Photo Courtesy of Agri-Fab
Okaw Valley student Dalton Bly is seen welding at Agri-Fab as a part of the new Student Learner Program.

February 11, 2015

No Jobs Left Behind group helps get gears going at OVHS

by Derek Pope
Bethany Reporter

While the school year is heading into its final stretch for many area educators, administrators over at Okaw Valley have decided that it is not too late to reinvent how they teach nontraditional skills to students.
In January, Okaw Valley’s administration released details on their participation in a new initiative aimed at reviving manufacturing in east central Illinois that, at the same time, promises to revitalize how individuals become proficient in trades before entering the workforce. The initiative, being called the Student Learner Program, places students with novice level experience in specific trades, gained through their time at Okaw Valley, into paid internships at local businesses that encompass the trade in which they are interested.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.