{"id":27633,"date":"2016-05-04T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amigos805.com\/?p=27633"},"modified":"2016-05-05T14:11:57","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T21:11:57","slug":"ventura-county-public-works-agency-highlights-careers-hands-on-demonstrations-for-over-500-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/ventura-county-public-works-agency-highlights-careers-hands-on-demonstrations-for-over-500-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventura County Public Works Agency highlights careers, hands-on demonstrations for over 500 students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_27634\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Capture.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27634\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27634\" class=\"wp-image-27634\" src=\"http:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"Courtesy photo.\" width=\"350\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Capture.jpg 492w, https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Capture-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>VENTURA COUNTY<\/strong> \u2014 In what\u2019s becoming a favorite educational experience among local students, Ventura County Public Works Agency\u2019s National Public Works Day public event on Tuesday, May 17, aims to pique students\u2019 interests in the Public Works sector.<\/p>\n<p>With over 500 students expected to attend ranging from elementary schools to high schools, VCPWA will transform the Government Center parking lot and a number of conference rooms into interactive learning centers highlighting the many facets of our local Public Works team. The day will also have emphasis on educating young minds on the endless internship and job opportunities a career in Public Works may offer, giving students the chance to connect with several Public Works officials at a career booth.<\/p>\n<p>From 9 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m., VCPWA employees will lead tours of several display booths, including heavy equipment demonstrations that will give students a chance to get up close to the equipment that is used by VCPWA on many of the work sites around the county. Fun activities will also include hands-on stations where students will learn about native and drought tolerant plants, surveying, rain and stream measurements, composting with worms, a chance to visit the Storm Operations Center and for the first time, the unveiling of the new Raptor Study program showcasing hawk and owl exhibits.<\/p>\n<p>VCPWA\u2019s commemorative day will include a resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors in the Hall of Administration at 10:30 a.m. VCPWA Director Jeff Pratt will also announce this year\u2019s \u201cEmployees of the Year\u201d recipients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNational Public Works Day is a very important opportunity for us to educate and connect with the public,\u201d said Pratt. \u201cIt will give the community a chance to get an in-depth look into a vital organization that is dedicated to providing and sustaining the county\u2019s infrastructure and environment while enhancing the safety, health and quality of life for them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Media Opportunity:<\/strong><br \/>\nWho: Ventura County Public Works\u2019 National Public Works Awareness Day<br \/>\nWhen: Tuesday, May 17<br \/>\nTimes: Resolution with the County Board of Supervisors at 10:30 a.m. (Hall of Administration)<br \/>\nPublic-activity displays and presentations from 9 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m. (Parking lot)<br \/>\nWhere: Government Center, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura, Calif. 93009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VENTURA COUNTY \u2014 In what\u2019s becoming a favorite educational experience among local students, Ventura County Public Works Agency\u2019s National Public Works Day public event on Tuesday, May 17, aims to pique students\u2019 interests in the Public Works sector. With over&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/ventura-county-public-works-agency-highlights-careers-hands-on-demonstrations-for-over-500-students\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,5],"tags":[76,2709,2708,1084,524],"class_list":["post-27633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-news","tag-careers","tag-government-center","tag-national-public-works-day","tag-students","tag-ventura-county-public-works-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27633"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27641,"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27633\/revisions\/27641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amigos805.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}