The DeKalb-Ogle Workforce Development Consortium hosted a unique opportunity for area high school students on February 19th, 2014. The “Assemble ur Future” event was a collaborative effort of the Consortium, GREDCO, DCEDC, Kishwaukee College, Northern Illinois University and area high schools. Designed to expose high school students to careers available in local industry in the manufacturing sector, students toured 2 – 3 industries located within their immediate communities and finished the day at the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at Northern Illinois University.
There were 125 student total participating in the “Assemble ur Future” Tour. Participating industry offering students an insiders’ view of their companies were: Custom Aluminum, GIC, Sauber Manufacturing, SK Tools, The Suter Company, Thompson Industries, Silgan Packaging, Manufactured Packaging Products, and Clark-Dietrich Steel. Pictured are students from DeKalb High School at SK Tools.
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