A 2015 study predicting a shortage in skilled labor for manufacturing jobs spurred Kansas City area manufacturers to begin developing meaningful workforce solutions. Since then, the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor has worked alongside industry executives to close skill gaps affecting the global animal health industry.
One tool KCAHC developed is ExploreKCCareers.com. It is a new way for students, educators and parents to see where career opportunities match a students’ interests and skills. The site offers an exploration opportunity, where students can learn about career opportunities among animal health employers, as well as career pathways based on areas of interest, income expectations and available education and training offerings in the Kansas City region.
Source: KCAHC news release.
As society moves further and further away from the farm, there is narrowed awareness among individuals of where our food comes from. This coupled with a lack of career resources for high school educators and advisors has led to a decreased awareness among high school students nationally about career opportunities within the animal health industry.
INSIGHTS – 2018 high school graduates are the first Gen Z individuals to enter the workforce. To interest them in choosing an animal health career, we need to broadly share resources like ExploreKCCareers.com. Please forward this post to your high school, junior college and media contacts to help expose our young adults to animal health career possibilities.