JA Inspireis Creating Job Awareness

JA Inspire is an interactive experience that exposes 7th grade students to the vast variety of local career opportunities. This job awareness fair will enable students to interact with business representatives and see displays from Southeast Texas companies.

Students will interact with Houston area businesses through Industry Presentations, Career Stations, a soft-skills play and large displays showcasing the growing demand in local jobs, ranging across interest areas that align with high school endorsement tracks:

1.  STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

2.  Business & Industry

3.  Public Services

4.  Arts and Humanities

Event Date: January 13th

Location: KBC, 6011 W Orem Houston, TX 77085

Event Format (New format due to increased students and need to give them time to interact with businesses)

Students will interact with businesses through Industry Presentations and Career Stations.

Career Stations: (50 minutes)

The stations will be located in both the Gymnatorium and The Great Room. This portion of the day will be set up like a job fair. The students will have an opportunity to interact with each company at their booth. They will spend 25 minutes in both the Gymnatorium and The Great Room.

Industry Presentations: (50 minutes)

This will be set up in multiple rooms at the KBC. There will be four presenters in each room. This will give the students an opportunity to hear about jobs in 4 different endorsement tracks (STEM, Business Industry, Public Service and Arts & Humanities)

Pre-Lesson: (45 minutes)

Teachers will take the students through an activity before the visit to prepare them for the day’s schedule and give them a chance to learn about the companies that will be in attendance to prepare their list of potential employers. This lesson will also familiarize the students with job applications.

Post-Lesson: (45 minutes)

Teachers will recap the visit in the classroom after the event and will facilitate a lesson that includes soft skills and next steps for the students.

Houston ISD will participate on both days. Please see the attached spreadsheet for you assigned day and shift. Each day will have two shifts.

Shift 1: 9:30 – 11:30 (Please plan to arrive by 9:15 a.m.)

Shift 2: 12:00 – 1:55 (Please plan to arrive by 11:45 a.m.)