Carl Sandburg College to Host Industrial & Skilled Trades Career Expo April 15

  Aaron Frey
  Thursday, April 8, 2021 10:34 AM
  Campus News

Galesburg, IL

Carl Sandburg College will host an Industrial and Skilled Trades Career Expo from 4-8 p.m. April 15 in the Center for Manufacturing Excellence on its Main Campus in Galesburg, 2051 Tom L. Wilson Blvd., for individuals searching for a job or interested in learning about careers in the skilled trades industry.

Businesses and organizations from the industrial and skilled trades industries will be on hand to meet with job seekers from 4-6 p.m. during the first portion of the event.

Then from 6-8 p.m., tours of the CME will be available, and there will be informational sessions with faculty from Sandburg’s career and technical education programs for anyone interested in learning more about manufacturing, automotive or agricultural careers. Staff members from Sandburg’s Student Services Office also will be on hand to discuss services available to students, including scholarship opportunities and financial aid.

The Industrial and Skilled Trades Career Expo is free and open to the public. Due to COVID-19, masks are required and attendees must fill out a brief health survey upon entry. For more information, including an updated list of participating organizations, visit www.sandburg.edu/careerexpo.

The following organizations are scheduled to participate in the Industrial and Skilled Trades Career Expo (subject to change):

• Advance Services
• Birkey's Farm Store
• Carl Sandburg College (Human Resources)
• Carthage System & Professional Swine Management
• Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters JATC - Pekin campus
• General Grind & Machine Inc.
• Horizons HR
• John Deere Company
• Kress Corporation
• Manufacturing Maintenance Solutions
• Smart Local 91
• Trackside Solutions
• Trillium Dell Farm
• United Migrant Opportunity Services (UMOS)
• Yemm Auto

For more information, contact Tracy Engstrom, coordinator of career development, at 309.341.5246 or tengstrom@sandburg.edu, or visit www.sandburg.edu/careerexpo.