The Mass-TEC staff have been working with Worcester Family Engagement Coalition, Uniting Our Voices, Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts, Citywide Parent Planning Advisory Council, and Latino Education Institute to pull together all the pieces for the second, two-evening Family Academy:  Career Choices for Our Children event. 

The first evening — tonight — will include a presentation by Workforce Central Career Center on the Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) to each of the parent groups (i.e., English speakers, Spanish speakers, and Vietnamese speakers).  When a group is not learning about MassCIS, they will be speaking with employees and employee/owners from area advanced manufacturing companies.  We have six employees scheduled to sit on informal panels and discuss their experiences in the field with the parent groups.  Presently, employees and owners hail from Metso Automation, JP Mfg, Phillips Precision, Intel Corporation, and Saint-Gobain.

The second evening — tomorrow — includes a tour of the Intel fab in Hudson.  The tours will be broken up into three separate groups, and will be led by different Intel employees and an interpreter. 

I believe the turnout for this event is nearing 50 people, including some children (grades 7 – 12).