GPSED CELEBRATED OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH A PATHWAY TO PROSPERITY BY PREPARING THEM FOR ADVANCED POSITIONS IN TECHNICAL TRADES. TO DATE, OUR WISCONSIN-BASED MANUFACTURING YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM HAS GRADUATED ALMOST 1000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM OVER 45 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH SUPPORT FROM ALMOST 100 BUSINESSES WHO PROVIDE THE WORK EXPERIENCES AND IN MANY TIMES, HIER ON STUDENTS AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM. TO DEVELOP A PIPELINE OF FUTURE WORK-BASED LEARNING GRADUATES AND TO ENSURE GREATER ACCESS AND EQUITY TO EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, GPSED ALSO LAUNCHED PROGRAMS TO OVER 200 YOUNGER STUDENTS BY CREATING EARLY CAREER AWARENESS ACTIVITIES THAT OPENED THEIR MINDS AND INTEREST AROUND TECHNICAL CAREERS THEY DO NOT TYPICALLY LEARN ABOUT IN SCHOOL. GPSED CONTINUES TO LEVERAGE INTERMEDIARY SERVICES TO CONVENE MORE PARTNERS TOGETHER BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE OF WISCONSIN TO SCALE WORK-BASED LEARNING SOLUTIONS THAT WILL IMPACT STUDENTS.