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Simplified 2. Go into the schools and educate students and parents on benefits of
apprenticeships, get students registered with GG AYBA, match them with
a registered apprenticeship program based on their interest, provide them
Model with a general work readiness (soft skills) training (on site at the school),
pipeline them into post-secondary credentialing
Objectives
Gateway Global AYBA provides youth, young adults and their families with
information, tools and pathways to prepare them for higher education or “middle
skilled” and relevant employment after graduating high school.
All students graduate from high school.
All students leave high school equipped with the information and tools necessary
to ensure that they will be ready to succeed in post-secondary education or in the
workforce.
Students interested in apprenticeship post-graduation will receive guidance,
training and placement prior to graduation to ensure that there are no gaps
between graduation and employment – reducing the risk of choices that may have
a negative life impact.
All students will receive basic workforce readiness training composed primarily of
“soft skills” training with an emphasis on communication, critical thinking,
adaptability, teamwork, conflict resolution, goal setting, and pathway preparation.
Reduce unemployment rate among older youth and improve their career
prospects by enabling them to set goals and plan and understand pathways.
Increase the number of skilled worker talent pool for businesses in the St. Louis
metropolitan area and across the state of Missouri.
Act as a conduit providing a direct link between youth, young adults, higher
education and training and employers needing a pipeline for critical and relevant
industries.
Looking Ahead
• Community information on what apprenticeships are
Awareness and their benefits
Primary Group: High school juniors and seniors and young adults in St. Louis city and county high schools
including both Promise Zone and Targeted Employment Areas
Secondary Group: High school juniors and seniors in other under-resourced or underserved areas of
Missouri and college graduates interested in new career or credentialing opportunities
Tertiary Group: Low income youth and young adults in workforce programs, low income youth pregnant
or parenting, high school dropouts obtained or obtaining GED, juvenile delinquents in detention centers
or preparing for release
• High school junior or senior
• Young adults ages 18-24
• St. Louis City or County Promise Zone
resident
• St. Louis City or County Targeted
Employment Area resident
Apprentice • High School Diploma or GED (unless
enrolled in high school)
Qualifications • Full background screening
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Willingness to take initial assessment
and global economy seminars (US
foreign policy, global trade, global
energy, global technology, global
security, and geopolitics) prior to
training and apprenticeship placement
Selling the opportunity
Demonstrating the key differences between standard internships and apprenticeships and
highlighting the financial and experiential benefits of apprenticeships
Apprenticeships Internships
• Increasing expansion across industries backed by • Numerous opportunities across industries, but
government and corporations with an interest in highly competitive
talent pipelines
• Longer term, lasting one to four years with pay, • Typically limited to individuals enrolled in a two
experiential training, a dedicated mentor and or four year college program – excluding high
earned credential(s) school graduates who
• Immediate “earning while learning” eliminating
the need to survive while obtaining an education • Some are paid, many are unpaid with the
and skills promise of an interview or potential placement
after graduation
• An investment for employers offering a 40-50%
rate of return on apprenticeship programs • Primarily environmental learning with less
• No longer just for building trades like experiential “hands-on” project based learning
construction, expansion across industries and
disciplines • Enters full time paid workforce often in need of
• Experiential “hands-on” and project based preparation, technical skills, and soft skills
learning and classroom learning is tied to actual
work performed
• Enters full time paid workforce fully prepared
with technical and soft skills
• More than 90% chance that apprentice will come
out of the experience with an actual job from the
employer
• Working with leading
workforce agencies to
strengthen the relationships
with employers
• Working with corporations
to educate on the benefits
Zekita currently lives in St. Louis, MO with her daughters Yanahni and
Eno.