HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Chamber, through Greater Hutch, has announced that its Career Quest program is expanding.
Career Quest worked with 6th grade classes to bridge the gap between education and business. Students learned from 20 different industry partners to gain knowledge of the different types of employment opportunities and what it takes to work for the companies.
Workforce partners had groups in their facilities to present an overview of their business and types of jobs in their industry as well as a building tour (when applicable), and, when possible, job shadowing experiences as individual or group setting. Students were given time for question-and-answer sessions to further discuss what they learned that day.
Greater Hutch, through Reno Rising investors, underwrote the cost of the program with shirts and passports for every participant.
Next year, the program will expand to offer these experiences county wide, scaling the program up from 80 to 664 6th graders. More industry sectors will be represented in diverse experiences in addition to business tours and presentation.
The program will run December 2022-April 2023. If you are interested in hosting tours and experiences with this program, please contact Lauren Storm at [email protected].
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