Businesses

Businesses in Delaware can get involved with the schools and the community, and can help prepare students for the future workforce in many ways. Here are a few ways to get involved, each with a contact to help get the ball rolling.

Connecting job seekers looking to learn new skills with employers looking for qualified workers. Employers, employer associations, and joint labor-management organizations provide apprentices with instruction that reflects industry needs, resulting in a trained workforce and employers with a competitive edge.

A wide range of information to help businesses develop apprenticeship programs can be found at the Registered Apprenticeship website.

Delaware’s Joblink is a network system that provides employers and job seekers access to Delaware workforce information.

Learn about the policies and regulations for apprenticeship programs in Delaware at the Delaware Apprenticeship & Training site.

Apprenticeship Training Resources are offered to help answer questions about training programs for your business.

Internships are designed to combine academic studies with on-the-job training and experience and offer students an opportunity to work while completing their education. Many students are able to fulfill their career goals through challenging internships that provide a path to permanent employment.

An excellent resource for employers and prospective interns to connect with each other, Delaware Intern distinguishes itself by providing students with forums for interacting with each other, employers, and career center staff.

DelawareJobs.com offers local employers the ability to post internship positions at no charge.

Join more than 100,000 employers in connecting with quality Generation Y talent through the Experience Network.

Mentoring – the presence of caring adults offering support, advice, friendship, reinforcement and constructive examples – has proved to be a powerful tool to help young people fulfill their potential. By using your influence and resources as a decision maker, you can bring new hope to young lives through the power of mentoring.

Creative Mentoring supports in-school mentoring programs in Delaware.

The Delaware Mentoring Council is a statewide coalition providing mentors to youth in need.

The MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership offers support and tools that mentoring organizations need to effectively serve young people in their communities.