Brattleboro, VT – Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) will be hosting its Youth Career Bootcamp this summer for high school students from July 14 – July 18, 2025 at the Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro.
This is the third year BDCC has run the program at Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro. New this year, students that register for the Career Bootcamp will also receive a free 1-year membership to the Club.
Also new this year is a longer format, with more field trips! Students will explore career and training pathways by visiting downtown businesses, town offices, public safety facilities, the “backstage tour” of the Brattleboro Food Coop, the CCV downtown campus, and more.
The Bootcamp is designed for rising juniors, seniors, and recent graduates that are unsure of their next step beyond high school and want to learn more about career pathways right in their backyard. The Bootcamp will feature employer panels, job site visits, and soft skills workshops. Students will learn how to explore career pathways through jobs, training and educational opportunities. Students may opt to receive support applying to local jobs and internships as well. Lunch will be provided.
The trainings are led by Christy Betit, BDCC’s Pipelines and Pathways Program Manager, who works year-round in every Windham County high school, providing career education and experiences.
Click here to view the Bootcamp flyer.
To apply, visit https://www.cognitoforms.com/bdcc1/bdccsummercareerbootcampapplication
Click here to check out the Brattleboro Reformer’s coverage of last year’s bootcamp.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Jack Spanierman at jspanierman@brattleborodevelopment.com or 802-257-7731 x218
About Pipelines & Pathways
BDCC’s Pipelines and Pathways Program (P3) provides career education within the four southeastern Vermont public high schools and the Windham Regional Career Center. P3 helps students develop their personalized learning plans (PLP) by providing work-based learning experiences that increase their knowledge of career opportunities and achieve their postsecondary goals. Students develop soft skills, financial literacy, knowledge about economic sectors and skills that are in-demand through hands-on informational interviews, 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/
About the Workforce Center of Excellence
The Workforce Center of Excellence (WFCoE) is an employer-driven workforce and career training and education initiative of the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation. The WFCoE leverages BDCC’s relationships with employers and 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 in part by a Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) grant from the Northern Borders Regional Commission and US Department of Labor’s Employment & Training Administration (ETA).
