Careerwise Colorado

DEVELOP AND SUPPORT AN INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM.

CAREERWISE COLORADO HAS EMERGED AS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY TO DEVELOP A STATEWIDE, BUSINESS-LED, MODERN YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM. IN JUST SIX YEARS, CAREERWISE HAS NOT ONLY BROUGHT TOGETHER A NETWORK OF COLORADO BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS WHO ARE REDEFINING APPRENTICESHIP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY BUT CAREERWISE HAS ALSO BUILT THE CAPACITY TO CONSULT WITH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO ARE BUILDING SIMILAR PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS. CAREERWISE TOOLS, TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESSES, BUILT AND REFINED IN COLORADO, ARE NOW BEING LEVERAGED BY A GROWING NATIONAL NETWORK OF PARTNER INITIATIVES SEEKING TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT TO ENABLE MORE EQUITABLE ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES.(SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O.)COMBINING PAID, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING WITH CONTINUED CLASSROOM EDUCATION AT HIGH SCHOOL AND AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, CAREERWISE'S MODERN YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS PROVIDE BENEFIT TO EMPLOYERS, STUDENTS AND SOCIETY ALIKE. SUCCESSFUL APPRENTICES ARE POSITIONED FOR EQUAL SUCCESS IN CAREER OR COLLEGE, WIDENING THE DOOR TO OPPORTUNITY AND CULTIVATING A MORE SKILLED WORKFORCE FOR A QUICKLY CHANGING ECONOMY.CAREERWISE IS HONORED TO HAVE BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES, THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AMONG NATIONAL FUNDERS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE PILOTING OF MODERN YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP IN THE UNITED STATES BY INVESTING IN CAREERWISE'S SYSTEM. WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM LOCAL FUNDERS INCLUDING THE DANIELS FUND, THE BEACON FUND, THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION, ZOMA FOUNDATION AND THE STATE OF COLORADO, THE ORGANIZATION HAS GARNERED SIGNIFICANT PHILANTHROPIC AND GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT IN RECOGNITION OF ITS STATUS AS A FIELD-BUILDING INNOVATOR. CAREERWISE'S LOCALLY IMPLEMENTED PROGRAMS BROKER PIONEERING, FORMAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BUSINESSES AND STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOLS WHERE THEY LEARN, INCLUDING BOTH K-12 INSTITUTIONS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MOREOVER, CAREERWISE'S NATIONAL TEAM ALSO COORDINATES BETWEEN THOSE LOCAL PROGRAMS, WHICH COMPRISE A GROWING NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF LEADERS SEEKING TO IDENTIFY AND CAPTURE BEST PRACTICES FOR SCALE AND IMPACT. AS A RECIPIENT OF FEDERAL FUNDING, CAREERWISE ALSO PLAYS A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN HELPING GROW AND MODERNIZE THE U.S. REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM BY SERVING YOUNGER, MORE DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF APPRENTICES WHO WORK IN MODERN INDUSTRY. CAREERWISE CONTINUES TO RECEIVE NOTABLE ATTENTION FROM LEADING RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND POLICYMAKERS. IN 2021, CAREERWISE WAS CALLED ON TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE U.S. SENATE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF THE MODERN YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP MODEL TO ADDRESS KEY CHALLENGES IN A POST-PANDEMIC SOCIETY FOR MORE EQUITABLE PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS. CAREERWISE IS EAGER TO MULTIPLY THE IMPACT OF ITS WORK IN THE COMING YEARS BY ACTIVELY BUILDING A COALITION OF PARTNERS WHO ARE WORKING TO BRIDGE THE DIVIDE BETWEEN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT IN OUR COUNTRY.