As a bridge from high school to a skilled trades program, we have partnered with Trane Technologies to help 10 graduates of the Pathways Academy graduating class and 10 young moms from the Detroit Community learn the basics of skilled trades.  Our objectives for this partnership would be to first, spark the interest of our participants in the skilled trades sector and then prepare them for their first accredited class in the Maintenance Mechanical Associates Degree Program, an apprenticeship, or an entry level job in the skilled trades industry. The scope and sequence will be as follows for the cohort of 20:

• Participate in a Virtual Career Fair and Mentorship Program with Trane Staff Members. This will open the minds of the teen moms to pursue a career in the skilled trades and to show that it is possible for them to succeed.

• Meet at the Redeem Detroit facility once a week to receive training that is aligned to the Maintenance Mechanical Trades Curriculum and an Apprenticeship Program.

 

While teen moms are in class, their children will receive a quality daycare experience that will strengthen the following childhood psychological developmental stages:

• Cognitive Development

• Social and Emotional Development

• Speech and Language Development

• Fine Motor Skill Development

• Gross Motor Skill Development

Our measurements of success is that 80% who finish the Trane Summer Bridge program will enroll into an accredited Maintenance Mechanical Program, 100% will finish the program and receive their certificates or degrees and 100% enter into the workforce as technicians and eventually become employees of Trane.