Youth Graduate from TechQuest

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FloridaWorks, in conjunction with Santa Fe CIED, provided 46 high school students with a ten-week training seminar on technology and its evolving role in entrepreneurship development. Successful entrepreneurs, chief executive officers and community leaders shared personal stories of growth and success while discussing their individual inventions and/or start-up companies. 

Surrounded by government officials, CEOs, entrepreneurs and Chamber members and employees, the students were acknowledged and presented with certificates at GTEC’s 10^th anniversary celebration on Tuesday, May 17^th.

During the course of the program, all students were presented with an iPad to enhance their communication, research, writing, technology and financial literacy skills. The students will now engage in a collaborative project to heighten their voice and presence in their surrounding community and full-time internships working for local businesses and start-up companies.

“This opportunity to help bring technology and entrepreneurial training to students from challenging backgrounds was extremely appealing,” states Dug Jones, Assistant Vice-President of Economic Development at Santa Fe College. “FloridaWorks has been a great workforce training partner for years and now New Beginnings Ventures added great value to this undertaking as a strong private sector partner.”