Pasco CTE students get hands‑on experience at Williams Company Workforce Development Day
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Pasco vocational and construction students participated in a half‑day workforce development event at The Grove hosted by Williams Company Management Group, offering rotational, hands‑on stations with subcontractors and industry partners.
A workforce development day sponsored by Williams Company Management Group brought more than 100 Pasco County career‑technical students to a construction site at The Grove in Wesley Chapel for hands‑on stations and industry talks, officials said at the Feb. 25 board meeting.
"Students participated in those rotational stations, led by the Williams Company staff and their subcontractors," said a district speaker, describing 20‑minute stations where students poured cement, worked on electrical tasks and tried trade‑specific exercises. The event included students from Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation and Pasco High School construction and electricity programs.
District staff called the event an "outstanding opportunity" for work‑based learning, and thanked Williams Company and local subcontractors for hosting and feeding students. Board members said the event demonstrates employer partnerships and helps prepare students for post‑secondary careers in skilled trades.