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ON CAMPUS
Campus Activities

MATC's 'Counseling Life Skills Series'

MATC's Counseling Services will host the Counseling Life Skills Series of workshops in Truax, Room 141A unless otherwise noted.

Study Skills Smarts
Feb. 28, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
DTEC, Room D125

Dislocated Worker Workshop
Mar. 3,10,24 & 31, 11 - 12:30 p.m.

Motivation Madness
Mar. 12, noon - 1 p.m.
DTEC, Room D125

Financial Management
Mar. 13, 11 a.m. - noon
Mar. 24, 5 - 6 p.m.

Counseling Services will also host a "Healthy Lifestyles" Counselor Chat in the cafeteria on Mar. 3 & 4 from 10 - 11 a.m. at Truax campus.


ACR Career Planning Workshops

Not sure what career you want? What four-year school to attend? What major would fit? In this workshop, Advising and Career Resources will introduce you to the Internet tool WISCareers that can help you find the answers to all of these questions. Careers, research schools, review assessments, and more will be explored in Truax, Room 159AA.
Feb. 28, 12:30 - 2 p.m.
Mar. 3, 4:30 - 6 p.m.


Gold collar jobs at 'Career Pathways'

You've all heard of white and blue collar jobs, but what about "gold collar?" Gold collar jobs require advanced skills in business, problem solving and critical thinking.They also command high pay-which is why they're called gold collar. One of the highest-paying CMAT gold collar careers is Industrial Maintenance. It includes the installation and maintenance of automated machinery, electricity, plumbing, air conditioning and heating.

On Feb. 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. nearly 300 area high school students will learn more about gold collar careers during MATC's "Career Pathways" event at the Truax campus. Students will explore opportunities in Construction, Manufacturing, Apprenticeship and Transportation (CMAT). Students will also learn about careers in construction and remodeling, cabinet making and millwork, auto collision repair, welding and machine tooling techniques.

 

 

 

Last Modified: March 1, 2008