Employers, schools, and volunteers from can sign up for the region’s largest career exploration event for students. MiCareerQuest Northwest will be held May 13, 2020, at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center in Traverse City. It is a hands-on, career and college readiness event for 9th-grade students. Local employers from agriculture, construction, healthcare, hospitality, IT, manufacturing, and more will come together to create a unique career exploration experience. Students will find out what it’s really like to be a nurse, machinist, computer programmer, chef, veterinarian, and more, directly from the people who do these jobs every day. 

At MiCareerQuest™ Northwest, students will be able to:
·     Talk one-on-one with experts from the region’s high-demand industries 
·     Touch, feel and work with tools and technology of the trades
·     Walk away with in-depth and practical knowledge of today’s workplaces 

Employers, schools, and volunteers can register for MiCareerQuest Northwest here. MiCareerQuest™ was created in 2015 by Michigan Works! Kent, Allegan & Barry Counties (now West Michigan Works!), Kent ISD, and the Construction Workforce Development Alliance.