Imagine Career Week
April 16-23, 2010
  
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A+ Schools

AIU

Bots IQ

Boys and Girls Club

Bridge of Pittsburgh

Comcast

Comcast

Consortium

E4

The Future Is Mine

Junior Achivement

Path Finders

PRSSA

Smart Futures

A+ Schools

Pgh Compact

Urban Youth Action

Youth Link

Youth Works

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We are excited to extend an invitation to you to participate in the 4th Annual Imagine Career Week: Imagine what you can be in the Pittsburgh Region.

Imagine Career Week is a coordinated series of events that focuses on preparing our region’s youth for 21st century careers.  The week brings together young people, parents, educators, employers, and youth serving agencies that are focused on career education.

View the weeks events

Read on to see how you can get involved.

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   EDUCATORS, YOUTH WORKERS, and YOUNG PEOPLE:
  • Attend BotsIQ to see how education can be fun, and lead to a career.
  • Participate in the Youth Career Fair (April 22) to see what careers are available in Pittsburgh.
  • Speak with students about careers available and encourage them to participate in the week.

 
   
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   EMPLOYERS: 
  • Attend the Employers Mentoring Breakfast (April 22) to learn about how your business can impact regional youth.
  • Register for the Youth Career Fair (April 22) and PRSSA Internship/Career Fair (April 17).

 
   
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   FOR MORE INFORMATION: if you are interested in becoming involved in helping young people imagine their future in the Pittsburgh region, please contact the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board at: mfrankenfield@trwib.org.
   

 

Events

Friday April 16th
-2010 BotsIQ Competition
     -Century III Mall, West Mifflin
-PRSSA Regional Event Social (7-9pm)
     -Lawrence Hall, Point Park Univ.

Saturday April 17th
-2010 BotsIQ Final Competition (11am-6pm)
     -Century III Mall, West Mifflin
-PRSSA Regional Event (8:45am-6:40pm)
     -Duquesne Power Center Ballroom

Tuesday April 20th
-Internship Presentation (11am)
     -The Bridge of Pittsburgh

Wednesday April 21st
-JA in a Day (Junior Achievement)
     -St. Agnes School, West Mifflin
-Pittsburgh Trades Exploration
     -Carpenters’ Training Center

Thursday April 22nd
-Employer Mentoring Breakfast (7:30-9am)
      -Engineers’ Society of Western PA
-Junior Achievement “Take your Child to Work” day
-YouthLINK Career Fair (1-4:30pm)
     -Omni William Penn Hotel
-5th Annual Pathfinders Conference (8am-2:30pm)
      -August Wilson Center
-The Future is Mine Conference
      -Pittsburgh Marriott

Friday April 23rd
-The Future is Mine Conference (Day 2)

All Week
-Activities at regional Boys and Girls Clubs
-Activities at the Bridge of Pittsburgh
-School districts receiving info on career readiness youth programming in the region

View PDF of full schedule

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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 © 2010 TRWIB, Inc.