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Governor Nixon kicks off Summer Job League
Gov. Jay Nixon, local officials and community leaders have
held two roundtable meetings with youth in Kansas City and St. Louis over the
past few weeks to discuss Missouri’s newest workforce program, the Summer Job League.
 On
February 26, Ranken Technical College in St. Louis hosted approximately
26 young men and women drawn from the St. Louis Public Schools student body to
discuss the value of summer jobs. A special panel convened to answer
questions and discuss their own summer job experiences. The panel
consisted of St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay, former Missouri Senator Maida
Coleman, Missouri Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Darryl Chatman,
and SLATE Young Adult Workforce Division Manager Dr. Alice Prince.
And
yesterday, the governor was joined by local and state officials,
business leaders, and students at the Full Employment Council in Kansas City to
further encourage youth to take advantage of the program.
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 About the Summer Job League
Administered by the Missouri Division of Workforce
Development, the Summer Job League is a workforce placement program that helps
emerging workers (ages 16-24) in the Greater Kansas City and St. Louis areas earn workplace skill certificates and connect
with area businesses. The program allows youth to gain real-world work
experience while earning a paycheck, while supporting businesses are able to
access high-quality job candidates at NO cost.
To date, more than 1,700
youth have applied for the program, and more than 120 employers have signed up
to support the league and offer summer positions.
Organizations such as Magna Seating, thinkBIG, KCP&L,
and Research Medical Center are among the employers offering a variety of
summer positions that will expose league workers to STEM-related occupations
and assignments including web design, patient care, and engineering.
To learn more about the Summer Job League, please visit summerjobs.mo.gov. The
website includes eligibility information for both businesses
and youth
interested in the league.
To read a summary of the recent roundtable discussion at
Ranken Technical College, please click
here to access SLATE’s February 2015 newsletter.
To learn more about the governor’s Summer Job League
discussion in Kansas City, please click
here.
Find the latest job
listings, hiring events, and training opportunities in your area online at jobs.mo.gov – Missouri's premier
job-matching site.
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