Legislature pursuing expanded internship opportunities
23 Mar 2021
CHEYENNE — The State of Wyoming may soon allocate $1 million to skilled labor internship programs for high school and college students.
Senate File 127, sponsored by Sen. Dave Kinskey, R-Sheridan, would create the Wyoming Learn While You Earn program — a partnership between businesses, high schools and colleges that allows students to earn wages and education credits while working with local employers. The internships would be overseen by a college or high school instructor and would include a curriculum and clear student expectations, Kinskey said.
To participate in the program, students must be U.S. citizens and be enrolled in a high school or community college participating in the program. Students can participate in the program for as many as four semesters in high school and six academic terms in a community college.
Continue reading here.
More Topics
![Festival of Tables/Installation Banquet Photo](http://cdn.1.economicgateway.com/media/userfiles/subsite_148/images/news/Screen%20Shot%202021-03-17%20at%202_54_33%20PM.png)
Festival of Tables/Installation Banquet
Mar 17 2021![Site Logo](/media/userfiles/subsite_149/images/layout/chamber-logo-3.png)
![Site Logo](/media/userfiles/subsite_149/images/layout/chamber-logo-3.png)