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Student Day at METALFORM’03

More than 200 high school and technical school students and 25 instructors from Illinois and Wisconsin, enjoyed a unique learning experience when they participated in the annual Student Day program at METALFORM’03 on Wednesday, March 25.

The program began with an orientation session led by members of PMA’s Training & Education and Quality Committees. Participants learned a bit about the metalforming industry and the career opportunities it offers. Susan Nichol, manager of training at the Tooling & Manufacturing Association in Chicago, added some valuable local information. After the orientation, the groups visited the show floor to see the industry in action.

As a follow-up to the program, a quiz has been placed in the Students section on this PMAEF website. Instructors can use the quiz to reinforce what the students learned at the show.

For more information on career awareness opportunities for students, contact Dave Sansone at 216/901-8800 or dsansone@pma.org.

A special opportunity for students, instructors, and parents to meet and talk with metalforming industry companies, explore career opportunities, and see the latest state-of-the-art equipment demonstrations.

METALFORM, sponsored annually by PMA, is the premier exposition and symposium for the precision metal stamping and fabricating industries. Each year at METALFORM, Student Day is a special opportunity for students, accompanied by their instructors, school administrators, parents, and other adult supervisors, to meet and talk with leading-edge exhibitors and see the latest state-of-the-art equipment demonstrations. More than 400 industry exhibitors display technology, information, and ideas, targeted for the metalforming industry.

Student participation begins with a short orientation by representatives of PMA, the metalforming industry trade association, and its member companies. Participants view a video and receive literature describing career opportunities in the industry. Each instructor also receives a free Student Ambassador Program, including the video and support literature, for use in promoting career opportunities back at the group's school. After the orientation, student groups are led to the show floor for a self-guided tour, directed by a list of designated "Student Friendly" exhibitors and others where "technology at work" is demonstrated.

Thank you for your continued efforts to educate America’s future workforce. The METALFORM Louisville Show and Student Day will be March 30-April 1, 2004. Please contact PMA if you would like to receive further information and an invitation for Student Day.

Click here to check out cool photos from past shows

	METALFORM STUDENT DAY
	More than 250 high school and technical school students as well as 30 instructors from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin participated in the annual Student Day program at METALFORM’02 in Chicago, IL, on March 7, 2002.
	Nearly 300 students, instructors and parents learned about the latest metalforming technology at Student Day during METALFORM2000 in Nashville, TN February 16, 2000.
	Their experience began with an orientation to the industry presented by members of PMA's Training and Education Committee.
	The orientation included an overview of the industry as well as career path information and data.
	After the orientation, the students toured the exhibits on the show floor where more than 300 companies exhibited the latest in industry technology.
For information on future Student Days, contact PMA.