Poles Career Academy
Training Center
Poles Career Development
For Public Services
Mission
Program Vision
Poles Career Development For Public Services Program is a growing network of partnerships that strive to meet the needs of the community by providing youth residing in the City of Rochester with both secondary and post-secondary opportunities to prepare them for a career in Public Safety. The program provides resources to ensure student success such as graduation from high school, college credit, work-based learning experiences, industry-based certifications and potential employment opportunities, all of which are key in preparing youth to become productive citizens of the City of Rochester.
Poles Career Development For Public Services program provides youth residing in the City of Rochester with a comprehensive, 2-year career plan in their chosen pathway of Public Safety. The program is interlaced with stepping stones of achievement opportunities that motivate students to maintain the focus and discipline required to endure throughout the awareness and development stages. The program prepares youth with the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to meet the high demand for diverse and local residency candidates in the Public Safety sector: Police, Security and Corrections, Firefighting Safety and Protection Technology, Emergency Communication and Medical Services.
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Program Design
Eleventh and twelfth grade students from various high schools throughout the city of Rochester travel to the REOC (Rochester Educational Opportunity Center) to participate in the Poles Career Development For Public Services Program. Eleventh grade students are enrolled in a 36-week Career Awareness class that provides students the opportunity to explore various fields of public safety. Twelfth grade students are enrolled in the pathway of their choice in a Career Development class that provides them the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of their chosen career pathway (Criminal Justice, Firefighting, Emergency Medical, and Emergency Communication). Curriculum is co-developed and co-delivered by certified industry experts and Rochester City School District professionals with backgrounds and years of experience in the field of public safety.
Areas of Study
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Fire and safety
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Police and Protection
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Emergency Response & Dispatch
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Emergency Medical technician
To Enroll
Please download, complete, and return the CPPS Application to your school counsellor to enroll in the Career Pathways to Public Safety Program.