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DCED Workforce Specialist Tamala Marley facilitates an
online job shadow for a
Darke County high school student with Terri
Flood from Wayne HealthCare.
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Junior Job Shadow Goes Online in Darke County
Darke County Economic Development (DCED) took its Junior Job Shadow
Week online this school year during the last week of January. Over 180
students from Darke County schools and Upper Valley Career Center
(UVCC) registered to learn more about specific careers through online
conversations with area workers employed in their chosen field. The
online “job shadows” were coordinated in lieu of the usual in-person
job shadows, since many worksites are unable to host visitors due to
COVID-19 protocols. Local businesses responded positively to the
opportunity to connect with area students through the new online
format. Career representatives were able to meet with several students
at once, often from different school districts, allowing students to
learn from the questions of other students, as well as their own.
“We didn’t want to see our high school juniors miss out on this
important opportunity to learn about careers they are interested in. We
believe these online career conversations can still provide valuable
information & networking opportunities for our juniors, helping
them to make more informed decisions about their future careers,” said
Tamala Marley, DCED Workforce Specialist and coordinator of the event.
Students where able to choose from positions in a wide variety of
careers including healthcare, engineering and technology, construction,
design, human resources, law, logistics, marketing, information
technology, social services, skilled trades, law enforcement, public
safety, and more. Job Shadow Week is just one of the activities
coordinated by Darke County Economic Development for the county’s
emerging workforce, with the goal of keeping or attracting students
back to Darke County to live and work.
Darke County Economic Development would like to thank the individuals
and businesses who volunteered their time to participate, including
Brethren Retirement Community, Brumbaugh Construction, Bruns
Construction Enterprises, City of Greenville Fire & Police,
Comprehensive Health Network, Darke County Sheriff’s Office, Darke
County Veterinary Services, Direct Tooling Concepts, Family Health
Services, Fort Recovery Industries, Garbig and Schmidt, Klockner
Pentaplast, Lehman Chiropractic, Littman-Thomas Agency, Midmark
Corporation, Mote and Associates, Ohio Rural Water Association,
Recovery & Wellness Centers of Midwest Ohio, Spirit Medical
Transport, The Andersons Marathon Ethanol, Village Green Health Campus,
and Wayne Healthcare.
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