The Chaney Enterprises Foundation Fund awarded the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) $25,000 in scholarships for students who want to enter the workforce as pre-apprentices or earn a certified Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). To support this effort, a CSM Chaney Enterprises Workforce Pathway Program has been established that will map out the student’s course of study upon completion of their apprenticeship to help guide their career path and employment possibilities.
Childs also praised CSM’s Center for Transportation for “opening up a whole new world” for the region with its outstanding transportation curriculum. CSM recently reported that the need for truck drivers with Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL) in Southern Maryland and beyond is loud and clear at the CSM. Enrollment is steady, but more than that, employers are knocking on the doors of CSM students.
To help focus students as they begin their coursework at CSM, the college’s 92 programs were placed within six program clusters earlier this year. Called ‘Guided Pathways,’ this approach helps simplify the process for students to identify the credit or non-credit program that’s right for them by grouping similar programs.
The six pathways include: art and humanities; business and information systems; education and public service; health; science, technology, engineering and math; and, trades, transportation and energy.
From left, CSM President Dr. Maureen Murphy, Interim Vice President of Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CWD) Ellen Flowers-Fields and Chaney Enterprises Director Bill Childs discuss the new CSM Chaney Enterprises Workforce Pathway.
The CSM Chaney Enterprises Workforce Pathway Program will fall under the trades transportation and energy pathway and allows students to enter the workforce at entry level (pre-apprentice), early specialized trade specific (helpers) and as certified welders or with a valid CDL-A license. This will increase the student’s employability, and fills a needed pipeline of skilled workers to local businesses in a short period of time. Once employed, students will become eligible for registered apprentice status based on employer practices and preferences. Upon completion of their apprenticeship, students can proceed on the pathway to academic programs at both the two- and four-year institutions.
Last fall, the Chaney Enterprises Foundation Fund awarded CSM $10,000 to create a Workforce Development Scholarship for students pursuing skilled trades at CTET. That gift was announced Sept. 20 in conjunction with the announcement that CSM’s Construction Workforce Partnership for Southern Maryland was awarded a $150,000 EARN grant from the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) to provide full tuition assistance for 40 individuals pursuing a career in the skilled trades.
The Construction Workforce Partnership includes CSM, SMECO, Chaney Enterprises, the Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s County’s chambers of commerce, Southern Maryland Minority Chamber of Commerce, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and the Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC).
To learn more about CTET and the various pathway and certificates available for skilled trades, or additional information, call 301-539-4733 or 301-539-4370.
Childs also praised CSM’s Center for Transportation for “opening up a whole new world” for the region with its outstanding transportation curriculum. CSM recently reported that the need for truck drivers with Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL) in Southern Maryland and beyond is loud and clear at the CSM. Enrollment is steady, but more than that, employers are knocking on the doors of CSM students.
To help focus students as they begin their coursework at CSM, the college’s 92 programs were placed within six program clusters earlier this year. Called ‘Guided Pathways,’ this approach helps simplify the process for students to identify the credit or non-credit program that’s right for them by grouping similar programs.
The six pathways include: art and humanities; business and information systems; education and public service; health; science, technology, engineering and math; and, trades, transportation and energy.
From left, CSM President Dr. Maureen Murphy, Interim Vice President of Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CWD) Ellen Flowers-Fields and Chaney Enterprises Director Bill Childs discuss the new CSM Chaney Enterprises Workforce Pathway.
The CSM Chaney Enterprises Workforce Pathway Program will fall under the trades transportation and energy pathway and allows students to enter the workforce at entry level (pre-apprentice), early specialized trade specific (helpers) and as certified welders or with a valid CDL-A license. This will increase the student’s employability, and fills a needed pipeline of skilled workers to local businesses in a short period of time. Once employed, students will become eligible for registered apprentice status based on employer practices and preferences. Upon completion of their apprenticeship, students can proceed on the pathway to academic programs at both the two- and four-year institutions.
Last fall, the Chaney Enterprises Foundation Fund awarded CSM $10,000 to create a Workforce Development Scholarship for students pursuing skilled trades at CTET. That gift was announced Sept. 20 in conjunction with the announcement that CSM’s Construction Workforce Partnership for Southern Maryland was awarded a $150,000 EARN grant from the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) to provide full tuition assistance for 40 individuals pursuing a career in the skilled trades.
The Construction Workforce Partnership includes CSM, SMECO, Chaney Enterprises, the Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s County’s chambers of commerce, Southern Maryland Minority Chamber of Commerce, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and the Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC).
To learn more about CTET and the various pathway and certificates available for skilled trades, or additional information, call 301-539-4733 or 301-539-4370.