IVCC Hosts Career Fair
On March 12, Illinois Valley Community College hosted the Illinois Valley Building Trades for a career fair for high school students. Fourteen trades presented and provided hands-on activities to approximately 275 students from 12 district high schools.
Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Offers Certificate of Employability
The SVACC provided three Certificate of Employability workshops to local high schools this spring. Fourteen different employers joined chamber staff to share information on career pathways in their industries and essential skills needed in the workplace. Each class session included an activity to highlight an essential skill and time for students to ask questions. Fifty-two […]
New Greenhouse at SVCC
The new Sauk Valley Community College (SVCC) Greenhouse is operational and will be used as a learning lab in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension to provide education, coordination, and technical assistance. This semester, the Intro to Horticulture and Precision Agriculture classes are building equipment and learning to grow plants in greenhouse conditions. Students […]
River Bend CUSD #2 Partners with Veregy to Provide Internships
River Bend CUSD #2 is partnering with Veregy, which works on energy efficiency solutions, solar, and smart building technology, to provide a 10-week construction management internship. Veregy provides construction management and performance contracting services to school districts across the country and in Illinois. Veregy and River Bend will provide a paid internship for two high […]
Evanston Mayor’s Employer Advisory Council (MEAC) Completes Job Shadow Recruitment & New Site Opens to Support Students
The student application process for MEAC’s Spring Job Shadow Program has closed, and more than fifty students from Evanston Township High School submitted applications. Thirteen employers are participating, and they represent a full spectrum of career pathways, including healthcare, manufacturing, auto repair, and culinary arts. In addition, with the start of Northwestern University’s stadium project, […]
Seven Regional Partners Led by Illinois Central College Receive Over $3 Million Grant
A group of seven regional partners led by Illinois Central College received an over $3 million grant through the U.S. Department of Education’s Perkins Innovation and Modernization (PIM) Career Connected High Schools Grant Program. The partners include Illini Bluffs High School, Pekin High School, Peoria Public Schools, the Peoria Regional Office of Education, SkillsUSA Illinois, […]
Moline High School Hosts First Job Shadow Day
On March 20, fifty-seven junior and senior students from Moline High School participated in the school’s first job shadow day. Students learned more about careers in IT, healthcare, first responders, finance, engineering, environmental sciences, auto mechanics, manufacturing, horticulture, education, and veterinary sciences.
Elementary School Partners with High School CTE Students for Career Day
Aurora’s Hall Elementary School hosted a Career Day for 3rd-grade students on March 6. Hall Elementary serves approximately 575 students from Pre-K to 5th grade, 40% of whom are multilingual learners. A bilingual 3rd-grade teacher organizes this event. Typically, she invites current 3rd-grade parents to showcase their careers in a career fair format, and this […]