{"id":183602,"date":"2026-03-09T00:17:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/183602\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T00:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:17:31","slug":"mar-31-march-31-april-1-construction-ready-careerexpo-returns-to-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/183602\/","title":{"rendered":"Mar 31 | March 31 &#8211; April 1: Construction Ready CareerExpo Returns to Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/constructionready.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Construction Ready<\/a>\u2019s CareerEXPO returns to Florida March 31 and April 1. The 2026 CareerEXPO &amp; SkillsUSA State Championships will provide hands-on learning for thousands of Florida\u2019s K-12 and college students, connecting them with professionals in the skilled trades and career pathways shaping the state\u2019s future workforce.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More than 3,000 students are expected, along with hundreds of representatives from companies in the skilled trades, colleges, universities, and workforce organizations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wjWhmByMjic&amp;t=2s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Video from 2025 Career Expo in Jacksonville<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why: Florida faces a growing demand for skilled workers as more employees retire than enter the workforce. Closing this skills gap requires early exposure, real-world learning, and clear career pathways. Construction Ready\u2019s CareerExpo is designed to meet that need &#8212; giving students hands-on access to careers that are essential, in demand, and built for what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n<p>Hardest Positions to Fill: Project Managers, Concrete workers, Electricians, Equipment Operators, Mechanics, Plumbers, Sheet Metal Workers, Welders<\/p>\n<p>When:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, March 31, 9 a.m. &#8211; 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, April 1, 9 a.m. &#8211; 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Where: Prime Osborn Convention Center &#8211; 1000 Water Street, Jacksonville. FL<\/p>\n<p>Registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/constructionready.org\/career-expo\/florida-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/constructionready.org\/career-expo\/florida-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Students experiencing the sights, sounds of a real construction site and using the equipment.Interactive displays allowing students to see the scope of jobs in the industry and introduce them to specific career paths<\/p>\n<p>Who: K-12 and college students from across Florida are expected to attend to learn about careers in the skilled trades. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with professionals from leading companies about jobs in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Industries Represented: Construction management, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, energy and more.<\/p>\n<p>Colleges\/Universities Attending: Colleges and universities representing eight different career clusters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Construction Ready\u2019s CareerEXPO returns to Florida March 31 and April 1. The 2026 CareerEXPO &amp; SkillsUSA State Championships&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183603,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":{"0":"post-183602","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-jacksonville","9":"tag-jacksonville-headlines","10":"tag-jacksonville-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}