Year Up’s Professional Training Corps (PTC) is a national program, with one that has been offered at Baltimore City Community College since 2010. It is a one-year, intensive for college students age 18-24 that prepares urban young adults to reach their potential through career experiences and higher education. Year Up provides students with the skills, experience and support necessary to thrive professionally.

The goal of Year Up is to address the opportunity divide. “Five million young adults are disconnected from stable career pathways [while] 12 million jobs requiring post-secondary education will go unfilled in the next decade.” Access to higher education resulting from social and economic injustice are preventing millions of young adults from achieving stable careers, despite talent and knowledge.

Earlier this month, Winquest President & CEO John Leitch and Vice President & COO Nate Corry visited Year Up Baltimore to meet Clif Morgan, Site Director and John Carberry, Director of Corporate Engagement and learn more about the Year Up program. Winquest was also interested in meeting some of the students to help determine if Year Up could provide Winquest with cybersecurity interns to help with an expected boost in summer business. While many companies are looking for interns with more advanced cybersecurity skills, Winquest is looking for interns who are eager to learn and hungry for an opportunity. As John Leitch said, “If the intern has the right attitude, they can learn anything.”

Winquest was able to meet two Year Up students, both of whom were very impressive. The students had as many questions as Winquest and everyone was engaged in the dialog. Nate remarked, “If we have enough business, both of them would be an asset to our team.” The visit concluded with a follow-up invitation to talk with students about the cybersecurity services industry and John and Nate look forward to a return trip.

Thank you Year Up Baltimore for the hospitality and introducing the team to some of your outstanding students. Interested in learning more about Year Up Baltimore? Click here.

Winquest is excited for the possibility of adding interns to the team this year to learn more about the suite of services offered.