Career Exploration
Educators & Schools
Help Students See Where Their Strengths Can Take Them
Students may know they enjoy solving problems, working with technology, building things, organizing projects, or working with people, without realizing how those strengths can connect to future careers.
We help educators create meaningful experiences that show students how the skills they are developing in school can lead to college programs, career paths, and opportunities with local manufacturers. Whether you are looking for a ready-to-go program or need help creating an experience for your students, we can help you find the right place to start.
MFG Career Concierge
Your connection to manufacturing career exploration opportunities
Looking for ways to help students connect their strengths and interests to future careers? Our MFG Career Concierge helps educators find and coordinate meaningful manufacturing career exploration experiences.
Whether you already know what you are looking for or need help figuring out the right fit, we can connect you with opportunities such as:
- Manufacturing facility tours
- Guest speakers and classroom visits
- Hands-on career activities
- Career fairs and special events
- Maker Series classroom experiences
- What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?®
- Other opportunities based on your students’ ages, interests, and needs
We help identify the right opportunities, connect you with local manufacturers, and coordinate next steps so you can spend less time searching for industry partners.
Featured Programs
Maker Series
Hands-on classroom activities introduce younger students to problem-solving, design, making, and other skills used across manufacturing.
What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?®
Middle school student teams partner with a local manufacturer to learn about the company, meet employees, explore careers, and create a video sharing what they discovered.
MFG U
Know a student who is interested in engineering, technology, business, supply chain, or hands-on problem-solving? MFG U gives high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to experience college-level learning, work on hands-on projects, visit local companies, and see how their interests and strengths can connect to college majors and future careers. Students apply directly through MANTEC.
