Burley Trades Exploration

What is the Burley Trades Exploration?

To keep manufacturing in America vital, the industry needs a workforce that is increasing in numbers and prepared to keep pace with advances in technology. This summer camp is designed for students, 12-17 years old, to support individuals in discovering their interest in manufacturing and to encourage the pursuit of a manufacturing career. We will reach students at a young enough age when their career choice can be positively influenced, and their education can include the foundational training necessary to excel.

What Will Your Student Experience?

Your student will experience modern manufacturing by creating and building products. At camp, they will tour local manufacturing facilities, learn about entrepreneurship and meet top industry experts. Campers will experience a safe, hands-on learning environment creating products with Computer-Aided Design (CAD), operating machinery under close supervision, and discover their future career in manufacturing.