These experiences represent a few examples of the Academies' efforts to enhance the educational and career opportunities for students. The hands-on work experiences are designed to have students discover, firsthand, how skills learned in the classroom, such as reading, math, communication, computer literacy, and teamwork, relate to the workplace. Businesses report that employees often rediscover satisfaction in their own work, improving morale and performance. Equipping Students With Advanced Academic Skills Siemens USA's apprenticeship programs combine an academic curriculum with hands-on practical training in the production manufacturing environment. The students are trained by master craftsmen whose exacting standards are producing highly skilled workers prepared to compete effectively in a global economy.
Students also receive school credit for worker-training activities.
Siemens USA has set up its first five pilot apprenticeship programs in Georgia, Florida, California, Kentucky, and North Carolina. The National Alliance of Business is helping Siemens develop a framework that facilitates replication of the program in other sites. ColdFusion attempted looking in the tree of installed custom tags but did not find a custom tag with this name.