A Career Expo Taking a Different Route to Connect Businesses and Students.
What is the Pathways to Professions Expo?
An event that:
• Provides a forum for student and employer interaction, offering access to an extensive pool of resources, and expertise related to various career paths and professions.
• Bringing a variety of vendors (employers, organizations, educational institutions) increasing visibility and hands-on experience about the career pathway and the company.
Why do Vendors Attend?
To increase visibility
To identify potential job prospects
To express interest and network with local students, parents, and schools
To provide career information about their company/organization
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Why do Students Attend?
• To learn more about career opportunities with local employers
• To find an internship, co-op or job
• To network with employers and make contacts with organizations
• To collect employer information
• To learn more about the career pathways available in our local area
• To discover the education and training opportunities available at local community college and
What makes this Expo different?
• Hands-on, engaging activities
• Expanded schedule to accommodate job-seeker participation
• Focused on short-term training programs in high growth occupations in Will County
• Access to local resources
• Collaboration with various local partners to create a large-scale, sustainable event
Collaborative Effort
• Workforce Center Partners:
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Workforce Services Division of Will County
Illinois Department of Employment Security
Joliet Junior College Workforce Development
Department of Human Services/Department of Rehabilitative Services
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Work with WILCO and Regional Office of Education to access schools
• Community College and Universities
• Community Partners
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Chamber of Commerce
Spanish Community Center
Will County Center for Economic Development
How Will We Measure Success?
• Attendees – Students – Staff –
Job-seekers
• Resources Accessed
• Employer / Participant Feedback
Q & A Thank you for your consideration.