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SkillsUSA is the largest organisation in the United States whose purpose is to serve students preparing for technical, skilled, and service careers. SkillsUSA Ohio has partnered with Career Town Network to launch a virtual career fair for their 35,000 student job seekers in Ohio. “This partnership with Career Town allows SkillsUSA Ohio to establish a virtual, interactive connection between our students and regional employers through online job expos and employment webinars,” says Jackie Walker, State Director, SkillsUSA Ohio. “This is a major step for our organisation to further our mission of empowering students to succeed at work in addition to helping close the skills gap and help fill the thousands of open skilled trade positions available throughout Ohio.”
The United States Census Bureau estimates that nearly a quarter of the manufacturing workforce is age 55 and older. As baby boomers age and retire, there are not enough young people starting careers in the trades to fill the position that the previous generation has left vacant.
Companies are competing for a tight supply of skilled workers. The talent gap is striking at the heart of the middle market as well as large organisations.
“Career Town recognises the need to assist in the development of preparing young people for a vast array of available technical, skilled and trade services careers”, explained Orville Lynch, CEO, Career Town Network. This is a wonderful opportunity to use our virtual events technology to connect SkillsUSA Ohio students with employer recruiters who can tell them, in real time, what they need to do to prepare to work for their organisations, no matter where they are located. It’s about eliminating barriers to career education and opportunity through technology.”
SkillsUSA Ohio will debut its virtual career centre at their upcoming State Championship event on April 25-26, 2023 at the Greater Columbus Convention Centre, through a state-of-the-art interactive “hybrid” career expo event. Students can attend the career fair in person and/or virtually, online. This is where they will meet employers in over 100 different trade industries.
-PR Newswire
