NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A new mentorship program in Tennessee is connecting experienced professionals with community college and trade school students to help bridge the gap between education and employment.

Tennessee Achieves has launched a workforce mentorship initiative designed to support students in their second year of community college or trade school as they prepare to enter the job market.

The program pairs volunteers with students for about an hour per month to provide career guidance and professional development.

"We all know, those of us who've been to college and then transitioned into the workplace, there’s just a lot of things you have to learn," said Kasey Vatter, who works in human resources for the Tennessee Department of Transportation and has volunteered as a ment

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