On April 30th, the Westfield Area High School Counselors took 9 students to the Operating Engineers Local 139 Training Center in Coloma. Local 139 is committed to providing highly skilled heavy equipment operators, and offers a comprehensive training program that is widely recognized as one of the best in the industry! The field trip included a bus tour that took students around the 400+ acres of training field outside, a question and answer session in the classroom setting, attempting the backhoe simulators, and actually running some of the backhoe equipment in the indoor arena. This year there were several contractors set up with booths so that students could have conversations with those of interest. This was a wonderful addition as our students were able to make great connections with employers and companies that have future employment opportunities as soon as they graduate! We are so fortunate to have access to such an amazing facility so close to home that can offer wonderful future careers to our students. We look forward to attending again with students next year!
