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.

For those who work a job in trades 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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