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The day was not just about taking a tour through the For high schools and parents, programs like School to
facilities, but about receiving hands-on learning from Career help to bridge the gap between students and the
those in the field. Each day started with a “Stretch & career paths they may want to pursue.
Flex” routine, an informal all-staff meeting that kick starts
the day with a safety and health meeting as well as light “From 9th through 11th grade, students will go to some
stretching. The Stretch & Flex routine gave the students a of the 100-120 different career days we host a year,” said
glimpse into the electrician world and exposed them to the Tabitha McCampbell a School to Career Coordinator. “By
more active learning and working environment they have their senior year, they will have narrowed down what they
the option to receive. want to do their 15-hour experience in, fill out a request
form, and we place them in a group ELO that is related to
“We know a lot of these students are going to want what they are interested in.”
to, or are at least thinking of becoming an electrician,”
said Courtney Hron, Business Development Manager at A group ELO will include a range of different activities,
Rosendin Electric. “We’re going to provide them with the speakers, and field trips, all focused around a specific
tools and resources to get them there, telling them ‘here’s career area. According to McCampbell, School to Career
the IBEW, here’s how you can join,’ and really just pointing was able to do the entire 15-hour program at Rosendin
them in the right direction, because a lot of it is already over two days because Rosendin was able to teach the
public knowledge.” students a wide variety of things, including being an
electrician, engineering, building information modeling,
Programs that provide ELOs to students can help them and more.
make an informed decision before they decide whether to
spend thousands of dollars at a university, studying classes “We rely a lot on our partnerships with companies and
for a major they might not even keep. organizations to make this program work,” McCampbell
said. “They volunteer their time and resources to help out
“I think for a lot of these students, money is a big driving the students.”
factor,” Hron said. “Within a few years, some of these
students could be making nearly 100 grand a year as an McCampbell said that they plan to continue their great
electrician.” partnership with Rosendin, including at least one annual
group ELO at Rosendin.

Rosendin Partners with

School to Career Program

TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY LI

On January 8th and 9th, Rosendin partnered with the Hillsboro Chamber’s School to Career program to teach
high school seniors from the Hillsboro and Beaverton school districts about the electrical industry. Eighteen
students who attended the Early Learning Opportunity (ELO) were able to explore each department within
Rosendin’s Hillsboro office, including Project Management, Estimating, Building Information Modeling (BIM),
IT/Technologies, Engineering, Pre-Fabrication, Business Development and more.

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