Teens in the Boys and Girls Club of Central Illinois’ Career Launch program learned about welding, GIS and aviation at LLCC last week! They heard about these fields, careers and college opportunities from Aiden Tierney, Dean Butzow, Patrick Moore, Rashawn Jones and Mackenzie Bryant.
Below is a Workforce Institute graphic that can be used in your email signature. If you’re currently using the graphic that includes the June 26 Workforce 101 date, you’ll want to be sure to update to this one. When inserting the graphic into your signature, be sure to hyperlink it to https://www.llcc.edu/workforce. Thank you!
The first ever Workforce 101 event was held Saturday, June 26, from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. More than 50 prospective students tried out various trades with hands-on activities and met employers at the event. Students could choose up to two sessions from culinary, hospitality, aviation, HVACR, construction, welding and automotive technology.
View the following 30-second video, promoting the Workforce Institute at LLCC and the Workforce 101 event that will be held June 26! At the event, future students can try their hands at various trades and meet employers. The video is being shared on the LLCC website, social media and local TV.
Nancy Sweet, dean, Workforce Institute, was a guest on Sports Radio 1450 AM Springfield June 7 and spoke about the new Workforce Institute and Workforce 101 event June 26.
Below is a Workforce Institute graphic to use in your email signature to promote the Workforce 101 event on June 26. Those looking to start or change careers can try their hands at various trades and meet employers. When inserting the graphic into your signature, be sure to hyperlink it to https://www.llcc.edu/workforce. Thank you!
LLCC will announce later today the launch of the Workforce Institute, featuring short-term, affordable training for high demand, high wage occupations.
“Students will get in, get trained and get a job,” says Dean Nancy Sweet. “The world has changed, people are evaluating their futures, jobs are available. For recent high school graduates or someone looking to reskill or upskill, it’s now even more convenient to enroll in our trade programs when they want and complete certificates employers want.”
LLCC invites those looking to start or change careers to Workforce 101 sessions on Saturday, June 26 to try their hands at various trades and meet employers. Morning (9-noon) sessions include welding, culinary, construction and aviation mechanics; afternoon (1-4 p.m.) sessions are auto technology; heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC); and hospitality. At Workforce 101 sessions, prospective students will roll up their sleeves and get hands-on with the kinds of work they’d be doing on the job. They’ll learn about the program, what it’s like to learn in LLCC training labs, and employers will talk about careers in their industries, demand and wages.
Workforce 101 participants will receive a gas card, T-shirt and lunch if they attend both morning and afternoon sessions. Bus passes are also available. All 101 sessions will be held at the Workforce Center except aviation mechanics, which is located at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. Representatives from other Workforce Institute programs will also be at the event to provide information. Registration for the event is at www.llcc.edu/workforce.
In addition to the programs in the 101 sessions, the Workforce Institute encompasses electrical distribution lineman, commercial electrical maintenance, truck driver training and industrial technology.
Three sculptures were installed at the LLCC campus in Springfield yesterday. These sculptures, “Take Five,” “Paradigm Shift” and “Immigrant,” were donated by Dr. and Mrs. Terry Travis. They join Barry Tinsley’s “La Terra” and are located between Menard Hall and Millennium Center. “Stele Head” will also be moved from its current location near the Workforce Careers Center to the area near the A. Lincoln Commons. In preparation for the installation, LLCC students in Tom Spear‘s highway construction careers training had built the concrete pads on which the sculptures were placed.
As a reminder, LLCC Community Garden spots are available for the 2021 season. Please contact registration at 217-786-2292. Garden plots are $25 each for the first plot and $15 for each additional plot, with four plots being the maximum number allowed. Once registered, please contact Tom Spears at Thomas.spears@llcc.edu or 217-786-3675 for a contract and plot assignments.
As a reminder, LLCC Community Garden spots are available for the 2021 season! Please contact registration at 217-786-2292. Garden plots are $25 each for the first plot and $15 for each additional plot, with four plots being the maximum number allowed. Once registered, please contact Tom Spears at Thomas.spears@llcc.edu or 217-786-3675 for a contract and plot assignments.