In Escanaba, students in the Construction Connect UP were “drafted” into skilled trades apprenticeships with their signatory contractors and U.P building trades Unions. Students in the apprenticeship work 2-3 hours in the morning or afternoon while making $13/ hr. Opportunities like this one set youth up for not just a job, but a career in the building trades industry!
To qualify for the program during the 2023-2024 school year, students must at the time of the program’s start:
- Be a high school senior at least 17 years of age
- Be enrolled in a certified CTE program
- Have a driver’s license and reliable transportation
- Pass a drug screening
Find out more in the Mining Journal HERE