{"id":297,"date":"2016-05-05T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes-2\/?article=leon-county-students-focus-their-career-paths-at-the-leon-works-expo"},"modified":"2019-09-26T15:39:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T19:39:28","slug":"leon-county-students-focus-their-career-paths-at-the-leon-works-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/2016-05-05\/leon-county-students-focus-their-career-paths-at-the-leon-works-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon County Students Focus Their Career Paths at the Leon Works Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last august,we&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wfsu.org\/local-routes\/articles\/meet-success-academy-seniors-johnny-alyssa-and-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">met Alyssa Hodges, Johnny Davis, and James Fuse.<\/a>&nbsp; They told us why they had each enrolled at the Success Academy, a public school in Leon County that allows students who have fallen behind to catch up on credits and earn a high school diploma. &nbsp;And they also shared their post graduation ambitions. &nbsp;In the segment above, we see each of them&nbsp;receive career guidance at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leonworksexpo.org\">Leon Works Expo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leon Works gathered employers and vocational educators representing in demand and often underpopulated industries. &nbsp;Many of the jobs on display required a good deal of training, though not necessarily a college degree. &nbsp;Hundreds of high school seniors had a chance to talk to employers, work on interviewing skills, and even try their hand at some of the jobs (we saw kids welding, trying on SWAT team armor, and more).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/partnerplayer\/xGPAGLhnaMGFUR9QG0VQtQ==\/?end=0&#038;topbar=false&#038;autoplay=false&#038;endscreen=true&#038;start=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alyssa wants to be a labor and delivery nurse. &nbsp;She was able to talk to representatives from both Tallahassee hospitals. &nbsp;Outside, where the trucks and heavy gear was, she performed CPR on infant and adult dummies. &nbsp;She also spoke with Alvin Price from CareerSource Capital Region. &nbsp;Alvin advised her to visit their offices for fiurther guidance on the education and training needed, and what the job prospects were for labor and delivery nurses. &nbsp;WFSU&#8217;s Kim Kelling Engstrom interviewed CareerSource&#8217;s Jim McShane for the 2014 American Graduate Day. <a href=\"http:\/\/video.wfsu.org\/video\/2365336811\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch and learn more about what they do here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Johnny still knows what he wants to do (work in real estate and help lower income families find housing), he learned about interesting alternatives as well. &nbsp;His backup plan is to get a Commercial Drivers License and see the country. &nbsp;He and James applied for jobs with H&#038;R Block, which was there to recruit high school students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James seemed intrigued by the earning potential of the H&#038;R Block job, once he started on that track and advanced. &nbsp;Next time we catch up with him, it&#8217;ll be interesting to see if he&#8217;s still pursuing welding. &nbsp;He&#8217;s been training at Lively Technical Center. &nbsp;We talked to his instructor, Mann Roberts, who told us of&nbsp;sending an 18 year old to a job where he makes $30 an hour, and who could, with overtime, clear in excess of $70,000 this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leon County Commissioner Mary Anne Lindley emphasized that college isn&#8217;t a prerequisite for many high-paying jobs. &nbsp;College doesn&#8217;t even guarantee a job to many graduates who are left to figure out how to feed themselves while paying off student loans. &nbsp;With Leon Expo, students have a clearer picture of what jobs are available, the financial prospects of each, and what training it takes to gain employment. &nbsp;Another expo is currently being planned for this fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last august,we&nbsp;met Alyssa Hodges, Johnny Davis, and James Fuse.&nbsp; 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