Virginia Tech Center for Economic Education
Nov 06, 2024
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Registration Deadline: November 5, 2024
Grade Level: High School, Middle School, Post-high School
Potential Recertification Credits: 1
Calling all teachers and students! Join us to hear about the many opportunities available at Virginia Tech in our broad food and agriculture fields. Did you know that agriculture is the number one industry in Virginia? Did you know that less than 2% of the population farms and provides food, fiber and fuel for all the rest of us? And did you know that it takes hundreds of related career fields to get the farmers’ products into the hands of consumers? According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there are an expected 59,400 ag-related career openings every year and not enough college graduates to fill them. Nearly 25,000 of those are expected to be in the business and management areas. Virginia Tech’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics (Ag Econ) offers undergraduate degrees in agribusiness and related areas to prepare students for these rewarding careers. Once in the workforce, the Ag Econ department and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offer online master’s degrees and certificates to help you advance your career. These educational opportunities are perfect for teachers and students who want to enhance skills in specific areas of expertise.
A brief overview of the Spring 2025 Online Entrepreneurship Institute for High School Teachers will be shared, along with the U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Examination for high school students and adult learners. Pairing entrepreneurship with CTE career fields, including agriculture, prepares students for the Innovation & Gig Economy, whether working for someone else or starting their own business now or in the future.
Come and see what opportunities may work for you!
Fee: NO CHARGE
Additional Information:
The Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants a few days before the webinar date.
Instructor: Dr. Dixie Watts Dalton and Dr. Cheryl Ayers
Contact Person:
Dr. Cheryl Ayers
Center for Economic Education
Virginia Tech
cheryl42@vt.edu
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