Paid Apprenticeships for High Schoolers | WorkingNation Overheard | SXSW EDU

High school students are given paid apprenticeship opportunities to learn building skills, explains Aaron Frumin, founder and executive director of unCommon Construction - a New Orleans-based nonprofit workforce development organization.
WorkingNation sat down with Frumin at SXSW EDU 2024 in Austin.
The organization has robust connections in the education community, including among homeschoolers and Frumin, notes, “There are various work permit requirements. We work with young people, high school students, and typically they're around 16 to 19. All of our students are currently enrolled in high school. That's really important so that we can collaborate and partner with their schools and coordinate wraparound services or various interventions.”
Learn more about unCommon Construction: uncommonconstruction.org/
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