{"id":67527,"date":"2025-08-27T13:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=67527"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:51:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:51:17","slug":"genesee-county-gcedc-release-county-career-roadmap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/genesee-county-gcedc-release-county-career-roadmap\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/GCEDC releases county career roadmap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Workforce development outreach grows with WBTA partnership for High School Gameday Presented by Coach SwazZ<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA, NY \u2013 A new resource for students, parents, and educators to discover career-readiness programs as well as to engage local employers is now available to help youth connect to rewarding careers in the GLOW region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesee County Economic Development Center has unveiled the Genesee County Career Roadmap, which will be available at various locations, including at GLOW With Your Hands, and online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcedc.com\/roadmap\">www.gcedc.com\/roadmap<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The roadmap provides information on career paths, apprenticeship-style programs, and opportunities for students and graduates to find career opportunities in Genesee County, according to GCEDC Executive Vice President of Business &amp; Workforce Development Chris Suozzi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo matter what path a student decides to embark on after graduation or throughout the K-12 journey, there are opportunities available for a variety of skillsets, training backgrounds, and professional career interests,\u201d Suozzi said. \u201cIn addition to our role of attracting and expanding private sector industries to the region, our local workforce development ecosystem is preparing and educating the future workforce, and the roadmap is another resource local students can take advantage of in their career journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesee County Career Roadmap is intended to start early conversations about careers and provide helpful information for parents and educators in their efforts to assist youth in exploring various career paths. The roadmap also features information and contacts for 26 manufacturing and skilled trades employers and career-readiness resources across Genesee County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suozzi noted that the opportunity for Genesee County\u2019s workforce is growing as companies such as Edwards Vacuum, Oxbo, and Graham Manufacturing are completing major construction projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are experiencing record capital investment across Genesee County as manufacturers and other high-tech industries are seeking to hire hundreds of people, our housing stock is growing, and our workforce development programs are experiencing record-high participation. Now is the time for our students to evaluate their options, and we are here to guide students, educators, and families throughout this process,\u201d said Suozzi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, Suozzi has partnered with WBTA to launch a new on-site pre-game event at select high school football games this fall. \u201cWBTA High School Gameday Presented by Coach SwazZ\u201d will broadcast live on WBTA and on social media channels to not only highlight the games, but discuss career-readiness opportunities for high school students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere should be an element of fun for our youth in exploring career opportunities so we thought this would be a unique way to do that,\u201d Suozzi added. \u201cWe modeled the high school game day similar to ESPN\u2019s College Gameday and when you watch that program every Saturday from a different college venue, you can see all the fun everyone is having getting ready for the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The WBTA High School Gameday schedule will be released in the coming weeks. To learn more about the Genesee County Career Roadmap, WBTA High School Gameday appearances, and other workforce development opportunities, please contact Chris Suozzi at csuozzi@gcedc.com or 585-343-4866 ext. 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workforce development outreach grows with WBTA partnership for High School Gameday Presented by Coach SwazZ Press release BATAVIA, NY \u2013 A new resource for students, parents, and educators to discover career-readiness programs as well as to engage local employers is now available to help youth connect to rewarding careers in \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/genesee-county-gcedc-release-county-career-roadmap\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[432],"class_list":["post-67527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-gcedc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-hz9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":70662,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/genesee-county-impact-of-workforce-support-grew-in-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":67527,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Impact of Workforce Support grew in 2025","author":"aka","date":"December 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"GCEDC, GGLDC report workforce partners reached over 4,000 student participants Press release BATAVIA \u2013 Over 4,000 participants benefited in 2025 from workforce development and career exploration programs through workforce partnerships supported by the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) and Genesee Gateway Local Development Corporation (GGLDC). 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