Six Gibson Technical Center students have full-time jobs waiting for them as soon as they graduate. The students are part of RS Works, a new internship and apprenticeship program.
Nineteen GTC students have spent the past semester working at area businesses, receiving salaries while they learn professional skills. Those 19 students came from nine of Gibson Tech’s 11 sending schools. The following students were recognized on Workforce Signing Day:
Kolton Goff of Blue Eye signed with Oakley Auto World
Aiden Oosahwe of Branson signed with Oakley Auto World
Brody Archer of Chadwick signed with Stainless Fabrication, Inc.
Coy Page of Crane signed with Jimmy Michel Motors
Logan Noriega of Reeds Spring signed with Hughes Marine
Colton Evans of Spokane signed with O’Reilly Auto Parts
“The students who participated in this internship program not only gained invaluable hands-on experience but also engaged in a strategic pathway toward securing a full-time career by bridging the gap between the technical skills learned at Gibson and the practical application found in the workplace,” said RS Works Coordinator Rachel Pryor.
Gibson Technical Center offers 11 technical and career education programs. Seven of those programs had interns this year.
“I learned that if you are dedicated to working in your program, and show that same dedication to an employer, you can get a job while you are still in school," said Logan Noriega, a Reeds Spring senior.
