Local nonprofit Construction Ready holding CareerEXPO February 22-23
The Construction Ready 2024 CareerExpo & SkillsUSA State Championships will provide hands-on learning for thousands of Georgia K-12 and college students, connecting them with professionals in the skilled trades.
Workforce development nonprofit Construction Ready is hosting their annual CareerExpo.
When: Thursday, February 22, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Friday, February 23, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where: Hall A of the Georgia World Congress Center.
Hands-On: Industry experts at the expo work with students to introduce specific career paths and workforce skills. Photo Credit: ConstructionReady.org
Construction Ready was created by construction employers to meet the high need for skilled workers across Georgia. Their primary goal is closing the “skills gap” between the retiring and emerging workforce. Construction Ready’s career expo educates children and college students on the industry skills needed to enter into professional trades.
More than 9,000 people are expected to attend, including 6,000 K-12 and college students from across Georgia who will learn about careers in the skilled trades from more than 1,200 teachers, parents, school counselors and administrators. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with industry professionals from over 300 leading companies.
The expo will host colleges and universities from across Georgia that offer programs in different construction career clusters. Students will learn how these schools are preparing the new workforce to enter into in-demand trade careers.
Students will experience the sights and sounds of a real construction site, and interactive displays will allow students to see the scope of jobs in the industry, use the equipment and introduce them to specific career paths.
SkillsUSA Competition
New in 2024: Heavy Equipment Operators Contest!
CareerExpo 2024 will also feature the SkillsUSA State Championship, a competition where students showcase their skills in construction-related disciplines. Winners will represent Georgia at the SkillsUSA Nationals Championship in Atlanta, June 24 – 28, 2024.
- Georgia public schools have 17,000+ students enrolled in 150 skilled trade construction and metals programs.
- Industry professionals from 300+ companies in Georgia are prepared and excited to speak with students about their organizations’ work and career paths in the building and energy industries.
Click here to watch a highlight reel of last year’s Career Expo.
Visit: ConstructionReady.org/career-expo
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