12 Plus, Lee County EDG's employability class for high school juniors and seniors presented their ideas to their team sponsors on May 13th at the Keokuk High School. The students were divided into teams, Team Alliant Energy and Team Climax Molybdenum, and worked on a project for each company since March.
Team Alliant Energy presented a marketing campaign to recruit businesses to SE Iowa, comparing Lee County to a geode; from the outside, we look like any other county; however, once you see within, we have many beautiful assets. Team Climax presented on installing a racking system for Climax's warehouse space to become more efficient and increase their capacity.
"I think the program is great in offering a chance to think pragmatically about problem-solving and as the students indicated showing opportunities available in the area and the salaries of those opportunities along with other benefits of the region," commented Alliant team sponsor Nick Peterson.
Team projects are designed by business and industry to give students hands-on experience. Through the team projects, the students gain valuable organization and communication skills. Students also attended site tours, had industry speakers present to the class, conducted mock interviews, and developed soft skills that will help them find a career as part of the class.
