Superintendent Announces Montana Ready Trade Days Workshops

• Brian O'Leary
• April 09 2024

HELENA – Superintendent Arntzen announces that the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) and the Montana Contractors Association have partnered for Montana Ready Trade Days on April 18, 2024, from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM at the Lewistown Municipal Airport in Lewistown, Montana. Trade Days will offer Career and Technical Education workshops for 7-12 grade students, parents, and teachers.

“My Montana Ready initiative focuses on preparing our children for their future,” said Superintendent Elsie Arntzen. “These workshops will provide a learning opportunity for students, parents, and families. I applaud the work that our OPI Career Coaches and the Contractors Association have done in making Trade Days a success.”

Montana Ready Trade Days will highlight trade careers in:

• Industrial Technology (trades careers in areas such as vertical and horizontal construction, auto/diesel technology, plumbing, electrical, manufacturing, etc.)
• Family Consumer Science (trades careers in areas such as teaching, early childhood development/daycare providers, culinary arts, hospitality, tourism, etc.)
• Business (trades careers in areas such as finance/lending, entrepreneurship, banking, etc.)
• Health Science (trades careers in areas such as nursing, mental health, pediatrics, elderly care, etc.)
• Agriculture (trades careers in areas such as natural resources, agronomy, agriculture equipment, etc.)

For more information, contact Jillian Bellah, Central Montana Regional Career Coach, at (406) 422-6257 or jillian.bellah@mt.gov, or Kelsey Brown, North Central Montana Regional Career Coach, at (406) 594-1307 or kelsey.brown@mt.gov.