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For Immediate Release
CBIA HELPS STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THEIR FUTURE
Connecticut companies can't find enough qualified workers because many students entering the job market are inadequately trained for the high-tech, high-skilled jobs available in today's companies. To help meet that challenge, the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA), in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Education and the Connecticut Community Colleges' Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, has released a Career Pathways Engineering Guide and DVD to prepare students for rewarding careers in engineering. The guide and DVD focus on building student interest in engineering, expanding their knowledge of educational requirements and career opportunities, and illustrate how engineering transforms and enriches the way we live. Designed to be used in middle schools and high schools, the guide provides information on engineering specialties, salary ranges and engineering programs in Connecticut education institutions as well as work-based learning lessons for students. The DVD gives students an overview of engineering careers available in Connecticut and where they can learn the skills they need for these jobs. "Demand for engineers is expected to grow significantly in the next decade,” said Lauren Weisberg Kaufman, CBIA vice president for education and job training and executive director of the association's Education Foundation. “The guide and DVD can play a pivotal role in helping students see potential career paths available to them in the engineering field that will give them a bright future, allow them to make a good living and make a difference in Connecticut.” The DVD profiles eight young men and women working in a variety of careers, including industrial, mechanical, environmental, electrical, software and chemical engineering. It details the types of workers employers are looking for and the specific skills needed to fill different kinds of engineering positions. "Today's workforce is cutting edge, and the DVD helps students understand the skills—both technical and interpersonal— that are in high demand and required by today's employers,” said Kaufman. A recent CBIA Skilled Workers Survey found that employers are having a difficult time filling several key positions, including those for skilled professionals, technicians, machinists and engineers. "Working together with business, the state's educational institutions can provide the training programs needed to make sure Connecticut has an adequate supply of skilled people, trained in the high-tech, high-demand engineering jobs employees need to compete in today's global economy,” said Kaufman. The DVD is available to middle and high schools across the state. It will also be available at a three-day symposium, Manufacture Your Future: Career Expo, June 3 - 5, 2008, at the Connecticut Expo Center in Hartford . It will also be available at www.cbia.com. CBIA expects to release a second Career Pathways guide and DVD on careers in the health and biosciences industry in mid-May. CBIA is the state's largest business organization, with 10,000 member companies. ### For a copy of the Career Pathways Engineering Guide visit cbia.com/newsroom. For more information contact Nancy Andrews, CBIA media relations manager, at 860-244-1957 or andrewsn@cbia.com. 350 Church
Street · Hartford, CT 06103-1126 · cbia.com/newsroom
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