Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Workforce Development topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
DeKalb County Fire Rescue launches Forge Pathway Academy to recruit high-school students to EMS careers
Summary
The presenter described Forge Pathway Academy, a partnership with the DeKalb County School District that offers high-school students industry certifications and scholarships to Grady's EMS Academy to build a local pipeline of fire and EMS personnel.
A department presenter described the Forge Pathway Academy as a partnership with the DeKalb County School District that introduces high-school students to careers in the fire service and emergency medical services. "Students graduate with valuable industry certifications and have an opportunity to continue their education by earning their EMT certification through a scholarship to Grady's EMS Academy," the presenter said.
The program is presented as a workforce pipeline to help the department recruit and train the next generation of public-safety professionals. The transcript does not provide the number of students enrolled, scholarship counts, or program budget; those details were not specified.
