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Evolve Youth Trades Academy expands pre-apprenticeship training for 12–18-year-olds in Harrisburg area
Summary
Patricia Robinson, CEO of Evolve Training and Development, described the Evolve Youth Trades Academy’s summer and after-school programs, pre-apprenticeship certification through the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, partnerships with local schools and trade institutions, a women-in-trades track, and a small annual scholarship program.
Patricia Robinson, CEO of Evolve Training and Development and founder of Evolve Youth Trades Academy, said on a recent episode of the Higher Education Access Corner that the academy offers summer and after-school trades programs for students ages 12–18 and is a state-certified pre-apprenticeship provider.
Robinson said the academy gives middle- and high-school students hands-on exposure to carpentry, plumbing and electrical work, plus soft-skills and entrepreneurship training that she said help students move into formal trade schools, union apprenticeships or the workforce. “Trades is not the last option but the first opportunity,” Robinson said.
The academy began as a four-week summer pilot with 10 students and an even gender split, Robinson told host Tiffany DeVan. Since then, she said, the program has expanded its summer session…
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