JA Inspire

Students visit an employer to explore what skills and careers are necessary in the industry.

Featuring: JA Inspire Entry

JA Inspire® Entry is more than a career fair. It brings together the business community and local schools and is designed to help launch middle school students into their future - high school, postsecondary education, and careers beyond. The program consists of three segments: (1) pre-event career-oriented sessions; (2) the JA Inspire event, and (3) a post-event reflection. The JA Inspire event (in-person, virtual, or both) provides students a powerful way to learn about real-world career opportunities and their local economy. Education Level: Middle School

Featuring: JA Inspire Advanced

JA Inspire® Advanced is more than a career fair. It brings together the business community and local schools and is designed to help launch teens and young adults into their future - postsecondary education and their careers. The program consists of three segments: (1) pre-event career-oriented sessions; (2) the JA Inspire event, and (3) a post-event reflection. The JA Inspire event (in-person, virtual, or both) provides participants a powerful way to learn about real-world career opportunities and their local economy. Education Level: High School, Youth 18-25

Connecting you to your future workforce

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Where: Virtual

JA Inspire is a one-of-a-kind career exploration experience that helps middle and high school students plan for the future and understand essential skills needed to increase their future employment prospects. Through an interactive online platform, this experience introduces the next generation of workers to greater economic opportunity and companies to future employees.

Since 2019, students have explored careers through JA Inspire!

Through JA Inspire, thousand of students will:
- Explore careers industries, and in-demand jobs
- Important decisions about ongoing coursework and high school
- Connect with companies and industry professionals

Virtual Career Expo Features:
- Interactive industry and employer showcase
- Downloadable career information and on-the-job videos
- Interactive features, such gamification elements to increase participant engagement
- Platform compatibility across multiple technologies

What’s in it for your company?
- Showcase your company and build brand affinity with your future workforce and customer base
- Enhance your recruitment efforts and share jobs, internship, and scholarship opportunities
- Feature your company’s social media profiles
- Share videos and informational documents with students
- Get students excited about a career with your company

Join us as we help students turn unknowns into real insight on career industries, job opportunities, and educational pathways to reach their goals. For more information or to build a customized package that fits your needs, contact: Dawn Edwards, Senior Vice President of Development at dedwards@jamaryland.org

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Become a Sponsor!

Sponsorships for these events are critical for Junior Achievement to continue providing life-changing programs to students in our community. These programs are delivered at no cost to students. You can make a difference in the lives of these students by participating in this world-class event! Contact us to get more information on how to sponsor a JA Event!