Santa Fe Community College is hosting the PROTEC program again this spring. In its third year, PROTEC will offer online training sessions in Tech-for-business platforms as well as optional paid internships this summer. Participants will hone their skills in Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel, while also learning a few basics about website-making and social media marketing in addition to refining their resume and interviewing skills. Learn more at www.protecsantafe.com
San Diego-Imperial COE (Center of Excellence) recently published a newsletter containing insightful research from employers reporting on what skills and qualifications they look for in potential employees. The full newsletter can be read on our Resources Page, and the report can be read HERE.
The Facebook Career Connections program is getting started in only two locations nationwide and Northern New Mexico is one of them! 100 participants will be chosen to participate in Facebook's online training program in Digital Marketing and then will be placed in paid internships in Albuquerque and Santa Fe with support from. Santa Fe Office of Economic Development and CommUNITY Learning Network. To learn more or to consider participating as a student OR as a business partner,
visit www.communitylearningnetwork.org Community members meet with Facebook project manager, PeiPei Zhou to discuss the launch of Facebook Career Connections in Northern New Mexico thanks to support from the Santa Fe Office of Economic Development and CommUNITY Learning Network.
"Career Connections supports local employers’ ability to hire and retain emerging talent in their local community, thereby nurturing the next generation of the workforce while increasing local economic prosperity." -https://careerconnections.fb.com June 1 to August 1, 2019, (76) youth were placed in internships and employment opportunities across Rio Arriba County, the City of Espanola and Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo. Summer Youth Empowerment Project+ internships, service learning, and leadership training
Rio Arriba County (HELP NM):
Eight (8) Youth Interns; 2 Boys and 6 Girls; Ages 16-18. Moving Arts Española (MAE): Thirteen (13) Youth Interns Mentors; 5 Boys and 8 Girls; Ages 13-24. Project RACE (City of Española): Twenty-Five (25) Youth Interns; 12 Boys and 13 Girls; Ages 15-18. Work Force Connections/SER Jobs for Progress: Fifteen (15) Youth Interns; 8 Boys and 7 Girls; Ages 15-18. Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project: Fifteen (15) Youth Interns; 9 Boys and 6 Girls; Ages 16-17. Total Youth Interns Engaged: 76 Youth 36 Boys and 40 Girls Ages 13-24 |