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TriTrades draws record turnout; county pilots "Manufacture Your Future" event
Summary
County workforce staff reported TriTrades attracted about 575 students (roughly 60% from Steuben County) and 31 exhibitors, and that a new "Manufacture Your Future" event sent about 80 students to Alfred State College for hands‑on manufacturing exposure.
Jill, a county workforce official, told the meeting that TriTrades, the fourth annual construction and trades career exploration event, drew its largest group yet — 575 students and 31 exhibitors — and that about 60 percent of attendees were from Steuben County. She said the event included welding, heavy equipment demonstrations and hands‑on stations designed to expose students to local trade careers.
Jill also reported on the inaugural "Manufacture Your Future" event in partnership with Alfred State College, which brought about 80 students from seven districts to see mechatronics and other manufacturing equipment and to meet four or five local companies providing hands‑on activities. She said organizers plan a debrief to refine year‑two planning and emphasized the importance of early, hands‑on exposure to keep students in local career pipelines.
