Longmont EDP, CareerWise Colorado partner on youth apprenticeship program

LONGMONT — The Longmont Economic Development Partnership and CareerWise Colorado, a nonprofit group that provides three-year apprenticeship programs for high schoolers, are partnering on an effort to connect students with local businesses in need of employees to work in hard-to-fill positions.

“Apprentices are identified by businesses through a competitive hiring process so employers can select the right fit for their organization,” Brad Revare, CareerWise director of business partnerships, said in a prepared statement. “CareerWise is designed to be ROI positive for employers based on apprentice productivity. In that way it’s much different than an internship — apprentices…