BDCC Youth Summer Bootcamp Launches July 8th!
The final schedule and content for the BDCC Youth Summer Career Bootcamp this summer has been announced.
In the bootcamp, students will have the opportunity to learn industry and career insights from professionals from local companies GPI Construction, GS Precision, and Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, as well as experience the nooks and crannies of Brattleboro Food Co-op during a job site tour. Students will also have the opportunity to visit the Community College of Vermont (CCV)’s Brattleboro Campus for an Access Day. Coupled with this career exposure, students will also learn job readiness skills through Pipelines and Pathways’ FlexPath curriculum, including lessons on job interviews, transferable skills, and 1-1 career coaching.
The trainings are led by Christy Betit, BDCC’s Pipelines and Pathways Program Manager, who works year-round in Windham County schools providing career education trainings and experiences.
Click here to view the Bootcamp flyer.
To apply, fill out the application linked here.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Jack Spanierman at jspanierman@brattleborodevelopment.com or 802-257-7731 x223.
(Shown above: students from the last summer youth bootcamp practice tying ties as part of a lesson in self-presentation and preparing to engage with employers or interviewers)
About WFCoE
The Workforce Center of Excellence (WFCoE) is a workforce and career training and education initiative that supports youth, adults, New Americans, and women in taking their next step in a career pathway. Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) provides one-to-one assistance, supportive services and career readiness training. The WFCoE leverages BDCC’s relationships with employers and regional workforce development partners, supporting both sides of the labor exchange to connect people with opportunity, and employers with the talent they need. The WFCoE is funded by a Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) grant from the Northern Borders Regional Commission and US Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
About Pipelines & Pathways
BDCC’s Pipelines and Pathways Program (P3) provides career education within the five southeastern Vermont public high schools. P3 helps students develop their personalized learning plans (PLP) through learning experiences to develop knowledge about career opportunities, and achieve their goals after graduation. Students develop soft skills, financial literacy, knowledge about economic sectors and skills in-demand through hands-on activities, work-based learning, and mentorships. Pipelines & Pathways is a BDCC Workforce Center of Excellence program based on SeVEDS strategies to increase the size and quality of the region’s workforce. For more information please visit https://brattleborodevelopment.com/engaging-with-high-school-students/
P3 was launched as a five year pilot, thanks to historic investment from the Vermont Community Foundation and McClure Foundation, the Vermont Training Program, WCEDP Vermont Yankee closure funds, and municipal contributions to SeVEDS. In 2023 P3 reached a major program milestone by commitments from the private sector. M&T Bank, whose support was matched by local employers G.S. Precision and C&S Wholesale Grocers joins funding partners McClure Foundation, the George W. Mergens Foundation, the Windham Regional Career Center, the West River Education District, and the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union, in supporting P3 across southeastern Vermont.
