Communicating with Confidence

Communicating with Confidence

 Communicating with Confidence

Communicating with Confidence

A program designed to encourage, engage and build confidence  in our students abilities.

WEP works with high school junior English teachers to:

  • Provide students guidance during face to face interviews
  • Develop tools that help students build self-assurance, practice problem-solving, and understand responsibility
  • Assist students in resume building
  • Offer opportunities for businesses/industries to share information
    about their company and career offerings
  • Connect students with businesses where they have a career interest
  • Connect teachers with area business leaders
  • Provide educational tours for the teachers
Career Health Connections

Career Health Connections

Career Health
Connections 

Career Health Connections

This program is designed for juniors and seniors who are interested in learning more about careers in healthcare. Students will do a 10 week rotation.

Selected students will:

  • Receive hands on experiences, with health care professionals, in Radiology, Lab, Pharmacy and Nursing at Wilson Medical Center
  • Receive hands on experiences, with health care professionals, in Nursing, Lab, Pharmacy and Dental at Carolina Family Health Centers
  • Get HIPPA and Confidentiality training  provided by Area L AHEC
  • Earn the Youth Health  Services Corps. certificate through Area L AHEC
  • Work with patient mannequins at the Virtual Medical Center with Wilson Community College Nursing staff
  • Receive Narcan training and substance abuse education from Wilson County Substance Prevention Coalition

At the end of completion, they will be presented with a Career Health Connections Program Certificate at their schools Awards Day. 

WEP will offer a program in the spring and in the fall.  Students are only eligible to attend 1 session. 

For more details, or to apply, please reach out to your high school CDC . 

WEP is able to provide support because of generous gifts made each year by in-vestments from businesses, individuals, and grants with the shared understanding that public education is central to a vibrant and healthy community.