Students attend career fair
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- April
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More than 1,000 high school students from Rockland, Westchester, Orange and Putnam counties learned today how to weld pipes, operate an excavator, fashion a brick wall and perform many other trades at the eighth annual Hudson Valley Construction Career Day.
During the event at the Rockland Community College Field House, students also met with leaders from more than 20 construction and building unions and private employers. The career day was sponsored by more than 100 union locals and major trade associations.
“This year’s event was very successful—it’s the largest turnout we’ve had since beginning the career days,” said Ross Pepe, president of the Construction Industry Council of Westchester and Hudson Valley. “We had strong participation from the trade unions and apprentice training programs.”
Live demonstrations by union apprenticeship instructors and hands-on training for students included such crafts as painting, carpentry, ironworks, masonry, plumbing, electrical work and equipment operations.
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