WORLDS OF WORK The City of Oxford proudly hosted the region’s largest career showcase event at the Oxford Civic Center on March 12-14. Worlds of Work, also known as WOW, welcomed over 8,000 eighth and 11th-grade students from seven counties during the three days. The students had hands-on opportunities to try out different types of skilled trade careers, including career opportunities in 10 “career worlds”: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Automotive and Manufacturing, Communication and Media, Construction, Energy and Utilities, Engineering, Healthcare, Information Technology, Public Service, and Transportation. The mission behind such a large scale event is to equip students with one more tool in their toolbox when it comes to deciding their future career paths.
Lorie Denton goes up in the Alabama Power Company bucket truck doing a promotional for WOW Connected.
BY LORIE DENTON
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oxfordalabama.org
