The Trade Collective, a non-profit organization based in Evanston that connects high school students to careers in the skilled workforce, held its inaugural Skilled Trades
In April 2025, K-12 school representatives and business partners from across the Highland Region Pathways to Success Leadership Community convened at Highland Community College to
Freeport High School, the Greater Freeport Partnership, and the Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship introduced the CEO program for Freeport High School students to the regional
Highland Region Pathways to Success districts Freeport CUSD 145 and Oregon CUSD 220 were well represented at the Illinois State Board of Education’s Those Who
The National Manufacturing Day Grand Finale event, held on April 25 at Sauk Valley Community College, was a great success, with six area high schools
On May 20, 2025, the Whiteside Area Career Center (WACC) proudly hosted its Work-Based Learning Signing Day, recognizing an exceptional group of students who turned
Stocks surged, headlines broke, and 90 high school students raced to outsmart the market. With every tick of the clock, profits were made or lost,
In May, members of the NCI/Starved Rock Region Leadership Community team met with the new Director of the LaSalle Peru Area Career Center and the
Marking a new chapter in the region’s workforce development journey, a partnership between Vermilion Advantage, Danville Area Community College (DACC), and the Vermilion Vocational Education Delivery System (VVEDS) officially formed the Workforce Education Committee – a collaborative effort to address regional labor shortages and support student-to-career pipelines.
