JA Trades
JA Trades Experience
- Communicate benefits of jobs in Trades and demonstrate variety
- Up to 90 Middle Grade and High School students a day
- Students rotate through stations to have hands-on experiences injobs in trades
- STEM skills and safety highlighted with experiences
- Students take VR cardboard glasses home to show their family and friends
How is JA Trades Unique?
- Target audience: Middle Grade Students
- We will reach students in Rural, Urban, and Suburban areas
- JA has relationships with Educators who engage 170,000 studentsin JA annually
- Inclusive: All students invited to participate, not just those with interest
- JA has established district operationsthroughout Missouri and Southern Illinois
- Other organizations running Trades experiencesfor studentsin our community shared that JA Trades can help build a pipeline of students to participate in their programs
- Built to easily adapt experience for High Schoolstudents and 18-25 year old adults.
- Educators shared
- Middle Grade students are very impressionable and will remember this experience
- Engaging students with hands-on experiencesis exactly what is needed
Photos of our 12/16/2024 visit from Missouri State Representatives: click here
To access the complete slide deck about this experience, click the JA Trades Information Packet button below.
Download a brief informational flyer.
Share Your Experience: Share your training and career experiences with our local youth by providing a short video. Click here for more information.
For more information, please contact Lori Jacob, President and CEO, at ljacob@jastl.org.
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