Youth Apprenticeship (YA) is a highly successful talent acquisition strategy in which employers hire high school juniors or seniors for a one or two-year apprenticeship. During the apprenticeship, the student continues toward high school graduation and takes courses related to the profession as a way of enhancing what is being learned on the job. The YA Program is coordinated locally by regional consortia (Neillsville HS is part of the Chippewa Valley Youth Apprenticeship Cooperative through CESA 10) and overseen by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). Each consortium typically includes several participating high schools. Employers may hire from more than one high school and even work with multiple consortia to meet their hiring needs.
Youth Apprenticeship (YA) integrates school-based and work-based learning to instruct students in employability and occupational skills defined by Wisconsin industries. Local programs provide training based on statewide youth apprenticeship curriculum guidelines, endorsed by business and industry. Students are instructed by qualified teachers and skilled worksite mentors. Students are simultaneously enrolled in academic classes to meet high school graduation requirements, in a youth apprenticeship related instruction class, and are employed by a participating employer under the supervision of a skilled mentor.
Neillsville High School's Youth Apprenticeship (YA) Coordinator is Mr. Matt Roenz. Mr. Roenz can be contacted at mroenz@neillsvillek12.org
As mentioned above, Neillsville High School is part of the Chippewa Valley Youth Apprenticeship Cooperative through CESA 10; please visit their website below for more information.
https://cvya.cesa10.org/youth-apprenticeship
For more information regarding Youth Apprenticeship, please visit the WI DWD Youth Apprenticeship website at:
https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/apprenticeship/ya-applicants.htm
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