CareerWise Colorado, a business-led nonprofit implementing a statewide, three-year modern apprenticeship program for high school students, and Longmont Economic Development Partnership (EDP) announced a new partnership to further opportunities to connect Longmont-based businesses with youth apprentices for hard-to-fill positions, and to provide local students with local apprenticeship opportunities that multiply post-secondary options.
Under the agreement, Longmont EDP will work in close partnership with CareerWise on the business-facing infrastructure to support apprenticeships in the Longmont area, and serve as a premier business intermediary for CareerWise in Longmont. Also, under the agreement, CareerWise commits to ensuring that Longmont EDP and their partners have a meaningful role in the long-term growth of modern youth apprenticeship as a workforce solution for Longmont industry.
Longmont EDP and CareerWise Colorado Announce Partnership