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Student Membership I WANT TO BE A PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONAL WHEN I GROW UP!

Chapter Resource Guide Marketing Strategy –Student Career Offices – posting fliers for the program –Student Career Days (Grade School, Middle School, High School) –Advertisement of program in student newspaper, website –Meeting with clubs on campus What to Market –Free attendance at Chapter meetings –Creation of network in the local professional community –Actual experience they could use on their resume –Opportunity to run a “project” during their internship for credit and actual experience

Chapter Resource Guide Engaging Students in your Chapter –Incorporate uses of FB and Twitter to market information –Begin developing contact listing of universities, high schools with key contact lists –Consider “Job Boards” for NIGP and Chapters –Create a “Career Fair” for students on the various positions in the procurement profession – have speakers from various agencies within the Chapter participate –Training session on a topic that would be of more interest to students and could apply to other professional interests such as project management, leadership, etc.

Introduction to “Procurement” Career Day at Grade Schools What is “procurement”? We buy stuff! I’m a “professional shopper”!!

Introduction to “Procurement” Career Day at Grade Schools How much money do you get to spend? Over $400,000,000 each year! Holy cow! That’s a lot of dough!!

Let’s give it a try!! Bidder #1: Bling Bling 2000 $ min. free Unlimited texting Bidder #2 The Chatter Box $ min. free No texting avail. Bidder #3 Text Master $ min. free $.05/text message Your parents give you $300 to buy a cell phone on your own. What do you do? Which do you choose???

COLORADO CAREER CLUSTER MODEL

Poudre School District success originates in the “Career and Technical Education Department” Students determine their career plan by choosing from multiple “pathways” Student Career Model that initiates career ideas in the High School years

COLORADO CAREER CLUSTER MODEL