ABOVE: Atlas Total Home, located at 2603 Georgetown Road in Westville, draws significant interest during DACC Building & Construction Trades Expo.
Danville Area Community College students, area high school students, and lots of people looking for new opportunities were out in the autumn sun in the DACC Main Street parking lot Thursday (Oct 23rd) for DACC’s Building and Construction Trades Expo. As DACC’s Director of Career and Veteran Services Ami Siefert told us, there was lots of interest to go around.
AUDIO: So we’ve had a lot of the students come out from area schools, along with the DACC students and the community. So they’re learning a lot about the different types of trade unions in the area; as well as the contractors that are here, and what opportunities we have in Vermilion County.
Siefert says a great way for DACC students to get started is with their pre-apprenticeship program, since it offers a smorgasborg of things to consider.
(1st Picture) DACC Director of Career and Veteran Services Ami Siefert, Vermilion Advantage’s Jodie Ingram, and DACC’s Kellie McBride. (2nd Picture) Atlas Total Home’s Brendan Hafner talks with interested students. (3rd Picture) DACC Provost and Vice-President Dr. Carl Bridges enjoys his time at the trades expo.
AUDIO: It doesn’t have, like, “pick one trade over the other.” So, it gives an opportunity to kind of look at all the trades; and then it’s kind of a gateway into those trade unions as well.
One of the most popular tents was the one manned by Atlas Total Home Field Supervisor Brendan Hafner.
AUDIO: There’s quite a few kids that are actually interested in the trade. Obviously, we’ve got heavy equipment; so everybody always wants to check it out. We’re a very home based company. And we have a lot of opportunities that we offer; because we do do so many different things within our company. Basically, getting them to understand what we do; and then realize all the things that we offer. And that kind of sparks their interest a little bit.
Hafner says Atlas Total Home is a solar and HVAC based home efficiency company, located at 2603 Georgetown Road in Westville.
