Eleven graduating seniors who completed apprenticeship programs within MCPS were awarded certificates and cords during a ceremony last month. Representatives with the Maryland Department of Labor presented students with the Apprenticeship Maryland program certificates and cords for graduation. The students and the programs they completed were:
- Nehemiah Beeks, MCPS Transitions, MCPS Department of Materials Management
- Jayden Richmond, Damascus High School, Power Design
- Max Schaupp, Col. Zadok Magruder High School, Altimate Electric
- Grant Scott, Wheaton High School, MCPS Department of Materials Management
- Paul Webster, Sherwood High School, W.L. Gary
- Diomar Zapata, James Hubert Blake High School, Altimate Electric
- Malachi Martins, Gaithersburg High School, M.R. Electricians
- Jason Mejia, Paint Branch High School, M.R. Electricians
- Daniil Nikitin, Thomas S. Wootton High School, Ernest Maier
- Johan Prandy, Northwest High School, MCPS Department of Materials Management
- Jacob Jenkins, Poolesville High School, Power Design
Apprenticeship Maryland is a youth apprenticeship program for students, ages 16 and up, that is designed to lead to sustainable employment and further education based on a student’s selected career. This program was developed in partnership with the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and the Maryland Department of Labor (MDoL).
The program is designed to create compensated, high-quality youth apprenticeships that prepare students to enter employment in high-skilled, high-growth sectors. MCPS was approved to offer this Youth Apprenticeship Program in 2019. Students from all 25 comprehensive high schools may participate.
Participating students start the program in the summer or fall of their junior or senior year and must complete at least 450 hours of work-based training under the supervision of an eligible employer and at least one year of related instruction.
Courtesy of MCPS