Schools in Northeast Florida
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Financial services is one
of JAXUSA’s targeted industries,
which also include
advanced manufacturing,
logistics and health care.
CareerSource’s Moody says
those are logical businesses
to target because Northeast
Florida’s educational and
business institutions are
providing the necessary
training to staff them as
they grow.
“We know we’ve got a
strong workforce for all of
those industries,” she says.
While local corporations
are partnering
with colleges to train
their future workforce,
some are taking the
training directly to
younger students.
The SPARK (Science
Program for the Advancement
of Research Knowledge) pilot
program lets high school
students conduct research
with Mayo Clinic.
One of the goals of the
program is to help students
submit a competitive science
fair project, but it goes beyond
that. Students are getting a
unique hands-on experience,
focusing on things like cancer
and stem cell research.
“We’re providing them that
platform that they need to take
it to the next level,” says Sharon
Collins, research program coordinator
at Mayo.
“Hopefully these students
will go on to medical school
and come back to Mayo in our
area as future researchers and
scientists that can help cure
and treat some of the diseases
that we’re faced with.”
Jacksonville-based VyStar
Credit Union started a high
school branch program a
decade ago that allows student
interns to run a bank branch
right in their school.
The credit union had
branches in 13 schools in six
Northeast Florida counties last
year, with 156 student interns
in training to operate the
branches.
Not only does the program
train students for possible
future employment in the
credit union after graduation,
the program also teaches
students the ins and outs of
personal finance to help them
manage their money better as
they move into adulthood.
130+
Career
Academies
Regionwide
have a proven track record of superior
performance, earning “A” and “B” grades.
187+
50+
Schools Offer 30+ Magnet Programs
ranging from culinary arts and Montessori to
computer science and medical professions.
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