Connecting Students and Employers

For several weeks now, I have been traveling throughout the Moraine Park District meeting with employers. Kraft Foods, Mayville Engineering, Alliance Laundry Systems, Ripon Printers, Signicast and Broan-NuTone all allowed me to tour their facilities and learn about the products they produce.  This was a wonderful learning experience. Even more exciting, however, was hearing these employers speak about the quality of Moraine Park’s programs and, most importantly, expressing their willingness and interest to hire our graduates!

Moraine Park has nearly 800 individuals serving on our Program Advisory Committees. These individuals are owners and employees of the hundreds of companies located within our district. They are willing to hire our graduates because they know Moraine Park teaches the technical skills needed for today’s jobs but also the soft skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, team building and communication skills needed for a well-rounded employee. If you are a Moraine Park student or graduate, I encourage you to visit these companies and learn more about their job openings as well as the types of positions they will be hiring for in the future.  In addition, check out TechConnect an option for employers to list job openings for graduates of the Wisconsin Technical College System.

If you’re a Moraine Park grad serving on an Advisory Committee or who has used our TechConnect service, please feel free to share your experience with me.

Advisory Committees let Moraine Park Alumni get involved

I hope the fall academic term has been good and the classes you are enrolled in are going well.  As the fall term has gotten underway for me, I have been fortunate to attend Advisory Committee meetings for several programs areas including Electricity, Engine Research and Development Technician, and Automotive. 

If you are not familiar with Moraine Park’s Advisory Committees, they are a vital part of all of our educational program areas. Advisory committees ensure the education and training provided by Moraine Park meets the current and future needs of our businesses and employers.  Representation to these committees includes graduates of our programs!

If you are a Moraine Park graduate, you may have received a letter inviting you to join the advisory committee for your program area. I encourage you to accept the invite. If you have not received a letter and are interested in this opportunity, please let your program instructors know that you would like to serve on the advisory committee.  This is one way you will be able to give back to the college and help future students.

I’m interested in knowing how your fall term is going, please leave a comment and let me know.