Retain Graduates In Our Region With Rewarding Careers and Jobs Using Mentors As The Resource To Inspire and Prepare Graduates To Explore Local Opportunities
Use Chambers of Commerce as Mentoring Networks Recruiting Mentors from Our Region To Support Students. Use DCMO BOCES as the Network To Connect Soon To Graduate Students To Mentors.
The First Year Pilot Aims To Match 60 Mentors with 60 Seniors For The Purpose of Placing and Retaining 20 Graduates In our Region With Local Employment and Career Opportunities
The DCMO BOCES Mentorship Program works with County Business Organizations To Recruit and Prepare Mentors.
DCMO BOCES prepares students from 16 School Districts to engage in mentoring relationships to improve opportunities to explore local careers and jobs.
A Federal funding partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission provides incentives for 12th grade students to complete a mentoring track that includes resume preparation, mentoring sessions and a workbased learning experience.
Local funding partnerships with the Foundation for South Central New York, and the Greater Norwich Foundation, expanded resources to support students needs and support the mentorship recruitment and preparation efforts.
Partnerships with regional employers will open doors for students who complete the Mentoring Program to apply for jobs or to complete internship and shadowing experiences.
Get to know the graduates
Pre-screen the candidates
Have candidates for employment
Pre-qualify potential employees
You can benefit, in most cases, from an on-site work experience at no cost to you