JA Inspire
JA Inspire Virtual offers students the opportunity to learn about Central Florida’s high-wage, high-demand jobs, careers opportunities and the education pathways BEFORE planning their high school course work.
For Businesses, this is a chance to BUILD YOUR FUTURE WORKFORCE.
• Over 13,000 8th grade students from Orange and Osceola School Districts
• Integrated into school curriculum
• Interactive showcase of over 70 careers from across our region
• Customizable exhibitor booths will allow sponsors to feature downloadable career
information, photos and on-the-job videos
• Industry representatives from the following areas and more!
How You Can Participate
Junior Achievement of Central Florida (JACF) seeks sponsorship support to provide the JA Inspire Virtual classroom curriculum and culminating event for our 13,000+ Central Florida Students. Sponsors will fund student participation, as well as provide videos, photos and career information to highlight your company. After the initial event, students will be able to access JA Inspire Virtual 24/7 for a 3-month period as they continue their career planning.
What is JA Inspire?
Now entering its fourth year, JA Inspire is a one-of-a-kind career and education exploration program for students in Central Florida. After multiple classroom learning sessions, nearly 100 area businesses and education partners come together to showcase various careers and education pathways needed to be a part of the future talent pipeline of Central Florida. Since 2018, JA Inspire has helped over 10,000 local 8th graders connect to area businesses to learn more about the work they do and the careers they offer. This interactive workforce development program also includes information about colleges, universities, apprenticeship programs, trade schools, and internships, so once a student is “inspired,” they can gather the information they need to begin a plan to achieve their goals.
Why JA Inspire?
Not all students receive career mentorship at home. In other cases, career exploration happens too late in a child’s school career and, by the time they’ve decided on a career path, class choices can cause their career goals to be unrealistic. JA Inspire is the largest program in the nation laser focused on middle school students having the opportunity to learn about careers from caring mentors in time to plan their high school coursework. For 8th grade students, JA Inspire will show young people the vast array of careers and education options available to become a part of Central Florida's talent pipeline.
What is new for 2021?
For JA Inspire 2021, we’re going 100% virtual! With the help of an online event platform, JA Inspire will happen entirely online in 2021. Our online platform will allow companies to design their virtual booths, hand out digital flyers, and allow for tons of videos to deliver the same critical information to students.
Date and Time
Monday May 17, 2021 Monday May 24, 2021
Location
JA Inspire Virtual is a coalition of educators and industry leaders, where the center of our work is a powerful, virtual career exploration event.
We are looking for companies and individuals who care about the future leaders in our community, who are willing to sponsor this program and/or become virtual exhibitors at the career expo. Together we can forge the critical link between school and the workplace, opening students' minds to what is possible and the steps they will need to take to achieve success in the future.
