CareerWise DC offers a three-year applied-learning environment for high school students and an innovative talent-acquisition strategy for businesses. With an apprenticeship, students earn debt-free college credit and nationally-recognized industry certifications through meaningful work experience in the IT, financial services, and business operations fields–all while graduating on-time. CareerWise DC is brought to you by CityWorks DC and is supported by CityBridge Education. We are an affiliate of CareerWise Colorado. CityWorks DC’s mission is to reshape education-to-employment pathways in Washington, D.C. so that more young people are equipped with the “social mobility trifecta”— 1) paid, relevant work experience, 2) valuable certifications and credentials, and 3) a supportive professional network (i.e., social capital).