A new career readiness platform is now available to Berks County students. Solve-It Berks, a partnership between the Berks County Intermediate Unit’s Career Ready Berks Alliance and Albright College’s Science Research Institute, provides free career internships, mentorship, and digital curriculum for Pre-K through 12th grade students and teachers across
Berks County.
The program will provide live, online networking and recorded sessions with professionals in students’ chosen career pathways. Students in the program will be tasked with creating “visionary solution proposals” where they will work to solve real-world problems and present their solutions to industry professionals.
“With the various restrictions in place, we knew students would not have opportunities to participate in in-person internships, job shadowing, or field trips to businesses,” said Mrs. Stacy Dunleavy, Program Administrator for Career Ready Berks. “In addition, business and industry representatives would not be able to visit schools in-person. Knowing the importance of these interactions, we developed a way to keep the important work moving forward and available for students.”
The curriculum differs by age group. Solve-It Berks focuses on grades 5 through 12 while Solve-It Berks Kids is for students in Pre-K through Grade 4.