Title: Internship Partnership with Utilities Department and Public Schools Creates a Pipeline from High School to Full-Time Employment

About the Program

Category: Personnel Management, Employment and Training (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

Stafford County’s Department of Utilities identified a way to promote career opportunities to today’s youth in high school. To help grow industry awareness and promote fulfilling career opportunities, the Utilities Department partnered with Stafford County High Schools to recruit and mentor students enrolled in the school’s year-long Work Based Learning Program. This program is a paid internship experience that helps prepare students for the different careers within Stafford County’s two water treatment facilities, Lake Mooney and Smith Lake.