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American Graduate: Getting to Work

Public Media Initiative to Advance Education and Career Readiness

WVPB received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for the American Graduate: Getting to Work initiative to help advance education and career readiness in West Virginia. The station will work with partners throughout the state to assess workforce challenges and opportunities, and to produce content highlighting individuals as they pursue a variety of pathways leading to high-demand jobs and livable wages.  #WVWorkz

Partners

• West Virginia Department of Education Career Technical Education
• WorkForce West Virginia
• Affiliated and Construction Trades Foundation
• West Virginia Community and Technical College System

Resources

• WorkForce West Virginia
• WV Community and Technical College System
• WV Career Technical Education

Previous Work

American Graduate: Let’s Make it Happen, an initiative to help communities implement solutions to the high school dropout crisis.

• Communities in School
• Coalfield Development Corporation
• Nicholas County Career Technical Center