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High Wycombe, UK
|Site Spotlight
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
This month, we’re highlighting our Sustaining Site in High Wycombe, U.K. Starting with a 3-year BTE program in 2016 which hosted 50 students, the team has since run 4 additional 1-year programs with a little over 20 students each, with the latest one s …
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Tswelopele, South Africa
|ABTS 2021 Ambassador
Reflections on ABTS by a Student Ambassador from South Africa
The Alliance Building and Training Session (ABTS) is an annual event that celebrates the achievements, lessons learned, local successes, best practices, and innovation stories from participating Bridge to Employment (BTE) sites. The event brings togeth …
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Global
|Youth Leadership Council
Leaders in Action: Meet the 2022 BTE Youth Leadership Council Members
Each year, Bridge to Employment invites participants to join the Youth Leadership Council in recognition of the critical value youth voice and governance brings to the program. The YLC members share their experiences and make recommendations to advance …
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Puebla, Mexico
|Site Spotlight
Resiliency and Creativity during COVID
2021 was a very busy year for BTE Puebla, Mexico, partners and participants. Despite having to pivot to virtual programming due to COVID-19, program partners from Janssen, Johnson & Johnson Mexico, Servicios a la Juventud (SERAJ), and Colegio de Ba …
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High Wycombe, UK
|Alumni Story
Apprenticeships: A Time to Explore, a Space to Fit in
Apprenticeships are a growing trend for young people entering the job market. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, almost 2 million people have started new apprenticeships in the last decade, showing 70% growth since 2011. Likewise, in the U.K., …
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