Our nation is facing significant occupational skills gaps and job vacancies, across multiple industries, due to an unskilled employee candidate pool.
Today, the top priority is to generate a skilled workforce pipeline, reinvigorate interest in the trades, as well as, create skills training programs to meet industry demands.
Connections 4 Success is dedicated to upskilling our nation’s workforce with our packaged Skills 2 Careers Program.
The Skills 2 Careers Program allows high school students to:
- Align their skills and interests to career requirements
- Gain awareness of occupational growth trends by exploring the Bureau of Labor Statistics projections, job summaries, and career industries
- Gain up to 120-300 hours of on-the-job skills training during 8-10 week internship placements with businesses
- Improvement critical thinking, interpersonal, and collaboration skills
The Skills 2 Careers Program allows employers to:
- Create a workforce pipeline
- Train future employees with an after-school internship program
- Invest in early skills development
The Skills 2 Careers Training Program has THREE training components for the Public Sector and Nonprofits, Employers, and Parents/Guardians!
Our Three Programs
Complete Curriculum & Training Program Toolkits
Includes:
- Executive Summary and Needs Assessments
- Implementation Summary
- Job Search/Alignment Curriculum Modules
- Student Worksheets
- Capstone Projects Objectives and Worksheets
- Complete Employer Toolkit
- Complete Parent Toolkit
Employers’ Toolkit
Includes:
- Executive Summary and Needs Assessments
- Step-by-step “How-to-Implement Guide”
- Supervisor/Intern Checklist
- Internship Interview Questions
- Internship Forms, and Surveys
- Legal Overview and Guidelines
- Memorandum of Understanding (for job duties/obligations)
- Capstone Project Overview and Objectives
Parents/Guardians’ Toolkit
Includes:
- Skills 2 Careers Summary Chart
- “How-to-Start Guide” for career exploration within your home
- “How-to-Discuss & Research” Guide for continuing education and skills training exploration.