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Worlds of Opportunity Career Expo
September 29-30, 2010
Greater
Gulf States Fairgrounds - Mobile, AL
The
Construction Industry will be a featured "World" as part
of this Annual Career Expo which will be held September 29th and
30th at the Greater Gulf States Fairgrounds in Mobile.
Over six thousand (6,000) eighth grade students, teachers, school
administrators, parents, industry leaders and volunteers will be
invited to the
Fairgrounds in Mobile, Alabama for the first annual “Worlds of
Opportunity” Career Expo.
The
purpose of the Expo is to create awareness about career options
among students and educators while addressing workforce needs in
the region. This expo, a project of the Southwest Alabama
Workforce Development Council (SAWDC), will be a fun, educational,
hands-on opportunity for students to become familiar with a broad
overview of jobs available in our area.
Attendance to the expo will be available to students from
our eight county workforce development region which includes
Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and
Washington Counties.
The “Worlds of Opportunity” Expo includes the following industry
sectors which are being referred to as Worlds:
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Safety
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Energy
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Construction – Industrial, Commercial, Residential, and
Highway
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Architecture and Engineering
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Maritime
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Aerospace
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Manufacturing:
Paper, Chemical, Steel, Process
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Health Care
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Public Services
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Communications
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Auto Technology
Business and industry leaders, workforce development and career
center representatives, along with school representatives are
collaborating and partnering to introduce this event to our
region. A hands-on
event of this type and magnitude has never been held in Alabama.
We hope to have several exciting hands-on exhibits along with
large equipment to
attract students to our “World”. We will be competing with
Aerospace who will have a plane; Maritime who will have a mock up
of half a ship (and who is giving away Hard hats and safety
glasses to each student visiting their world); and Energy who has
several fun, hands on events planned.
If you are interested
in donating a piece of equipment
or an operator to demonstrate the equipment;
if you have other ideas, or
know someone who can volunteer to help at the event, please
contact Charlotte Kopf at 251-344-8220.
We will need over 300 volunteers to help throughout the
event.
The “World of Construction” is seeking equipment for display at
this event. We are
also seeking ideas for hands-on demonstrations for carpentry
projects.
We hope you will
join with AGC in promoting the
Construction Industry at this event. We need
Volunteers to help.......for more information contact Charlotte
Kopf at
251-344-8220.
Appreciation
is extended to all who have already pledged their support for this
event.
World of Construction:
AlabamaAGC
Bagby & Russell Electric
Beard Equipment
Cowin
Equipment
Gulf Equipment Corp.
Home Depot
Home Builders
Association
H. O. Weaver & Sons
IBEW Local
Ironworkers
Local 798
John G. Walton Construction Co.
Operators Local
$653
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 119
Painters Local
Sheetmetal Workers Local
Riley Stuart Supply Co.
Superior
Masonry
Thompson Tractor
Tractor & Equipment
Volvo Rents
World of Safety:
American
Society of Safety Engineers
OSHA
Mobile Pipe & Welding
White-Spunner Construction
Mobile Gas—A Sempra Co.
Thompson Engineering, Inc.
Hargrove
& Associates
Safety Plus
Safety Source
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Positions Wanted
There is no charge to post your
construction related resume.
Please
contact Charlotte Kopf
251-344-8220.
Job
Opportunities:
If you have a
construction related position available
which you would like to advertise on our website, please contact
the AGC Office: 251-344-8220
There is no charge for this
service.
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