Nearly two dozen Pitt County Schools students joined the Tradesformers apprentice program during its annual “Signing Day” this week. Hosted at Pitt Community College, Monday’s event welcomed students from six public high schools as pre-apprentices in area trades.
Launched in 2019, the industry-led initiative is a partnership between the school district, community college and the local trades industry that is designed to address skill needs and gaps. Apprentices gain on-the-job training and related classroom instruction, while earning a base pay rate and learning skills to advance in their field. In addition, they have a chance to earn industry-recognized credentials and certifications and/or college degrees.
New Tradesformers participants include: Montrell Outlaw of Ayden-Grifton High School; Tyler Tripp, Hudson Truell, Carter Allen, Daniel Garcia, Halee Moore and Kieffer Phillips of D.H. Conley; Luke Corbett, Austin Ashley, Annabelle Dwyer and Robert Tyson of Farmville Central; Owen Hardee, Bree Songy, Chris Ocampo-Velis, Nick Fuqua and DeMarcus McCray of J.H. Rose; Bryce Henderson and Victor Teel of North Pitt; and Cornelius Coleman,Owen Fisher, Ethan Manning, Hunter Salter and Trevian Whichard of South Central.
In recent years, Tradesformers has seen growth in the number of industries involved, with more than a dozen businesses participating. They include: Advance Mechanical, C.L. Warters Plumbing, Curtis Construction, Jack A. Farrior, Grady White Boats, Greenville Utilities Commission, Manning Masonry, North State Steel, Pitt County Schools Facilities, Piedmont Service Group, Pitt Electric, Revitalife and Winterville Machine Works.
Pitt County Schools reports that 79% of students who completed the pre-apprenticeship program last year are electing to remain with their companies. These 19 students will move into full apprentice roles following their high school graduations next month.
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