Business View Magazine | May 2019

229 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MAY 2019 them, educate them, and keep them – or you bring them in from somewhere else. You can also retrain people and upskill them from, for example, a clerking job, to something more career oriented. All those things are in play. We’re also closely working with the High School on a program they call ‘EDGE.’ The idea is to get students involved in understanding what jobs are available for them in business and industry, have that experience before they graduate and, then, as they leave high school, be better prepared to enter an apprenticeship program, if that’s what they desire. Or they have a better sense of what they can do with a two-year degree or understand where their commitment should lie if they’re going to seek a four-year or greater education.” He adds, “Considering the student loan crisis, it’s important that students leaving high school have an idea of the career opportunities that exist for them – certainly we want to show them those opportunities that are in our backyard, so they know they can stay here and have a great job and make a great living. We also BOONE COUNTY , IOWA