Education Fairs

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

The Sacramento Region Higher Education Coalition can help employers plan a successful Education Fair that shows employees you care about helping them reach their career goals.  Whether your company or organization pays for employee education or not, you can encourage employees to upgrade their skills and knowledge by holding an Education Fair.  Because the coalition includes all accredited colleges and universities in the Sacramento area that serve working adults, employees can quickly learn about the educational opportunities open to them whether it's a quick course or two or an accelerated undergraduate or graduate degree program.
 

Coalition Education Fairs have been held at a variety of companies and municipalities including: Kaiser, SMUD, Allied Insurance, Blue Shield, Bank of America, USAA Insurance, Franklin Templeton, Ed Fund, Apple Computer, VSP, the State Franchise Tax Board, the State of California, the County of Sacramento and the cities of Sacramento, West Sacramento, Rocklin and Roseville.
 

All it takes is one telephone call to reach every member of the coalition. If you would like help organizing an Education Fair, the coalition can provide you with a checklist that covers all aspects of planning and advertising your event.
 

Members of the coalition are available to conduct information meetings on-site and, should there be sufficient interest, hold classes at your workplace. Members are also available to speak to groups on adult education related topics. 

        "The California Department of Social Services is constantly striving to bring quality educational resources to our staff. In keeping with our commitment to our employees we started collaborating with other departments within our agency to organize an agency wide Education Fair. We had absolutely no idea where to start or how to go about contacting educational organizations - until we contacted the Sacramento Region Higher Education Coalition.

      Nora Anderson and the folks at the Coalition were helpful, organized and very customer service oriented. Ten educational institutions were represented at our fair and the response from our employees was overwhelmingly positive. The Coalition worked closely with our Training and Development office to support our organizational policies and bring a consistent message, regarding higher education, to our employees.

     Our Education Fair was a success and we are currently looking into bringing the fair to our employees on an annual basis. ."

   Lisa M. Speroni,
   Training Officer,
   California Department of
   Social Services

What are they?

An opportunity for employees to learn about all the varieties of educational programs in the area that have classes scheduled for working adults

Why have one?

· To show you care about your employees’ careers

· To encourage employees to continue their education

· To retain and retrain good employees

When and where are they held?       

 · During the lunch hour period, usually from 11:30 to 1:30

·  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are the best days

·  A central location at the work site works well

How can we have one?