Summer Work Programs
NEW: Young Professionals Summer Work Program – CDL Training
Northwest Michigan Works! has partnered with Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District to provide this unique training program. Selected graduating seniors (2026) who are 18 years of age by the start of the program will have the opportunity to receive CDL training and the potential to end the program with a Class A with air brakes endorement or Class B, P, S endorsement.
Young Professionals CDL Training Program Application – Click here
*Application is fillable document so please download and complete electronically. No handwritten applications will be accepted.
For more info, contact:
Hannah Sanderson, Char-Em ISD: (231) 881-6414 sandersonh@charemisd.org
MRS Summer Work Program
Char-Em ISD and local employers know that summer jobs are an important part of the teen years for many young adults. Through this unique program, students from local school districts have the opportunity to work at a number of locations, including Boyne Highlands, Boyne Mountain or a State Park (Young, Petoskey, Wilderness or Fisherman’s Island). Work sites are based on the student’s interest, skill level, partnerships with agencies and businesses, and a student’s Educational Development Plan(EDP). Students are able to earn minimum wage and each site has a job coach that helps supervise and teach the students skills they need to be successful in the workforce, including the soft skills like showing up on time and dressing the part.
For more information contact your school’s
Career Preparation Specialist:
QuinciAnne Castle, castleq@charemisd.org
Cortney Day, dayc@charemisd.org
Jessica Bonter, bonterj@charemisd.org
Morgan Kiteley, mccarthym@charemisd.org
Young Professionals Summer Work Program – Welding
Northwest Michigan Works! has partnered with Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District and East Jordan Public School’s Career and Technical Education Welding program to provide an opportunity for high school graduates who are interested in learning the trades, as well as building their career in Welding.
Up to 6 students who meet eligibility requirements will spend 7 weeks learning with David Muladore in the welding industry and building a project for their community. Through its Young Professionals program, Northwest Michigan Works! will provide to each student a tool kit and necessary equipment they can use during the work experience and to keep after the program is completed.
Young Professionals Welding Program Application – Click here
*Application is fillable document so please download and complete electronically. No handwritten applications will be accepted.
For more info, contact:
Tory Thrush, Char-Em ISD: (231) 340-3432 thrusht@charemisd.org