Construction Career Day 2023 coming soon
Mar 08, 2023 10:57AM ● By WNC Business
The Mountain Area Workforce Development Board will sponsor the WNC Construction Career Day, a regional career development event for high school students across WNC who are interested in learning more about careers in the construction and skilled-trade sectors.
Interested businesses and organizations may register online here by March 17.
Source: Southwestern Commission
The event will be held rain or shine on March 28 and 29 at the Smoky Mountain Event Center (formerly named Haywood Fairgrounds) in Waynesville, NC. Employer's setup is March 27th, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM and is encouraged.
High school students will attend on March 28 and 29 from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
Community College, University, Job Corps, and the general public will attend on the afternoon of March 28.
There is no charge to exhibit as a vendor. Please consider showing support through and a sponsorship outlined in the registration form.
Students will rotate through demonstrations and participate in hands-on activates.
Each vendor must provide a hands-on activity. Additionally, each vendor should provide a door-prize that will be given away during the lunch program each day from 12:00 to 1:00 PM.
There is no charge to exhibit as a vendor. Please consider showing support through and a sponsorship outlined in the registration form.
At the WNC Construction Career Day event, attendees will...
- Operate construction equipment and interact with professional equipment operators.
- Explore construction-related exhibits and demonstrations.
- Hear from educators and representatives from educational intuitions.
- Learn about the many professions that make up the construction industry.
- Find out about the salaries, benefits, stackable credentials and educational opportunities including apprenticeships and internships.
Read about the history of Construction Career Day here.
This is the first year WNC Construction Career Days has a blog/website. If you or your organization would like to have a blog post featuring text content, photography, and/or video on this webpage, please email your content to [email protected] for review.
Interested businesses and organizations may register online here by March 17.
Source: Southwestern Commission