Workforce Training Program

Free Workforce Training Program for Young Adults

  • Do you need help figuring out how to approach the working world?
  • Do you need help gaining job skills?
  • Are you interested in a career in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM)
  • Would you like to start your own business?

If you are between the ages of 15 and 25 and answered yes to ANY of the questions above, then you can benefit from the City of Bowie's Workforce Training Program.
 
This FREE program offers residents between the ages of 15 and 25 an opportunity to learn life skills and to develop workforce skills. It also includes information on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) career paths. A second module focuses on Innovation and Entrepreneurship for those interested in owning their own businesses. The program will run from mid-March through early May. 
  
2022 Program Dates

  • Application Period: Opened Monday, January 10
  • Candidate Interviews:  January – March
Life Skills and STEM Careers (4 sessions/1 per week)
Youth Sessions (ages 15-17) - Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m.
Session 1 - March 15
Session 2 - March 22
Session 3 - March 29
Session 4 - April 5

Adult Sessions (ages 18-25) - Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m.
Session 1 - March 17
Session 2 - March 24
Session 3 - March 31
Session 4 - April 7

Innovation & Entrepreneurship (2 sessions/1 per week)
Youth Sessions (ages 15-17) - Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m.
Session 1 - May 3
Session 2 - May 10

Adult Sessions (ages 18-25) - Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m.
Session 1 - May 5
Session 2 - May 12

Program Criteria & Eligibility Requirements (Flyer)

Information
This program is organized by the Office of Grants Development & Administration in conjunction with Bowie Youth & Family Services.

 Program Contact:
Kay Starr, Program Coordinator