Kent ISD — In the style of committing to a college athletic program, seven Kent Career Tech Center automotive technology students signed employment offers marking the beginning of their professional careers.
Surrounded by instructors, classmates, family members and industry leaders, the students celebrated the culmination of months of hands-on training, classroom learning and a paid internship experience at Fox Motors.
The event highlighted the growing partnership between education and industry as students stepped directly from the classroom into the workforce, said Gregg Isenoff, Kent ISD work-based learning coordinator.
Along with extending employment offers, Fox Motors recognized students who completed paid internships through a partnership between the Tech Center’s automotive program and the company.
Students participating in the internship received a Michigan Apprenticeship Readiness Certificate, a pre-apprenticeship endorsement used to fast-track individuals into automotive careers.
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