In May, the RV Technical Institute (RVTI) attended Career Quest, an Indiana annual career fair hosted by the nonprofit organization Horizon Education Alliance.
This year, the Career Quest was conducted at the RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Orthwein Pavilion in Elkhart, Indiana. Nearly 3,000 seventh-grade students attended the event. They had the opportunity to learn about potential career paths after graduating high school.
Over 50 companies participated, helping students to explore the various career options. Each company was encouraged to bring a hands-on activity to help students envision themselves in a certain career.
RVTI provided an electrical board, the same one used in training sessions with technicians. Students said they appreciated working with the board.
RVTI shared information about the RV technician career path with interested students. RVTI also discussed its mission to recruit and train RV technicians.
RVTI Recruitment Administrator Mary Smith, who attended the event, said, “The RV Technical Institute was excited to attend the Career Quest and highlight the RV technician career path as a future career option to interested students. As such a large part of the Elkhart community, the RV industry is always looking ahead to the next chapter. We thought this was a great opportunity to share our mission and the importance of techs to the RV industry.”
Numerous RVIA members sponsored the event, including Brinkley RV, Grand Design RV, Gulf Stream Coach, Jayco and Lippert.
