Statewide YE Educators meet via Zoom with Montana Governor Gianforte

Before going into Q & A, Governor Gianforte shared information on the new position at the Department of Labor and Industry created to foster more public-private relationships with education and industry leaders around apprenticeship and workforce development opportunities.

After the Governor departed, Matt and Tiana took the rest of the meeting to highlight student-run businesses coming out of the YE classrooms. These student businesses will be submitted to the Montana Chamber’s annual high school pitch competition, The Prospects. With the goal of awarding $100,000 in cash and scholarships, students who enter their ideas into the contest could win big! The 2022 prize purse is currently at $51,000, and last year, over $50,000 in cash and scholarships were awarded.