{"id":42610,"date":"2023-10-26T11:16:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knightcrier.org\/?p=42610"},"modified":"2023-10-26T11:16:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:16:55","slug":"the-careers-of-tomorrow-expo-exposing-students-to-opportunities-for-their-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knightcrier.org\/student-life\/2023\/10\/26\/the-careers-of-tomorrow-expo-exposing-students-to-opportunities-for-their-future\/","title":{"rendered":"The Careers of Tomorrow Expo: exposing students to opportunities for their future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OAKS &#8211; Rows of tables and smiling faces greeted over 1,000 students from 23 schools at the Careers of Tomorrow Expo on October, 24. The expo was hosted by Montco Works, an organization that is in charge of the development of the workforce in Montgomery County, and this event is one of the many ways they expose students to the plethora of career pathways that they have access to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coming together over their curiosity about career opportunities, students had the opportunity to talk to exhibitors ranging from tradesmen to medical professionals to help them understand the vast amount of opportunities that are available in the Southeast Region of Pennsylvania.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFrom my perspective, my job is to make sure that our workforce development system is thriving, I know that many of the exhibitors here represent careers that are absolutely going to need workers in the next 10, 15, 20 years,\u201d the executive director of Montco Works Jennifer Butler stated.<aside>\n    <div class='pullquote sno-pullquote-6a6052c1e90a6 sno-animate pullquote-shadow'>\n                <div class=\"quotebody\">\n                        <div class='largequote'>&ldquo;<\/div>\n                                    <p class='pullquotetext'>We are looking to the next generation of workers to make sure that as you\u2019re making decisions, and you&#8217;re looking at what you may want to do, if your plan is to stay in not necessarily Montgomery County, but stay in Southeast Pennsylvania, we want you to know what is available.<\/p>\n                            <p class='quotespeaker'>&mdash; Jennifer Butler<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<style>\n.sno-pullquote-6a6052c1e90a6 {\n    display: flex;\n    float: right;\n    margin: 30px 0 30px 30px;\n    width: 50%;\n    border-color: #0066bf;\n    border-top-width: 5px;\n    border-right-width: 5px;\n    border-bottom-width: 5px;\n    border-left-width: 5px;\n    background-color: #dddddd;\n}\n.sno-pullquote-6a6052c1e90a6 p.pullquotetext,\n.sno-pullquote-6a6052c1e90a6 p.quotespeaker {\n    color: #000000 !important;\n}\n.sno-pullquote-6a6052c1e90a6 .pullquotepic {\n    width: 33%;\n    margin-left: 25px;\n}\n.sno-story-body .sno-pullquote-6a6052c1e90a6 p.pullquotetext {\n    font-size: 22px;\n    line-height: 1.4em;\n}\n.sno-pullquote-6a6052c1e90a6 .quotebar {\n    background: #dddddd;\n    flex: 0 0 90px;\n    margin-top: -15px;\n    margin-left: -15px;\n    padding-left: 15px;\n    padding-top: 15px;\n    margin-right: 15px;\n}\n.sno-pullquote-6a6052c1e90a6 .largequote {\n\tcolor: #888888;\n}\n.sno-pullquote-6a6052c1e90a6 .quotebody {\n    width: unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n \u201cWe are looking to the next generation of workers to make sure that as you\u2019re making decisions, and you&#8217;re looking at what you may want to do, if your plan is to stay in not necessarily Montgomery County, but stay in Southeast Pennsylvania, we want you to know what is available.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was only the second time they were able to hold the expo in person since COVID-19, giving students a hands-on opportunity to experience the careers that they are interested in and the ability to talk face-to-face with people who are in those fields.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think nothing can beat being able to actually talk to somebody in person, be able to sample some of the equipment that they use on the job, it\u2019s one of the reasons why I do what I do,\u201d Butler explained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of the diversity of the exhibitors, the Careers of Tomorrow Expo also helped to open students\u2019 eyes to opportunities that they never knew existed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was interested in health care and I liked seeing all the different kinds of people contribute to [medicine] whether it be creating technology for doctors or being the actual provider,\u201d North Penn High School junior Sarah Salem said. \u201cThis will help me in the future because it opened my mind to how many professions [that are] within the healthcare field\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OAKS &#8211; Rows of tables and smiling faces greeted over 1,000 students from 23 schools at the Careers of Tomorrow Expo on October, 24. 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