Teachers and other educators make a lasting impact on the lives of students, families, and communities. As a high school student, you can get a head start on a rewarding career in education thanks to Education Career Pathway Programs sponsored…
Sixteen students from Española Valley High School have completed this school year already on their way to high demand healthcare careers in their community. The Española Healthcare Career Pathways Project both prepares students to be able to transition into well-paying healthcare jobs while addressing the chronic healthcare workforce shortage in an area that has long been medically underserved.
The Employer’s Guide to Successful Internships, a free resource published by the LANL Foundation, is now available online to help New Mexican businesses find, develop, and retain local talent. This toolkit, with extensive tips and adaptable resources, guides employers from start to finish, from envisioning and designing a program, to recruiting and interviewing candidates, to launching and mentoring interns.
Internship programs give New Mexican employers a way to find, develop, and retain local talent. Young people in our state have deep connections to culture, family, and community. Participating in internships enables young people to envision themselves as professionals, to find work opportunities without leaving the state, to understand what is needed to succeed in the workplace, to make informed educational choices, and to find lasting purpose in both their community and their career. By investing in young New Mexicans today, employers can build their stable workforce of tomorrow.
This synthesis document elevates the shared recommendations across six research reports, listed below, produced from 2021 through 2023 to guide a cohesive New Mexico career-and-college transformation framework.
Tobie joined the LANL Foundation in 2021. It is with a feeling of gratitude that she is able to serve her local and regional community to convene partners, hold space to shape and operationalize vision, and enhance the capacity of…
New Mexico students deserve more opportunities. Our youth are deeply talented and ambitious but are underserved by an outdated, inequitable education system that has led to New Mexico having the highest rate in the country of 16-24-year-old youth who are…
New Mexico leads the nation in the percentage of “Opportunity Youth;” those who are not in school and not working. Because of this, it’s crucial for us to expand and improve access to college, career and community pathway opportunities for Northern New Mexico youth of color, lower income youth and young parents.
We’re partnering with Pueblos, Tribes and Nations to help them accomplish their C3P goals.
We are helping increase access to high-quality, work-based learning opportunities.