CareerTek advances its mission to inspire tomorrow’s workforce to realize their career potential and goals; energize youth through experiential learning; bridge business to tomorrow’s workforce; and respond to present and future workforce needs through the following types of programs and activities:

• • After-school programs like Girls Who Code, Scrubs (healthcare exploration) and Lego Mindstorm Robotics
  • Career exploration and readiness activities like job shadows, youth apprenticeships, Craftsmen & Women with Character programming and participation in BizTank, a stimulating and interactive business exposure program
  • Healthcare exploration and CNA education
  • Summer hands-on learning academies focused on areas like engineering and construction, entrepreneurship, culinary, fire operations, police science and technology
  • College application support
  • Volunteer/Job board
  • Scholarships

Additionally, this fall, CareerTek introduced the ABC Supply Stadium virtual job shadow project, an opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to build their resume through hands-on learning about interviewing, shooting and editing virtual job shadow videos featuring careers ranging from architecture and estimating to HVAC and plumbing, all associated with the construction of the new stadium in Beloit. These virtual job shadow videos will be utilized by youth participating in general programming as part of their career exploration activities.