprenticeship program had a 98 percent employment offer rate which speaks volumes to the coordination of school-based coordinators and partners we work with the ensure our students are academic and career ready.
School districts that will benefit from the latest Youth Apprenticeship grant include: Amery, Baldwin-Woodville, Barron, Cameron, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, Clayton, Clear Lake, Colfax, Cumberland, Durand-Arkansaw, Ellsworth, Frederic, Glenwood City, Grantsburg, Luck, Osceola, Plum City, Prairie Farm, Prescott, Rice Lake, River Falls, Shell Lake, Siren, Somerset, Spring Valley, Turtle Lake, Unity, and Webster.
