A state hosted “college fair” to promote awareness of career/trade fields
With a growing workforce need for trades in Connecticut, the Connecticut Office of Higher Education (OHE) sought to increase awareness and interest in career/trade fields to address these needs. To do so, OHE created CareerConn – a one-day career school expo that connects high school students, adult learners and veterans with leading postsecondary career schools and selected employers. In this panel presentation, attendees will hear about both the virtual and face-to-face CareerConn events, research conducted assessing high school counselors awareness of private career schools, and the successes and challenges from a private career school that participated in both events.
Presenters:
Sean Seepersad, Division Director, Academic Affairs, Connecticut Office of Higher Education
Kevin Clark, Campus President, Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor, Connecticut
Francis Giglio, Sr. Vice President of Compliance and Regulatory Services, Lincoln Technical Institute - New Jersey