Workforce Initiatives
Having a robust and well-educated workforce is imperative to growing a community while recognizing those efforts and responding to changes is important.
Blount County Job Signing Day
Each year, those high school students who took career and technical education (CTE) courses on a career pathway, earned an industry certification in school, or participated in work-based Learning (WBL) are honored at the Blount County Job Signing Day. Last year, Students took positions in welding, advanced manufacturing, coding, electrical apprenticeships, aquatics manager, rigging technicians and nursing assistants.
Workforce Committees
Quarterly meetings are held with all Blount County, Maryville and Alcoa city schools and Pellissippi State, along with leaders in advanced manufacturing, construction, IT and healthcare to review career pathways for high school students. These meetings also make sure that what’s being taught is beneficial to the workforce needs of the local businesses. Contact Jessica Belitz to join these discussions.
Careers in Motion Bus
Careers in Motion is a Pathways TN/TDOE grant-funded project awarded to Alcoa City Schools, Blount County Schools, and Maryville City Schools in order to promote high-wage, high-demand, high-skill career and technical education related programs to students across our county.
Career Pathways
Thinking ahead and preparing for careers is helpful if you are headed to the workplace or college. Some careers that are not common today may be needed tomorrow. And all careers require flexibility, knowledge, and skills. View these career clusters and pathways documents to get you on the right track.