Connecting Today’s Employers with The Workforce of Tomorrow

The Lancaster County STEM Alliance and the Lancaster Chamber have teamed up to create and implement a work-based learning platform for employers, schools, students, and families in Lancaster County. This innovative project addresses one of the greatest challenges related to business and education partnerships: efficiently and effectively matching employers with schools and students who are interested in specific work-based learning experiences such as apprenticeships, internships, job shadowing, company tours, and mentoring opportunities.

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Employer Resources

Share apprenticeships, internships, tours, and mentoring opportunities to inspire the next generation of talent.
Employer Resources

Educator Resources

Give students access to hands-on learning experiences that bring classroom lessons to life.
Educator Resources

Student Resources

Explore career paths, gain real-world experience, and build connections that support future success.
Student Resources

Career Experience Opportunities

There are a variety of career experiences and opportunities through the Inspire Lancaster platform.

  • Job Shadow
  • Mini Job Shadow
  • Business Tour
  • Mentorship
  • Service Learning
  • Internship
  • Co-Op
  • Pre-Apprenticeship
  • Apprenticeship
  • Career Interview
  • Guest Career Speaker
  • Career Day Speaker
  • Mock Interview
  • Industry Tours
  • Teacher Externship
  • Teachers as Temporary Workers
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Real Stories. Real Impact.

Hear directly from students and employers who have experienced the value of Inspire Lancaster. From discovering new career paths to building connections that last, these testimonials show how work-based learning is shaping futures across our community.

Inspire Lancaster made it easy to set up our opportunities. We post job shadows, tours, and internships. Instead of having opportunities on various job sites, we have a centralized platform curated specifically for connecting with Lancaster students. The efficiency of the site is why we continue to love it.
John Bridgen
Precision Cobotics
Inspire Lancaster and job shadows give you the opportunity to work with machinery that you wouldn’t get to in school.
Adam Garden
Spot Junior Job Shadow
A lot of high school students don’t know what careers are available because there are so many different things and categories that you can fall into. Through this program, you’re able to see that the experiences you’ll have can translate into long, viable careers.
Elizabeth Maschke
Future Employee at PCI Customer Advanced Atomization Technologies

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