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Employers and educators urge stronger vocational pathways and apprenticeships to fill local jobs
Summary
Speakers at an Effingham focus group praised Unit 40 and regional partners for vocational programs, described partnerships with Lakeland and CTEC, and said employer apprenticeship programs (e.g., FlexEngage's plan) are essential to fill rapidly growing technical positions.
Local educators, employers and city staff described ongoing partnerships to develop work-ready talent and urged the comprehensive plan to support those pathways.
Multiple attendees praised Unit 40's vocational offerings and the teachers who lead them. One participant said the district has used the city's $100,000-per-year vocational fund to strengthen programs at the high school and bring back FFA…
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