{"id":3481,"date":"2025-09-28T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/?post_type=issue-article&#038;p=3481"},"modified":"2025-10-21T20:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:04:47","slug":"freeport-skilled-trades-interns-build-a-better-future-for-themselves-and-the-company","status":"publish","type":"issue-article","link":"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/issue-article\/freeport-skilled-trades-interns-build-a-better-future-for-themselves-and-the-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Freeport Skilled Trades Interns Build a Better Future for Themselves and the Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f9f9f9&#8243; 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These professionals are in high demand. The scholarships and internship programs help Freeport attract, train and eventually hire skilled workers for those positions while allowing the students to gain real-world experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis blended approach reflects Freeport\u2019s commitment to developing a strong pipeline of skilled trades professionals by investing in both scholarship-supported students and emerging talent identified through community engagement,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThe program offers hands-on experience and mentorship, preparing interns for future careers in the trades while strengthening the company\u2019s workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All the interns are paid. 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Although individual sites maintained their own outreach programs to attract students studying in the skilled trades, there was no coordinated companywide effort until last year, when the Guarantee Your Future with Freeport program was launched.<\/p>\n<p>The program was designed to attract a broader pool of potential future employees, including from the most populated metropolitan areas, by offering a way to upskill, reskill or overcome barriers to accessing higher education. It also provides recipients a unique opportunity for a productive career path they might not have otherwise considered.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia was in the first cohort of a dozen scholarship recipients, who started receiving the benefits last fall. All scholarship recipients are students at Arizona community colleges who are either pursuing an associate degree or two-year trade certification. 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