The Blount Partnership celebrated high school students who have done one or a combination of the following to prepare for their jobs: took Career & Technical Education (CTE) courses on a career pathway, earned an industry certification in school, and/or participated in Work-Based Learning (WBL).
The Blount Partnership hosted over 50 students who began training for their careers while in school and are signed on to jobs upon their graduation. They hailed from the four high schools located in Blount County (Alcoa, Heritage, Maryville and William Blount).
As students graduate, many are heading off to college, and some are moving straight into jobs and careers. The Blount Partnership promotes the notion that although every student’s path may be different, and sometimes nontraditional, there are opportunities for meaningful careers in Blount County for everyone. It also wants to celebrate the fact that there are multiple opportunities for high school students to explore and begin preparing for careers. Some of these students are going on to start their careers full-time, some are going to do a combination of school and work, and some are going to work now with the plan of starting school later.