Nixon Next-Generation Jobs Team to match young people with summer internships
Yesterday, Gov. Jay Nixon launched the Missouri Next-Generation Jobs Team to match thousands of young people with high-tech jobs.
The Next-Generation Jobs Team will help match thousands of Missouri youth, ages 16 to 24, with summer internships and work experiences at cutting-edge employers across the state. Mentors with the Missouri Department of Economic Development's local Workforce Investment Boards will help youth identify career fields of interest and place young people with appropriate employers in the area. The young Missourians will then spend the summer gaining on-the-job training and work experience, along with continued guidance and support from professional career counselors.
A full 160 employers have already signed on for the program, and the state expects to create about 3,000 jobs through this program. Wages will be funded with federal economic recovery money.
Interested employers and applicants can check out the program at summerjobs.mo.gov.
