If you are ready to mentor a student with a specific trade background, this is the right place for you!
Advantages to hiring a student :
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Gain knowledgeable and well-prepared employees
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Increased staff diversity
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Partnership with schools
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Input on quality and relevance of school’s curricula
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Actively develops your future pipeline of talent
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Provides a supplemental workforce
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Generates a workforce with in-demand employability skills
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Reduces employer training costs
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Increases your company’s visibility in the community
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Increases workplace satisfaction among mentoring employees
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Acts to improve the community through a successful economy
Requirements :
Pennsylvania Law requires employers who work with students under 18 years old in school to work programs to have the same clearances as other professionals who work with school aged children. This law is applicable to the Cooperative Education and Career Launch programs at UBCTS.
Links and directions to obtain clearances
The PA Department of Education requires that a signed training plan and agreement between the school, employer, student and guardian be put into place. UBCTS coordinators will create your personalized training plan and agreement prior to scheduling an in person meeting with the employer, student, guardian, and coordinator to obtain signatures.
Employers are required to:
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Provide a challenging learning environment for the student while encouraging career development
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Train and mentor the student in safety, health, and required job duties
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Provide periodic evaluations on the student’s job progress
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Meet with coordinator once a month to discuss job tasks and obtain feedback
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Follow all federal and state laws and regulations regarding minimum wages with correct tax deductions, worker’s compensation, and child labor laws
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Obtain child abuse clearance, criminal background check, and FBI digital fingerprinting prior to student working
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Follow the specific training plan and agreement for the individual student
Interested in posting a job opening?
Looking for more information?
Cooperative Education Information Packet
Please contact Lisa Walck, School to Work Coordinator, for additional details or questions: lwalck@ubtech.org or 215-795-2911 ext. 242 or Marianne Deose mdeose@ubtech.org 215-795-2911 ext 215.
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