As we close out Manufacturing Month we wanted to say THANK YOU!! to the 24 companies that hosted a total of roughly 600 students across the region for tours. Having the chance for students to see and hear about career opportunities in manufacturing is key in development!

Congratulations to @Central301 on receiving College Dual Credit for their new Certified Nursing Assistant Program! These students will receive valuable insight and experience to shape their future healthcare career endeavors.

Happy National Manufacturing Day and Month! To help celebrate on Oct. 16th we will have close to 600 students out touring manufacturing companies right here in our area highlighting the great careers that are available! @ISBEnews

Students across the region and state are getting ready to start picking classes for next year.....but did you know that students involved in a Career Tech Ed program are more likely to graduate from high school? @IllinoisACTE @ISBEnews

Summer Internship Prog. 2025 = 951 applicants, 834 resumes sorted down to 249 candidates. Over 100 more than last year!! It's going to be a great summer!! This couldn't be accomplished without our partners!!

We wanted to take a moment to congratulate Matt Erbach, Precision Manufacturing Teacher at South Elgin High School, for being named named Teacher of the Year by the @IllinoisACTE!! @sehsstorm @PrecisionSabre

Started my day at Elgin HS for the Blue Collar Tour! Thank you EHS for hosting this learning opportunity and supporting our welding students as they earn accreditation and become career ready! @sdu46 @elginhighmaroon @U46TeamED

2/2 Attendees were able to hear from a fantastic panel of participating students and company reps on the highlights and challenges with their experiences. We are blessed to have such a great partner in Alignment to help offer such opportunities to our students!

1/2 This past Wednesday we partnered together with the Alignment Collaborative for Education - Elgin to host an event to honor organizations that hosted high school interns last summer. We had roughly 125 people in attendance from over 50 organizations......

Do you know a D300 Junior or Senior who is interested in an apprenticeship after high school? If so, they are invited to attend ECC's Apprenticeship Expo on 11/21. Space is limited and registration closes on 11/18. Transportation will be provided and is required to participate.

As we enter into November, we are thankful for our business and community partners that help to make so many of our events a success! @gcampmfg, Alignment Collaborative for Education, @StCharlesCoC, @VIA_Makers. Thank you for being such great partners!

Did you know that October is Manufacturing Month? Last week over 550 students from our region had the opportunity to tour 21 manufacturing companies in our region. Thank you to all of our business partners for hosting our students. Check out our newsletters for more info.

Happy Halloween as we cap off a very busy October for our students and it all started with our Future Educators Mini Conference at @NIUCOE. Over 220 students from across our region were able to attend and learn more about their next steps in becoming a teacher!! @D300CTE

Last week we partnered with Northern Kane County Region 110, @StCharlesCoC Industrial Committee, & Alignment Collaborative 4 Education to offer 30+ student tours to members of 10 high schools. Thank you to the 21 companies who hosted!

GRAND TOUR: Central 301 & the @KaneSystem joined forces w/ nearby districts to participate in manufacturing tours this week. 30 students from @301_chs stopped by Sauber in Virgil to see what their 85 employees do for their customers in all 50 states & Canada #WeAreCentral 🚀🚌

Last night we welcomed 8th graders interested in applying to be a part of the @SEHSBEACON magnet academy - it was standing room only!!

A couple of weeks ago D-CHS Culinary III students in Mrs. Hoth's class took a field trip to @ElginCommColl to learn more about their Associate Degrees in Culinary Arts.

Thank you to our partners at OrthoIllinois for sharing information about their Rehabilitation Explorer Program as a career exploration opportunity for high school students. Please share with anyone that might be interested! https://t.co/JUbkNNNgCI

Do you know a sophomore through senior who is in U-46 or D300 and is considering a career in the dental profession but would like to learn more? If so, check out this opportunity being provided by the Well Child Center called Project SMILE!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all of the outstanding CTE teachers across the country and especially in our region. The future of Career and Tech Ed is bright because of you!!! @StCharlesD303 @D300CTE @Central301 @sdu46