Companies Sought to Host Apprenticeships
Is your company interested in hosting a high school apprentice next year? The Patuxent Partnership‘s SoMD 2030 initiative is focused on building up the Southern Maryland’s STEM pipeline, increasing career opportunities, and expanding partnerships with government, industry, and academia.
TPP is working with St. Mary’s College of Maryland, College of Southern Maryland, St. Mary’s, Charles and Calvert County Public Schools, as well as other schools, industry, and Naval Air Warfare Center Aviation Division.
Check out the AMP/TJR video here.
The Apprenticeship Maryland Program/Tech Jobs Rule and the Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center welcome local companies to participate in the Youth Apprenticeship Program. TPP wants to increase the number of apprentices and business partners for the 2024-25 school year.
The Forrest Tech Center is working to place students in apprenticeship positions. Calvert and Charles counties are also in discussion for 2024-25. Companies in St. Mary’s County that wish to participate in the upcoming school year, please complete the 2024-2025 Youth Apprentice Industry Request Form here.
Calvert County contact is Michelle McGuffin at [email protected] and the Charles County contact is Sandy Rooney at [email protected].
Perhaps there is an interest in participating in the 2025 Spark! Student Career Awareness Fair.
About The Patuxent Partnership
The Patuxent Partnership is a nonprofit member organization that fosters collaboration between government, industry, and academia to advance education through STEM-based initiatives; to advance technology through speaker programs, forums, and networking; to advance science and technology transfer through the exchange of ideas, information, and data related to technologies; and to increase workforce development through an array of initiatives.
To learn more about The Patuxent Partnership and its programs, visit its Leader member page.
