WIRE-Net is hosting its School-to-Career Program Awards Banquet at Brennan’s Party Center on May 25th from 11:30 am-1:30 pm to recognize the achievements of participants in the School-to-Career Program. WIRE-Net has been a corporate partner with Max S. Hayes High School for the past 10 years and is celebrating the program by presenting 3 new awards—the John F. Sustar Award to a graduating senior, the Career Builder Award to an individual dedicated to the program and the Community Partner Award to a local employer.
WIRE-Net’s School-to-Career Program prepares young people to enter manufacturing by creating awareness of manufacturing positions available throughout the region and providing information on the skills they will need to move into these jobs or post-secondary education and training. Students are exposed to the employability & life skills needed to succeed in the workplace—“employment isn’t just technical ability—employers want to hire the job seeker that has the best attitude and is willing to go an extra mile to do the job well” says Annette May, School-to-Career Coordinator, Students. The School-to-Career Program engages local manufacturers in curriculum review, career days, field trips, plant tours, job shadowing, and ‘PAY’ opportunities. “Involving employers is critical—they are able to make connections from the classroom to the real world” says Derrick Parks, School-to-Career Coordinator, Employers. Employer engagement helped 9 of 16 graduating seniors get hired into manufacturing related positions upon completion of the program in 2005.
