ManpowerGroup and Junior Achievement Expand Partnership with Launch of Next-Generation Career Experience at JA Finance Park
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ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) and Junior Achievement are launching a new Virtual Reality-powered career exploration center at JA Finance Park in Milwaukee. The initiative combines financial literacy education with VR technology, allowing students to experience different professions virtually. Eighth-grade students from Rufus King International Middle School will be the first to experience the new center on October 29, 2024. The program features interactive activities, including personalized career conversations with ManpowerGroup volunteers and immersive VR simulations of professional environments. This collaboration marks a significant expansion of the longstanding partnership between both organizations.
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- Implementation of innovative VR technology for career exploration
- Strategic expansion of educational partnership with Junior Achievement
- Enhanced engagement with future workforce through interactive technology
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Longtime partners to unveil innovative VR-powered career exploration technology, marking new chapter in commitment to youth development
"The future of work demands new ways of learning about careers," said Rajesh Namboothiry, President of Manpower US. "Through our VR experience, students can step into different professions and truly understand what it takes to succeed in today's job market. This hands-on approach to career exploration is how we'll build the workforce of tomorrow."
Dozens of eighth-grade students from Rufus King International Middle School (RKIMS) in
"When students can connect financial literacy with real career paths, it transforms their understanding of future possibilities," Julie Granger, President of Junior Achievement Wisconsin, said. "This new initiative with ManpowerGroup brings that connection to life, giving students the tools and insights they need to make confident decisions about their educational and professional journeys."
Students will participate in interactive activities throughout the day, including personalized career conversations with ManpowerGroup volunteers and immersive VR experiences that simulate various professional environments.
This endeavor builds on ManpowerGroup's long-standing relationship with Junior Achievement, where ManpowerGroup personnel hold board seats at the local, national, and global levels, demonstrating its deep commitment to preparing the next generation of workforce talent.
EVENT DETAILS:
Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: Junior Achievement
11111 W. Liberty Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53224
SCHEDULE:
- Media Check-in: 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
- Opening Remarks (Namboothiry): 10:00 AM
- Student Activities & VR Experience Demonstrations: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
- Closing Remarks (Jonas Prising, ManpowerGroup Chairman & CEO): 1:30 PM
Media are invited to experience the new VR career exploration technology between 9:30 - 10:00 AM. Interviews will be available with Prising, Granger, Namboothiry, as well as students from RKIMS.
ABOUT MANPOWERGROUP
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, and Talent Solutions – creates substantially more value for candidates and clients across more than 70 countries and territories and has done so for more than 75 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity – as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality, and Disability, and in 2024 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 15th time – all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
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ABOUT JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF
JA Finance Park teaches students in grades 7-12 how to make good decisions about income, expenses, savings, and credit. The focus is on the complexities and the financial consequences of life choices that impact their career and financial goals. In the culminating simulation field trip, students apply their new knowledge in real-life scenarios and explore a wide variety of career options based on their interests, skills and goals.
The mission of Junior Achievement of
For more information, visit www.Wisconsin.ja.org.
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