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Our local, regional and national workforce is changing as many will be retiring; new jobs requiring new skills are still being created. A future workforce prepared and informed for the ever changing workplace is needed.

Student Career Connection is this region’s link to our future workforce while they are making career decisions. Our vision is to partner with schools, businesses and communities to prepare students to enter and succeed in the new world of work. With your help, we provide opportunities where students can discover and pursue potential careers through workplace learning experiences.

Here is why your business needs to participate in Student Career Connection programs:

• Help students become more engaged as learners
• Help teachers become more excited as facilitators
• The opportunity to become more involved in the educational process
• Help students make the connection between knowledge and experience in real world applications.
• Help students gain a local, regional, national and global perspective of employment opportunities.
• Build relationships with our young people as they are in the process of deciding on careers and employment options.
• Increase the pool of qualified applicants who can meet current and future workforce needs.
• Reduce the cost of employee recruitment, selection and training by "growing our own workforce".
• Strengthen the link between work and learning as well as labor market supply and demand.
• Improve community relations through participation in local partnerships.
• Enhance a company's reputation by positioning the company on the important issue of education reform.
• Enhance employee morale, support employees as parents and improve employer/employee relationships.
• Promote collaboration between employers and educators to support workforce development.