High-School Program

Build Real Construction Skills Before You Graduate

Train during your senior year through a hands-on construction pathway built to help students explore career opportunities, develop technical skills, and prepare for the future.

Prepare for the future

This program gives high school seniors the opportunity to build real construction skills before graduation through classroom learning and field-based training.

Students work through construction fundamentals with a strong emphasis on hands-on experience, technical growth, and workplace readiness. The goal is to help students explore career paths, strengthen employment skills, and take meaningful steps toward life after high school.

When?

Fall + Spring Semesters of Senior Year

What you learn

Each program covers a wide range of technical and non-technical skills critical to gaining an edge in the auto industry.

Technical Skills

Over two semesters, students work through a program centered around the NCCER Core curriculum, gaining exposure and training in a wide range of technical construction skills and workplace skills.

Fundamentals of Construction

Forklifts

Intro to Welding

Intro to Heavy Equipment

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WORKPLACE READINESS Skills

In addition to technical training, students build essential non-technical skills that support long-term success in school, work, and future training opportunities.

Professional Workplace Skills

Financial Literacy

Job Application Coaching

Post-Graduation Planning

Critical thinking

What Students Should Know

To enter the program, a student must:

Be a senior and on track to graduate

Be able to give up 3–4 class periods in the morning to attend

Have availability during the school day and school hours

Be currently in a capstone class

Preferably have no attendance or discipline issues

For families exploring pathway-based career training, GMCS describes these opportunities as a way to explore many opportunities, build technical skills, and prepare for future goals while remaining connected to the student’s home school.
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