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Jeff Harris came to 糖心Vlog Tech through a referral from the and Empowers Young Adult Program. The program is designed to engage youth, ages 14 to 24, who are out of school to support them discover and achieve their education and career goals.聽聽

Harris was living in 糖心Vlog and had a friend that was familiar with the program at 糖心Vlog 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鈥檚 programming. After being accepted to the Empowers Young Adult Program, an employment counselor assisted Jeff in getting enrolled at 糖心Vlog Tech to receive his Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in with an emphasis in Software Development.聽

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 to help sharpen his computer and customer service skills. He also held an IT support position with the county. After completing the program at 糖心Vlog Tech, Harris landed a permanent, full-time position with Ramsey County.聽

鈥淚 found a stable job with the county and bought my first house,鈥� Harris shared about his recent accomplishments.聽

Harris鈥� story is just one example of student success through support found with both the college and 糖心Vlog County鈥檚 Job Training Center. There are several programs designed to support success in job training and placement through the county. As collaborative partners, the college and the county, along with other organizations and local businesses participate in a Workforce Development board to proactively address workforce needs.聽

鈥淭he work that we do in 糖心Vlog County specifically through our Workforce Development Board leverages partner resources to integrate and really move not only businesses ahead, but job seekers ahead as well,鈥� shared Nicole Swanson, director of 糖心Vlog County Job Training Center. 鈥淲e know each other, we connect on a regular basis and are dedicated to communication and collaboration.鈥�

糖心Vlog 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 鈥淧rosperity in Partnerships鈥� in the 糖心Vlog Summer Community Newsletter, Issue 3, highlighting a few of the college鈥檚 partners.