Thursday April 6, 2023 | 12:00-3:00PM
Jerry Gamble Boys & Girls Club
2410 N Irving Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55411
BGCTC’s Great Futures Fair (GFF) seeks to connect passion with purpose. Teens and young adults from across the Twin Cities will have the opportunity to meet with local corporations, businesses, colleges, tech schools, and trade unions as they begin to plan their post-secondary paths. Attendees, representing the next generation of the workforce, will have the opportunity to experience a wide variety of hands-on, interactive opportunities with top Minnesota employers and education institutions.
BGCTC’s Great Futures Fair is part of BGCTC’s Teen Pathways program, an inclusive model designed to prepare ALL youth for success post-graduation. Key components of Teen Pathways include social/emotional learning (SEL) integration, alignment of each participant’s aptitude and interest to a chosen post-secondary option, and a comprehensive multi-year strategy to engage youth in career exploration and teach real-world job skills that are transferable to the current job market.
DIGITAL CAREER PANEL
BGCTC is excited to host a panel of dynamic professionals that have combined their strengths and interests with technology to forge unique career pathways in the digital age. Our featured panelists have developed 21st century digital skills and applied them to an incredible variety of industries to find their success. From Esports to marketing and content creation to software design, each of the panelists have adapted their skills to keep up with the high demand of today’s digital work market.
Digital Career panelists will share the ups and downs of their journeys, how they turned their skills and passions into assets, and where they see the digital career landscape moving in the future. Panelists will also engage in an interactive Q&A session with our Club youth in hopes of inspiring the next generation of digital professionals.
2023 Great Futures Fair Digital Career panelists include:
MN Rokkers Representative
Social Media Marketer
Graphic/Web Designer
Software Engineer
Digital Media/Music Creator
