Lake County is committed to implementing a comprehensive initiative to strengthen the local ecosystem by ensuring equitable access to careers for youth. This initiative focuses on creating a robust network, enabling community partners to collaborate with local high school districts in providing apprenticeships, internships, mentoring, career awareness, career exposure, and employment opportunities both during and after high school. The framework for this is Illinois’ College & Career Pathway Endorsement system. Events will be organized with active participation from youth, ensuring their voices are heard in shaping their future career pathway exploration opportunities.
Lake County Regional Office of Education
Lake County, with a peripheral focus on Cook and McHenry Counties
Developing work-based learning opportunities for high-wage/high-demand areas in Lake County:
Congratulations to all the school districts who awarded College and Career Pathway Endorsements to 1,072 students in the Class of 2023. We’re thrilled to share
Career Z Challenge Semi-Finalists Have Been Selected & Lake County Is One of Them! Schools, non-profit organizations, and local educational agencies in urban and rural
Congratulations to all the school districts who awarded College and Career Pathway Endorsements to 596 students in the Class of 2022. We’re thrilled to share that more than 500 of those students are from our Success Network Leadership Communities.
North Chicago Community High School’s work-study program is preparing students for life after high school.
In May, the Mayor’s Employer Advisory Council (MEAC) and North Chicago Community High School presented to the Illinois Work-Based Learning Innovation Network (I-WIN) community on
Plans are underway for a virtual work-based internship in the second semester through a WIOA grant received in July 2020.
With funding from the Telligen Community Initiative, HPEC established strategic partnerships with regional healthcare employers to better align education and training with the regional workforce needs in health informatics. This work includes increasing awareness for and the adoption of apprenticeship programs that benefit both students and employers.
In AY 2016-17, the Lake County collaborative provided healthcare career exploration field trips to students from 11 high schools, and 63 students from four high
