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Creating Career Connections in the Midlands

With your help, we can continue to make a difference.

MEBA provides a variety of opportunities for Midlands employers and industry experts to become actively and meaningfully involved in education within our service area of Fairfield, Lexington, and Richland Counties. From connecting to one of our 16 career clusters to volunteering as a classroom speaker to providing work-based learning opportunities, MEBA business partners connect directly with Midlands’s educators, students, and parents, increasing educational opportunities and creating a more qualified workforce.

Highlights of Activities and Events from July 2022 – June 2023

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Activities and Events Offered
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Students, Educators, Parents and Community Partners Reached
89
Professional Development Offerings
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Educators and Business Partners attended presentations, professional development, and trainings

Schiria Wilson

WBL/CTE Administrator at Spring Valley High School

My relationship with MEBA goes back more than a decade.  I have served in multiple CTE, WBL, and School Administrator roles, all of which require partnership and collaboration.  Through MEBA, I have forged strategic partnerships that have served my school and students in life-changing ways.  A few examples of MEBA Initiatives from which Spring Valley students directly benefit include:

  • Interview with Industry in which we partner with companies like TRANE Technologies and Michelin. As a result, a number of Spring Valley graduates are currently employed in full time careers with both of these companies.
  • The Building Your Career series is an invaluable resource that allows the career development team at Spring Valley to do in-depth college and career preparation as students endeavor to engage in internships, apprenticeships and full-time careers upon graduation.
  • The Be a Part of series is an additional MEBA resource that is used to educate students and parents about the myriad of available careers within the 16 career clusters and allows them to explore these careers as they progress through high school.

 If I had to develop a slogan for MEBA, it would be: “MEBA: Investing Today to Empower Tomorrow”.