Seniors not planning to enter college upon graduation might want to put their idealism to work in Americorps.

Americorps offers a wide range of opportunities in every state in the Union plus an education award at the end of service.   This award can be used for college tuition or as payment towards a student loan.

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Other seniors may wish to pursue a career as a skilled tradesperson or technician.

Blue Collar and Proud of It is a web site that is filled with advice and resources for training and funding such a career.

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A program similar to Americorps is City Year.   City Year is a ten-month committment and involves the participant in some phase of community service while providing a weekly living allowance.

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The perception exists today that manufacturing jobs in this country are a thing of the past.   The reality is that many highly technical manufacturing jobs are going unfilled.

Northeast Ohio needs qualified workers to fill well-paying positions in manufacturing.   Dream It. Do It. Northeast Ohio seeks to connect you with the training and job opportunities to make your career in manufacturing a reality.

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Hard Hatted Women is an organization that seeks to empower women to achieve economic independence by creating workplace diversity in trade and technical careers.
Their goal is to encourage and prepare women for high paying, non-traditional employment through outreach, education, training, support, and job placement assistance.

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MAGNET, the Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network, has launched a web site designed to help fill the 5,000 manufacturing jobs estimated to become available in each of the next five years in northeast Ohio.

Graduating seniors seeking employment with companies that make things might want to visit the site.

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