West Central High School Senior Alex Tauber and Pulaski County EMS Director Nikki Lowry spoke about the job shadowing for high school seniors being offered by Pulaski County EMS.

Chamber hears how businesses can impact a student’s future

With the concern of a lack of skilled workers in the area, the Regional 1 Works Council paid a visit to the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce on March 16. 
Regional 1 Works Council chair Kris Emaus discussed the future of career and technical education in the Pulaski County region and the state. 
The council is looking at the reasons for a shortage of skilled workers. Those shortages are considered by many to be moderate to severe. Some think with the retirement of the baby-boomer generation there will be even more of a shortage. 
She said it has been the experience of the council that students getting involved with local businesses is helping guide the future of those students. If a student is an intern or job shadowing, it gives that student a better idea of what a business is. 
The council is trying to encourage schools to offer more career and technical classes so when students graduate they have the course they need to receive before entering college. 
As an example, West Central High School senior Alex Tauber spoke about participating in a local career and technical education program at West Central High School. Tauber is working with Pulaski County EMS. 
Tauber said as a senior she has all her credits required to graduate and didn’t want to return to school so she opted to complete an internship that would make up for the credits to finish out the school year. 
She said she was interested in phlebotomy but because she is not 18 years old she cannot participate at a hospital or doctor’s office. Tauber’s teacher put her in contact with Pulaski County EMS Director Nikki Lowry. Tauber job shadows local EMS and paramedics. 
Lowry gave a brief history of herself and talked about what Tauber does while she job shadows. Lowry said that in the career of EMS, employees must be certified by the state but students can take vital signs and perform CPR.  
Tauber is also learning the equipment as she has been able to assist some of the technicians with equipment and completing ambulance checks. She has also been part of a transport. 

See the full story in the Pulaski County Journal, available in print and e-edition.

Pulaski County Journal

114 W. Main Street
Winamac, IN 46996

(574) 946-6628
 

Comment Here