杰夫•哈里斯 came to Anoka Tech through a referral from the Anoka County Job Training Center and Empowers Young Adult Program. The program is designed to engage youth, 14至24岁, who are out of school to support them discover and achieve their education and career goals.
Harris was living in Anoka and had a friend that was familiar with the program at Anoka Tech. When he reached out to the college, a staff member working in the career services office recognized that he may be eligible for some support from the county’s programming. After being accepted to the Empowers Young Adult Program, an employment counselor assisted Jeff in getting enrolled at Anoka Tech to receive his Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in 信息技术 with an emphasis in 软件开发.
Through that program and partnership, many students hold jobs or paid internships related to their interest and career goals. Harris participated in an internship as a Resource Center Assistant at 在布莱恩的CareerForce to help sharpen his computer and customer service skills. He also held an IT support position with the county. After completing the program at Anoka Tech, 哈里斯得到了一个永久职位, full-time position with Ramsey County.
“I found a stable job with the county and bought my first house,” Harris shared about his recent accomplishments.
Harris’ story is just one example of student success through support found with both the college and Anoka County’s Job Training Center. There are several programs designed to support success in job training and placement through the county. 作为合作伙伴, 学院和郡, along with other organizations and local businesses participate in a Workforce 发展 board to proactively address workforce needs.
“The work that we do in Anoka County specifically through our Workforce 发展 Board leverages partner resources to integrate and really move not only businesses ahead, 但求职者也一样,妮可·斯旺森分享道, director of Anoka County Job Training Center. “我们彼此认识, we connect on a regular basis and are dedicated to communication and collaboration.”
安诺卡技术学院 exists to serve students and the surrounding community with the finest career and technical education in Minnesota. This mission would not be possible without mutually beneficial partnerships throughout multiple sectors in the community. This story is an excerpt from the article “Prosperity in Partnerships” in the 安诺卡技术学院 Summer Community 全球十大博彩公司letter, 问题3, highlighting a few of the college’s partners.
