There are many reasons why some students don't chose to attend a four-year university. Neil Chapman knew he wanted to find something meaningful that would allow him to get to work, he didn't want to wait. He started working at Homeyer Precision Manufacturing and while working there, began an apprenticeship program through the Workforce Development Center for precision manufacturing. The apprenticeship gives him on-the-job training for his career. There are many of these high-demand, skilled career opportunities available in our region. Visit jobs.ninenet.org to learn more and to get connected to jobs in our region.
American Graduate: Getting to Work is an intiative by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that helps us raise awareness of these available careers in our region and help connect people to those jobs. Working St. Louis is our digital series, support by American Graduate, which allows us to tell the stories of the people who live here that are doing these high-demand, skilled jobs.