Prague, Czech Republic

In September 2022, Johnson & Johnson Czech Republic with JA Czech Republic, SOŠ & SOU Hlinky Beroun, SŠ a VOŠ, Nový Zlíchov, and Automobile & Informatics Prague Hostivar launched a Bridge to Employment program in Prague, Czech Republic. The three-year BTE program is targeting students from three vocational schools: SOŠ & SOU Hlinky Beroun, SŠ a VOŠ, Nový Zlíchov, and Automobile & Informatics Prague Hostivar. Twenty students will be recruited from each vocational school. The BTE program will provide a variety of academic enrichment, career exploration, and higher education preparation opportunities to increase the number of young people completing higher education and pursuing STEM careers. Specific program activities and support will be implemented throughout each program year to ensure students meet the designed yearly short-term outcomes. The three-year BTE-Prague, Czech Republic program targets 20 grade 10 students enrolled in either SOŠ & SOU Hlinky Beroun, SŠ a VOŠ, Nový Zlíchov, or Automobile & Informatics Prague Hostivar secondary school. The three-year program will provide a variety of academic enrichment, career exploration, and higher education preparation opportunities in order to increase the number of young people completing higher education and pursuing STEM careers. Specific program activities and support will be implemented throughout each program year to ensure students meet the designed yearly short-term outcomes.   Key activities include:

• STEM2D competition
• Digital tools for work workshop
• J&J job shadow
• Debate circle