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WORKFORCE PROGRAM

Equipping Our Youth to be World Changers

Experience hands-on career exploration, leadership development, financial literacy, job-ready skills learning, and college and career readiness! Discover the multiple opportunities and programs offered to our youth below.

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OUR
FOUR
PILLARS

LIFE & WORKFORCE READINESS

  • In-Club Work-Based Learning

    • Future Leaders: Work IN our clubs and earn $15/hr​

  • Out-of-Club Work-Based Learning

    • Internships and Apprenticeships with our community partners. Our partners include: BayCare Healthcare Systems, Bank of America, Habitat for Humanity, read more below!​

  • In-Club Programming

    • Workforce Academy​

      • Hands-on Career Exploration

      • Leadership Development

      • Financial Literacy​

      • Job-ready Skills Learning

        • Resumes, interview skills, etc.​

      • College and career readiness

  • Digital/Virtual Programming

    • Virtual Reality Headsets​

      • Hands-on Construction/Trades Exploration​

      • Virtual College Tours

      • Digital Recruitment for Internships/Apprenticeships

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5 MAIN CAREER INDUSTRY FOCUS AREAS

  • Healthcare

  • Finance

  • Culinary & Hospitality

  • Construction & Skilled Trades

  • Information Technology, IT

WORKFORCE PROGRAM

Download the Workforce
Program Guide!

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  • In-Club Programs

    • 8th-10th Grade

      • Leadership development​

      • ​Workforce Academy: 8 weeks, hands-on career exploration​

      • Career field trips

    • 11th-12th Grade

      • Work-based with paid internships and apprenticeships​

      • Career field trips

      • Future Leaders summer program

      • Opportunity to work in Club at $15/hour

  • Pinellas High Innovation

    • Local Partnership in an alternative school setting with students working on credit recovery

    • BGC Workforce staff act as Guidance Counselors to assist youth with college and career preparedness to secure a plan for their future

  • Extended Workforce

    • Program targets 21-24 year-old​

  • Prosperity Pathway

    • 5th-7th Grade

      • Hands-on career exploration

    • 8th-10th Grade

      • In-Club work-based learning (Future Leaders program)

      • Workforce Academy

      • Continuation of hands-on career exploration

    • 11th-12th Grade

      • In-Club work-based learning (Future Leaders program)​

      • Out-of-Club work-based learning (internships and apprenticeships)

      • Scholarships/College Readiness programming

      • Continuation of Workforce Academy (if not completed already)

    • Post-High School (18-24 years-old)

      • Scholarship management​

      • Alumni Network

Download the Prosperity Pathway Flyer!

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OUR WORKFORCE PARTNERS

  • Bank of America

  • BayCare Healthcare Systems

  • Clearwater Yacht Club

  • Coca Cola Florida

  • Dali Museum

  • Electus Education (LifeHub)

  • Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside

  • HCA Hospital

  • Lemonade Day

  • Old Navy

  • Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA)

  • Pinellas Technical College

  • PowerDesign

  • Publix

  • St Petersburg College

  • Synovus Bank

  • Tampa Bay Rays

  • Think Big for Kids

  • USF College of Nursing

  • USF PATHe (Pinellas Access to Higher Education)

  • USF St. Petersburg

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