MIAMI GARDENS (CBSMiami) – CBS4 first introduced you the story of a first-of-its-kind free program at Florida Memorial University.
The faculty teamed up with the Miami Dolphins Social Impact Committee and the Lennar Foundation to assist many enter the development business in January.
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This Wednesday, CBS4 checked again in to see how college students are constructing a brand new outlook.
“You have to have more than one way of income, more than one source of income if that’s shut down, you have to be able to do something else,” Antynia Bennett stated.
Back then, Bennett was nonetheless desirous about how the pandemic had impacted her work on the submit workplace.
“I wasn’t laid off but it made me want to explore more, it wanted me to have more opportunities in case anything happened that I could have another avenue to go to,” Bennett advised CBS4 again in January.
Bennett by no means most well-liked the normal faculty route, however likes to study, and taking courses targeted on a selected commerce is way more interesting.
What initially was a little bit of hesitation has turned to confidence.
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“I’m definitely going to start a business doing electricity.”
Bennett has realized a lot, as she has helped a few of her classmates with assignments.
Part of the success could also be resulting from the truth that FMU begins every course by instructing college students to give you a plan.
“It definitely does, it helps me to focus, on what it is that I’m doing and it’s going to give me a better chance at being a great electrician,” Adrienne Barry stated.
She is one other pupil CBS4 has been following since January.
Of course, the work could be robust, lengthy hours, demanding, typically in unforgiving circumstances, however there will likely be some laughs and camaraderie alongside the way in which to a profession in building.
“It does create equity but it also allows them to learn leadership trades and how to overcome struggles and challenges,” Donnie Hale, FMU Outreach and Academic Programs Exec. Director.
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The program wraps up in June, however some are able to get to work. “I would definitely switch to this trade full time,” Bennett stated.