Bristol Municipal Career and Technical Academy (BMCTA) - Career Explorers program seeking volunteers

​An important announcement for all chamber members:
I hope you will read this and then perhaps become that “IT” for a Bristol-Warren teen exploring different careers this summer.
Let me introduce myself. I am Craig Evans, the Coordinator of the Bristol Municipal Career and Technical Academy (BMCTA) and its Career Explorers program. We are a new organization, with initial financial support coming from a Learn365 RI grant in summer of 2023. From day one our primary goal has been to create opportunities for local teens to get exposed to the numerous careers they are studying in school.
So far this has been accomplished through partnerships with Bristol-Warren Regional School District, Herreshoff Marine Museum, Roger Williams University and the Rogers Free Library. This summer we are looking to add selected business and community leaders to our group of career guides. After consulting Mt. Hope High School’s Guidance Department to pinpoint the occupations of greatest interest to these students, it’s clear there are numerous possibilities. Here is where I could use your help.
Starting the week of July 15th and going through August 16th we will be planning multi-site, field-trip style visitations to businesses on Tuesday and Thursday (between 10am-2pm). A draft of our calendar is set and now we need leaders and their organizations to volunteer as hosts. This is your invite, and we hope you will agree to do this.
A “visit” should last no longer than two hours and each will involve a quick greeting, tour and wrap-up questions/answers.  Each of these ten sessions will be designated for a specific career-type. For those interested, a short Google Forms questionnaire has been for you to submit. It that shows the categories we are searching for along with the 10 dates they could be held. I need you to do the following:

1. Indicate whether you are interested in hosting a group of around 10 students.
2. Review the categories and select one most related to your business/organization.
3. Select the dates from those included that you would be able to host.

This questionnaire can be found at https://forms.gle/9MVKDuA8g1KCzgfd6. If you have any questions filling this out or if you just want to discuss this further, please reach out before June 21. I can be reached by email, [email protected] or by phone at 401-215-6694.
The Town of Bristol and the Bristol-Warren Regional School District look forward to your participation in these field trips. Our teens benefit from career exploration opportunities like this.
Craig Evans, Coordinator of Bristol Municipal Career and Technical Academy