Career Empowerment Program for Black Students

Pointters’ Academic Career Empowerment (ACE) Program is designed to help students explore their career interests and develop practical skills through hands-on learning experiences. The program focuses on supporting students who may be uncertain about their next steps after graduation, giving them the opportunity to connect classroom knowledge with real-world applications. This year, Pointters is expanding the ACE Program by incorporating new workshops that introduce students to diverse and in-demand career paths such as cosmetology, culinary arts, and legal professions. These interactive sessions allow participants to gain exposure to different industries, interact with professionals, and discover what career path best aligns with their talents and passions.

The Manager-in-Training (MiT) Program takes career exploration to the next level by providing students with internships and job-shadowing experiences at major companies. Through this program, high school and college students are placed with partner organizations where they can observe and participate in day-to-day operations, gaining valuable insights into professional environments. Pointters is proud to announce that the MiT Program is expanding its reach by partnering with leading companies such as Amazon, Plexus, and Amcor, among others. These collaborations open doors for students to explore fields in logistics, manufacturing, technology, business management, and more, giving them a solid foundation for future career success.

Together, the ACE and MiT Programs form a powerful pipeline that bridges the gap between education and employment. By combining hands-on workshops with real-world professional experience, Pointters empowers students to make informed career decisions and build the confidence needed to pursue their goals. These programs not only prepare students for the workforce but also cultivate leadership, responsibility, and ambition—qualities that will serve them well throughout their personal and professional lives.

Links:

• http://www.pointters.org

At PCI, we really want to grow a youths potential to get into the career force, and we realize that experience plays a large part in anyone's ability to get into the workforce. One of the strongest ways to give a young student professional experience to help them on their career paths is through the job shadow...however, not many students are aware of opportunities in their area for a job shadow. PCI hopes to change that thanks to the Manager-in-Training (MiT) Program.

The MiT program is a job shadowing experienced created in partnership with Secura Insurance and expected to gain many more partners as the program progresses. It's designed to get undergraduate college students to have an opportunity to job shadow and get a feel for working in professional managerial positions in big businesses. We have engaged with many students over the two years we've done it, students picked through a combination of interviews, resumes, and whether they have overall interests in the career field we are hosting the job shadows for.

Reception to the program has been overwhelmingly positive, with students citing how the experience has opened their eyes on the possibility of working in a managerial position and how the staff and leaders of the program were super friendly. We are looking to continue MiT and expand it further to include other businesses, including Amazon, Plexus, Thedacare, and others.

Links:

• http://www.pointters.org