Challenges and Successes of Implementing my Internship Product

Product: CMS Stem Career Fair

Purpose: Expose Charlotte students and families to a plethora of local and lucrative (starting at $36,000 up to six figures) Stem apprenticeships that create a pipeline of future talent with NO college debt.

Successes:

• Siemens has offered to be a part of our Stem Career Fair
• Gathered a preliminary list of companies that offer apprenticeships & contact information: Siemens, SSI Schafter, and Bosch
• Location identified: Renaissance West Steam Academy

Challenges:

• No idea how to create a Community Engagement Toolkit, (a template perhaps)
• Have not identified a date
• Need help identifying which companies offer apprenticeships
• Need help identifying what type of information should be included in an invitation letter to apprenticeship companies
• Need help identifying what type of information should be included in an invitation letter for prospective vendors
• Not sure about the process/procedure of creating a district career fair: Does CMS have to approve it?
• Not sure how to get the word out to all CMS schools