Kids Career Fair draws a crowd
There was a great crowd for this year’s Kids Career Fair, held Feb. 10 at Mahoning County Career and Technical Center in Canfield and Valley STEM Academy.
The event drew hundreds of youth and their parents and showcased a variety of careers available in the area – including manufacturing.
City Machine Technologies helped organize the event with Valley STEM Academy. The Mahoning Valley Manufacturing Coalition was among the dozens of exhibitors, along with manufacturer members Brilex Industries , Humtown and Schwebel’s.
Kids participated in hands-on activities and asked questions about what the companies do. Interacting with young people and their families about manufacturing careers lays the groundwork for the future workforce.
What Trumbull County is doing
Meanwhile at Trumbull County Career and Technical Center in Champion Township, E Week was held from Feb. 7-9, a three-day college and career fair where students were encouraged to “find their E (enrollment, enlistment or employment).
College and university recruiters met with TCTC students on Feb 7, while military recruiters met interested juniors and seniors on the morning of Feb. 8. Prospective employers got their chance to visit with TCTC students the morning of Feb. 9. Manufacturers who were represented at TCTC were management from City Machine Technologies, Dinesol Plastics, Foxconn and Starr Manufacturing.
What Columbiana County is doing
At the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center outside Lisbon, a career fair is scheduled for March 14 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school along state Route 45.
Employers who want to set up displays to showcase their respective career activities are asked to call Micelle Fitzsimmons at 330-424-3508 for more information.
Meanwhile, about 100 graduating seniors from Choffin Career and Technical Center in the city of Youngstown recently learned about career opportunities available to them at Schwebel Baking Company by participating in high school WorkAdvance.
Schwebel’s and the Mahoning Valley Manufacturing Coalition co-presented to the students about careers in manufacturing and the training requirements involved in starting their careers directly after high school.
Out of the 100 attendees, more than 20 expressed interest in going through the boot camp in May. A plant tour of Schwebels is scheduled for sometime in March.
Meanwhile, the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office announced on social media that it got the chance to interact with students at Youngstown State University during the campus’ 2024 Social Impact Job Fair, held Feb 13 at McKay Auditorium in Beeghly Hall.
Staff from Gina DeGenova’s office manned a table as college students filed past to read about career opportunities in the legal justice system. About two dozen employers representing government, social service and non-profit fields got the change to chat with students in a casual atmosphere.
This story was originally published February 20, 2024 at 4:00 AM.