Thanks for your interest in the Health, Tech & Trades Career Expo. This year's event will be Dec. 3, 2024, at the Fargodome. Please note the change in the day of the week. 

Details to review before you register:

• Each school will be scheduled for a one-hour and fifteen-minute time slot. Please select your preferred time to attend. We do our best to honor each request.
• Schools are required to provide a certificate of insurance, listing the FMWF Chamber and the Building Industry Association as additional insureds, and sign a Commitment to Participate. Please upload them during registration if possible. Otherwise email it to Hannah Johnson at marketing@buildrrv.org.
• We offer breakout sessions in conjunction with the North Dakota STEM Network. These opportunities are only available to our smaller more rural schools bringing a maximum of 25 students. There is only room for 25 students per session.
• Lunch is not provided for students.
• Students are the responsibility of the counselors, teachers, and chaperones. The Fargodome will be filled with hands-on activities for students to take part in. We encourage them to explore.

Once you are a registered school for this event, the details below will help you have a successful experience. As the event gets closer we will include detailed information on STEM sessions and links to the resources listed below for educators and students.

Survey Distribution to Students

Due to an agreement with The Dakota Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Inc., we respectfully ask that you have your students complete the following surveys before attending the event and after attending the event. Their feedback is extremely valuable! Additionally, here is a Faces of Manufacturing webpage to share with your students that showcases the perspectives of people who chose to work in this industry.

• Pre-Survey
• Post-Survey

2024 STEM Sessions

Since 2015, the Expo has hosted engaging STEM sessions for groups of students coming to the F-M area from rural communities (groups of 25 or less) to provide more educational opportunities on this day off-campus.

• Sessions are designed as hands-on opportunities that will develop an interest in a variety of health, tech and trades careers.
• Each session is 60-75 minutes long and are held three times on the day of the Expo.
• See below for session details.

Exhibitor/Career Builder Lists

Please review this list to see which exhibitors/career builders are coming to the expo!

• Numerical by booth number - List will be provided at a later date.
• Alphabetical by company name - List will be provided at a later date. 
• Note: Both lists will include Career Cluster assignments!

Career Clusters

A great first step in exploring a professional career in North Dakota is to investigate the sixteen Career Clusters and the associated pathways to that profession.

1. Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
2. Architecture & Construction
3. Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
4. Business Management & Administration
5. Education & Training
6. Finance
7. Government & Public Administration
8. Health Science
9. Hospitality & Tourism
10. Human Services
11. Information Technology
12. Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
13. Manufacturing
14. Marketing
15. Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
16. Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

A related activity has been developed for students to utilize at the Health, Tech & Trades Career Expo in Fargo.

1. Please use the worksheet below before the Expo to help students identify their top three career clusters.
2. Encourage your students to use the questions for exhibitors linked below to learn more about the careers that suit their interests and aptitudes!
3. Exhibitors will be placed into Career Clusters and identified with color-coded signage in their exhibit.

• Student Career Cluster Survey Worksheet
  
  • If your school does not have access to RUReady.ND.gov which is referenced in the above worksheet, use this survey instrument.
• Questions for students to ask exhibitors (includes Career Cluster color-coded key)
  
• As the expo gets closer, we will link the exhibitors and their corresponding career clusters here.

In addition, you and your students may also explore the following resources:

• RUReady.ND.gov
• ND Career and Technical Education
• North Dakota Job Service

School Attendance and Bus Schedule
The schedule will be available in November. If you have any questions, contact Denise Jonas at (701) 446-1008.

Dropping off students: Buses should drop students off at the main entrance on the EAST side of the Fargodome.

Students will have approximately one hour to view exhibits.

Picking up students: Buses should pick up students on the WEST side of the dome.

• For pick-up, buses may stage in parking lot on the west side of the Fargodome and then pull onto Albrecht Avenue when loading time comes.
• For schools with multiple buses and/or generic bus logos, we suggest placing signage in the bus window to communicate your school district to help students locate their appropriate bus. See below for more tips in gathering your students to ensure they get on the correct bus.
  • School Colors: We encourage your students to wear your school colors for easy identification.
  • Adult chaperones: Please bring three large banners, flags or signs with school names on them. We've found it may be helpful for an adult chaperone to stand on the west side departure staircase with one sign, one sign for the concourse area for lining up and one for the bus driver(s) to display, ensuring students get on the correct transportation.

Tips and reminders on supervision, social media etc.

Student Supervision: Upon arrival, teachers will be assigned to supervise the restroom areas and the bleachers in the departure area. Students may use the field level Southwest Corner restrooms. Also, please encourage teachers to help students experience all the exhibits and help the flow. Teachers are welcome to participate in the hands-on activities the exhibitors provide. 

Social Media: Please use the hashtag #FargoCareerExpo when posting about your events. We encourage students to use their phones and post about their experience on social media: www.facebook.com/httcareerexpo and www.instagram.com/httcareerexpo.

Health, Tech & Trades Career Expo

Managed by Building Industry Association of the RRV

1802 32nd Ave S | Fargo ND 58103

701.232.5846 | info@buildrrv.org