Career Education Breakfast
In Florida, for every 100 students who enter high school only 14 will ultimately graduate from college within 6 years. Of those, only 8 will find work in their choose career fields. The other 92 graduates will enter a job market full of potential but more often than not, requiring some advanced technical training other than a college degree.
Few issues are more critical to the economic health of our community than workforce development. As the average age of our skilled tradesperson increases along with a demand for skilled labor, our vocational/technical schools need more support to meet the growing requirements. Technical schools in Pinellas County place approximately 2,000 students in jobs each year, having an additional annual impact on the local economy of more than $50 million. This breakfast allows interested businesses the opportunity to hear from school and community leaders on the topics of economic impact, workforce education and advocacy for technical education. Our purpose for this meeting is to rally support in the corporate community to create effective advocacy for technical/ vocational training in our public schools.
The 2011 Career Education Breakfast will be held at the Gus Stavros Institute in the Achieva Room located at 12090 Starkey Road,
Largo, FL 33773 on Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 from 8:00 am until 10:00 am.
To register for this event click here.
Proceeds from the event will be used to fund the Francis Stavros Career Education Scholarships.
12090 STARKEY ROAD
LARGO, FL 33773
(727) 588-4816