• Imagine Career Week

Career Exploration throughout the Week... and BEYOND

The Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (TRWIB) presents the 6th annual Imagine! Career Week
April 26th- May 4th. Special thanks to this year's supporter Citizens Bank Foundation!

 

Beyond the Week
 
Citizens Bank Foundation

Imagine Career Week is a coordinated series of events that provides our region's youth and families with the resources and tools needed for 21st century careers. The week brings together young people, parents, educators, employers, and youth serving agencies that are focused on career education.

You can participate in the following ways:

1
   YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS:
  • Participate in our Imagine Your Future Essay and Video Contest. Entries will be received from March 1st to April 1st. If you're lacking creativity and need inspirations check out last year's winners. Winners of each division will win a day of job shadowing in the career they choose, as well as a $100 gift card. Attend the Career Fair on Thursday May 3rd at the Omni William Penn
  • Look into a great summer internship opportunity through WorkReady Pittsburgh
   
2
   EMPLOYERS: 
  • Send a representative from your company to exhibit at the Career Fair
  • Host high school youth during WorkReady Pittsburgh
  • Partner with local school districts to tell youth directly what you look for in new employees
   
3
   EDUCATORS & YOUTH WORKERS: 
  • Let us know what you are doing to teach students about their future careers during Imagine Career Week, and we will post it on our site!
  • Check out resources on careers you can reference and share with youth throughout the year
  • Let us know what activities or suggestions you have for next year's Imagine Career Week
   

 

For more information, please contact Micah Frankenfield, Youth Policy Manager at the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (TRWIB), at mfrankenfield@trwib.org.

 

  

 

2012 Events

Thursday April 26th

  • The Future is Mine Conference
  • Take a Child to Work Day (Open to the Public)
  • JA Days- Junior Achievement
  • UPMC POWRR Workshop at East Side Neighborhood Employment Center (Open to the Public)

Friday April 27th

  • Trades Exploration Day underwritten by Citizens Bank Foundation
  • Global Careers Symposium- World Affairs Council and AIU3
  • Great Race Competition- Boys and Girls Clubs
  • Career Day at Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.
  • The Future is Mine Conference (Day 2)

Saturday April 28th

  • Youth Talent Showcase at The August Wilson Center (Open to the Public)

Monday April 30th

  • WorkReady Pittsburgh Open Application Session (Open to Youth, Ages 14-21)

Tuesday May 1st

  • Employer Breakfast sponsored by Citizens Bank®

Wednesday May 2nd

  • East End Works Job Fair (Open to the Public)
  • 5th Grade Career Fair Junior Achievement
  • Junior Achievement Pittsburgh’s Future…Now Competition

Thursday May 3rd

  • YouthLINK Career Fair- Omni William Penn Hotel (Open to the Public)
  • UPMC POWRR Workshop at East-Side Neighborhood Employment Center  (Open to the Public)

Friday May 4th

  • JA Days (Junior Achievement)

All throughout April 26th- May 4th, check out:

  • Open House at PA CareerLink® sites (Open to the Public)
  • Career Resource Workshops at Neighborhood Libraries (Open to the Public)
  • CTC Discovery Days
  • “Imagine Your Future” Essay and Video Competition
  • School districts receive info on career readiness programming and classroom resources
  • Career Ed. Activities at regional Boys and Girls Clubs
  • Discovery Days at Allegheny County CTCs
  • Workplace Tour and STEM Panel at Jennison Manufacturing
  • YouthWorks, Inc. Job Shadows

 

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Sponsored by:

E4
Junior Achivement
Bots IQ
Consortium
The Future Is Mine
Urban Youth Action
Boys and Girls Club
Pgh Compact
Youth Link
Comcast
Youth Works
Comcast
A+ Schools
AIU
Smart Futures
Path Finders
Consortium

This website is funded by TRWIB, Inc. TRWIB is pleased to facilitate this series of events as a week-long celebration of the next workforce.  

Copyright © 2011 TRWIB, Inc.