STL.works
STL.works is focused on developing the workforce pipeline through a two-prong approach. The first is bringing together organizations to discuss the gaps and how to address them. Secondly, there is a focus on educating the community, specifically high school students, counselors, and parents, that a four-year degree is not the only way to obtain a respected career with a living wage and good benefits. In 2022, STL.works piloted a High School Mentor program providing practical knowledge and insight into skilled career opportunities that exist in St. Louis and continued to deepen relationships with 17 targeted school districts.
A region can only be as strong as its workforce pipeline. To address the gaps in the talent pipeline the RBC created the Workforce Development initiative. From this initiative, STL.works was launched in 2019 with a goal to promote the benefits of skilled careers in the industries of Healthcare, Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, the Trades/Construction, and Public Safety, and increase the number of people pursuing those careers by serving as a centralized hub for information and educating the community.
To learn more about STL.works, become a partner, or get speakers at your schools, contact Alandon Pitts, Workforce Development Coordinator.
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Career Pathways Explorations are events bringing together students from the St. Louis region with companies and community organizations from the Construction/Trades, Healthcare, Tech, and Advanced Manufacturing sectors. These events give students the opportunity to learn more about specific skilled job fields, ask questions of industry leaders, and make connections with possible employers as they navigate the jobforce awaiting them after high school graduation.
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Career Pathways Experience take students on site visits to companies from the Construction/Trades, Healthcare, Tech, and Advance Manufacturing sectors. These visits let students see firsthand what a career in these fields looks like. In additionStudents have the opportunity to ask questions of experts with years of experience working in a skilled job.