Attainable Futures Program Receives National Award
Community High School District 99 and 630 Workforce Education Foundation (630WEF) are proud to announce that their Attainable Futures Program has received a Golden Achievement Merit Award by National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA).
Attainable Futures
This program addresses work readiness for sophomores and juniors, assisting them in career paths, job application completion to resume, business etiquette, interview techniques, typical job expectations, etc. Student are provided transportation to various businesses for four half-day sessions, concluding with a celebratory luncheon.
630 Scholarship
Scholarships are awarded to students who are interest in furthering their education at a technical/trade school, or college/university. Open to Chamber630 Members, their employees and their families only.
Scholarship Hosting
Businesses that want to contribute to the future workforce through their own scholarship program and would prefer assistance in its management can count on the support of the 630 Workforce Education Foundation to manage.
Featured sessions took place at Universal Technical Institute, Midwestern University, and PowerForward DuPage.
Supporting education and innovation.
The Foundation serves students throughout eleven communities on a variety of work-ready programs. The Attainable Futures is a flagship program that prepares sophomores and junior high school students for the workplace. The Foundation also offers an annual scholarship for those furthering their education and through collaboration may manage scholarships on behalf of a separate business.
Through a combination of programs, scholarships and community leadership, the Foundation has used its role to carve out a unique position at the complex intersection point of workforce development, education and economic development.
“Manufacturing is getting back to normal with only a 5 percent industrial space vacancy rate. As for transportation, distribution and logistics, those firms are exploding here because of the explosion in popularity of the virtual economy and because of the County’s ready access to transportation and highways.”
— Greg Bedalov, president of Choose DuPage, the economic development arm of DuPage County.
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions!
Email
info@630WEF.org
Phone
(630) 968-4050