DCPS & OCTC partnering to host virtual program fair
Monday, March 1, 2021
Owensboro, KY (02/23/2021) — Daviess County Public Schools (DCPS) is partnering with Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) to host a virtual Admissions and Career Program fair for the region. The event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 1, 2021 and will be hosted on the DCPS Google Meets platform. Interested families should register for the event online at https://forms.gle/wunJkuPKqwc8Ai7N8. Those registered will receive a link to the virtual event.
Amanda Jerome, DCPS College & Career Readiness Coordinator, led the charge for the event. "This has been such an unusual time for everyone," she said. "We want to encourage all our students to keep moving forward and give them the opportunity to learn about all the career program options available to them."
Jerome is also excited about sharing this opportunity with all the students in our region. The event is open to any interested student in grades 10-12. "This event is limited to the first 200 pre-registered participants, but we are willing to add another event if there is interest. Everyone in our region benefits when we all work together, which is great for our community."
Dr. Stacy Edds-Ellis, OCTC dean of academic affairs, added, "We are grateful for the partnership and generosity of DCPS and look forward to working together to serve more families as we navigate this new environment in a virtual format."
The event will include the opportunity to learn about specific services including admissions, financial aid and transfer opportunities. Breakout sessions will feature service areas and program breakouts based on career sectors, including advanced manufacturing, business/IT and public services, construction/transportation, and healthcare careers.
Each program sector at OCTC has a Success Coach to personally assist students. They will be on hand to provide an overview of each program and the credentials offered within those areas. Program faculty will be available to answer questions and discuss employment opportunities available regionally. Each of the breakouts will be repeated so students and their families may attend multiple sessions of interest.
"It is vital that we keep encouraging our young people to persevere during the pandemic," said OCTC president Dr. Scott Williams. "We can't let them delay their dreams. We want them to emerge from this ready for their future, wherever that path leads."
DCPS Superintendent Matt Robbins said, "One of the blessings of the pandemic is that it has inspired us to work together even more for the betterment of our students and the Commonwealth. We are appreciative of this opportunity to strengthen our partnership with OCTC."
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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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