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September 7, 2006
Contacts: Suzanne Higgins
suzanne.higgins@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3808
Trish Vogel
pr.vogel@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3014
Huge Career Expo at Cardinals Stadium, Sept. 30
A consortium of West Valley educational institutions and businesses will sponsor a mammoth Career and Technical Education Career Expo Sat., Sept. 30, 2006, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. "The Sky's the Limit" Career and Technical Education Career Expo 2006 is free and open to the public. It will be held at the Cardinals Stadium, 9301 W. Maryland Ave. in Glendale, where there is ample free parking.
Students, parents and community members will learn about job opportunities and the skills needed for career success. Information will be presented by exhibitors representing educational institutions, business and industry. Activities will include education and employer information booths, demonstrations and presentations. Mini-lecture sessions will be held to discuss specific career areas and to present job-search tips such as successful interviewing, résumé writing and more.
Approximately 165 exhibitors from educational institutions, business, industry and community organizations will discuss career pathway information, educational requirements for various career opportunities and hiring information.
Some exhibitors will conduct preliminary interviews on site.
Representatives of fire and police departments will staff information booths and will display a variety of squad cars, fire trucks and other emergency vehicles.
Glendale Community College nursing students will present information about Maricopa Nursing Program opportunities at GCC, and will staff booths where the public can participate in hands-on activities exploring the career field of nursing.
Visit www.ctecareerexpo.org for more information about Career Expo.
Major sponsors of the Expo are the Maricopa Community Colleges and West-MEC (a public school district formed in 2002 by eight West Valley communities to combine Career and Technical Education programs). Other sponsors are:
Maricopa County Community College District West-MEC The CAD Store Estrella Mountain Community College Gateway Community College Glendale Community College Glendale Union High School District John F. Long Foundation MCCCD Allied Health/Nursing MCCCD Marketing/ Public Relations MCCCD Workforce Development Programs Mesa Community College Peoria Unified School District Career & Technical Education Rio Salado College Western Maricopa Tech Prep Consortium Chandler-Gilbert Community College Jeka Systems Web Design Jobing.com Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix College South Mountain Community College Strive For Students Association for Career Technical Education of Arizona Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Bridges Transition Company Deer Valley Unified School District Discover Financial Services Dysart Unified School District InterWrite SchoolSuite - Convergent Solution Peoria Educational Enrichment Foundation (PEEF) Pueblo Publishers, Inc. (The Glendale Star, Peoria Times, Glendale Pulse, Peoria Progress, FCP Visions) Pulte Building Systems Sundt Construction, Inc. United States Army & Army Reserve Agua Fria Union High School District Career Technical Education Consulting Group, Inc. DeVry Institute Paradise Valley Unified School District Sun Health T & S Consulting Services
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