The Skills for Tomorrow Project is a collaboration of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, employers, educators and other workforce development partners to recognize, celebrate, promote and assist Local Unions and Joint Councils in their efforts in creating school-to-work learning opportunities for America’s youth.

In October 1999 the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) received a grant from the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education to implement the Skills for Tomorrow Project.

The specific purpose of the Project is to identify and share information on replicable school-to-work Effective Practices and Promising Models that Local Unions and Joint Councils have developed and implemented across the country.

These practices and models range from co-founding a school-to-work charter school to providing internships for teachers and young people and a wide array of life skills and career awareness activities.

The IBT is proud of the practices and models that have been developed and implemented by Local Unions and Joint Councils and seeks to further demonstrate ways in which unions can play an even larger role in promoting school-to-work opportunities for America’s youth.

Today, there are a growing number of locals interested in supporting the career development of young people, but need information and assistance to move forward.

The Skills for Tomorrow Project provides an opportunity for the IBT and its members to identify, document, and recognize the growing array of Teamster supported school-to-work learning activities and promote their replication by Local Unions and Joint Councils across North America.

The Skills for Tomorrow Project includes several components. These include:

			Skills for Tomorrow Web Site – this web site provides online information and assistance for Locals and Joint Councils on the following topics; an overview of school-to-work, the role of unions in school-to-work, profiles of "Effective Practices" and "Promising Models", links to other school-to-work sites, components of the Skills for Tomorrow Tool-kit and accessing technical assistance., mentoring, training and the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees.
			Road Map – A step-by-step guide for establishing connections with schools, employers and other partners to offer school-to-work opportunities for young people.
			Skills for Tomorrow Labor Tool-kit - a package of resources for Local Unions and Joint Councils that includes materials found on the web site and other resource materials.
			Skills for Tomorrow Video – a video featuring high growth, high wage career opportunities in industries where Teamster members work.
			Technical Assistance – on-call and on-line assistance to Local Unions and Joint Councils to support replication efforts across the country.

The Skills for Tomorrow Project is being jointly designed and developed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Minnesota Teamster Service Bureau located in Minneapolis, MN. The Minnesota Teamster Service Bureau is only state level program of its type supporting Teamster Locals and their members. The Minnesota Teamster Service Bureau is recognized by the IBT for its leadership in promoting school-to-work opportunities for youth through the development of innovative program models and strategies within Minnesota.

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