Speak Up: Delaware vo-tech districts sign agreement for apprenticeships

Vocational-technical schools across the state are seeking to boost educational experiences, as students prepare for life after high school graduation. To that end, on Sept. 6, administrators of the New Castle County Vocational Technical School District, the Polytech School District and the Sussex County Vocational Technical School District visited Polytech High School to sign an agreement allowing each student who graduates from their facilities to directly transition into adult education in various trade programs.

• I hope a lot of women apply for skilled trades programs, as well as men. — Lorraine Casteele
• We definitely need people who are willing to become skilled at a trade. Someone has to keep building and maintaining. — Mike Cerminaro
• Great. Not everyone wants to go to college. — Robert Hatton
• Never heard of a vocational kid wanting someone to pay off their knowledge! It pays for itself! — Howard Gaines III
• Vocational kids can be sponsored by a company to pay the bill, that’s why. My son did welding and was sponsored. He had a two-year commitment to the company and bounced. — David L. Haupt