Too often, high schoolers are expected to make decisions about their future career path without ever having experienced what it's like to have any job, let alone one in their ideal field.
Simultaneously, businesses worry about the lack of work experience they see in their young employees and candidates. Or, they struggle to appeal to a younger generation, and are concerned about replacing their workers who go on to retire.
Youth apprenticeship helps to solve these challenges. These programs combine paid workplace experience with related technical instruction and are used in a variety of fields such as manufacturing, health care, IT, and more.