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Fourteen students at Westfield Technical Academy are participating in a pilot program through the Information Technology Department, partnering with employees at the city’s Westfield Technology Center to garner real world experience as they consider future career opportunities.

“Through the nurturing of this partnership, we are able to provide career exploration and experience opportunities to students,” said Lenore J. Bernashe, ITMLP, information technology manager for the City of Westfield, adding, “it enables the Technology Center staff to focus on higher need support calls, issues and project work.”

Kevin Grimsley, chair of the Information Technology (IT) Department, shared a similar sentiment.

“The Technology Center is a part of our city and a huge part of our school system,” he said. “There is no more intimate group of city employees that interacts with our buildings than the team that keeps our schools connected to the world and to each other.”

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