Free Workforce Training Program for Young Adults

• Do you need help figuring out how to approach the working world?
• Do you need help gaining job skills?
• Are you interested in a career in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM)
• Would you like to start your own business?

If you are between the ages of 15 and 25 and answered yes to ANY of the questions above, then you can benefit from the City of Bowie's Workforce Training Program.

Click here to complete online application form.
 
This FREE program offers residents between the ages of 15 and 25 an opportunity to learn life skills and to develop workforce skills. It also includes information on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) career paths. A second module focuses on Innovation and Entrepreneurship for those interested in owning their own businesses. Applications are being accepted now; the program will take place in April and May, 2023.
  
2023 Program Dates

• Public Information Sessions/Q&A took place on Jan. 25 and Feb. 8, 2023:
  (see recording below)

• Participant Interviews:  January – March

Life Skills and STEM Careers (4 sessions/1 per week)
Youth Sessions (ages 15-17) - Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m.
Session 1 - April 11: Goal Setting for Success and Software Development
Session 2 - April 18: Managing Time & Money and eSports
Session 3 - April 25: Managing Stress & Decision Making & Risk and Artificial Intelligence
Session 4 - May 2: Effective Communication & Relationship Building and Engineering

Adult Sessions (ages 18-25) - Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m.
Session 1 - April 13: Goal Setting for Success and Software Development
Session 2 - April 20: Managing Time & Money and eSports
Session 3 - April 27: Managing Stress & Decision Making & Risk and Artificial Intelligence
Session 4 - May 4: Effective Communication & Relationship Building and Engineering

Innovation & Entrepreneurship (2 sessions/1 per week)
Youth Sessions (ages 15-17) - Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m.
Session 1 - May 16: Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship & Turning Problems into Opportunities Part I
Session 2 - May 23: Turning Problems into Opportunities Part II & Developing Solutions/Business Ideas

Adult Sessions (ages 18-25) - Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m.
Session 1 - May 18: Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship & Turning Problems into Opportunities Part I
Session 2 - May 25: Turning Problems into Opportunities Part II & Developing Solutions/Business Ideas

Program Criteria & Eligibility Requirements (Flyer)