Keith Horner, superintendent of Apollo Career Center, said, "We have advisory committees for every program we do. Value that greatly. It's one of the most important things we we do, and that's getting feedback from our industry partners for each particular program to make sure that what we're doing is useful to the community and to employers."
Tim Fitzpatrick, Business & Work Development Lead for AEDG, said, “We have really good relationships with a lot of the companies around the Allen County area. We like to keep those relationships pretty positive, so that we're able to visit with them regularly and find out what is going on to support their needs.”
After President Donald Trump's visit to the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) is working to highlight a piece of legislation that would help increase the skilled worker pool. Portman took to the senate floor to talk about the Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act.
Vantage Career Center gave younger students a chance to explore several different skilled labor careers they might not have considered before.
A handful of local high school students are getting a unique opportunity to build the foundation for a future career.
