Stay tuned - Registration opens July 1, 2026!
(Deadline October 8, 2026)
Trades Day introduces high school students to industry career opportunities in skilled trades including, but not limited to, construction, design, subcontracting, heavy equipment, transportation, and engineering. Industry partners provide interactive, hands-on activities and demonstrations for students to explore their interest in a variety of trades.
Become an event sponsor/exhibitor!
- A-1 Allstar Plumbing
- Advanced Career Institute
- Build California
- CA Aeronautical University
- CA High Speed Rail Authority
- Climate Action Pathways for Schools w/ CalStart
- COS Construction Technology
- COS CTE
- COS ECT/HVAC/R
- COS Electrical
- COS Equipment Tech
- COS Industrial Maintenance
- Division of Apprenticeship Standards
- EECU
- Employment Connection Youth@Work/Proteus, Inc.
- Electric Motor Shop
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Fresno Sheet Metal Apprenticeship
- Garton Tractor, Inc.
- IBEW Local 100
- JC Automation, Inc.
- Lemoore College
- OACYS Technology
- Porterville Adult School
- Porterville College CTE
- Porterville College Welding
- Porterville Ford
- Proteus - William M Maguy School
- San Joaquin Valley College
- Sequoias Adult Education Consortium
- Sierra View Medical Center
- SoCal Gas
- Southern California Edison
- Southern CA Edison Virtual Reality
- Swinerton Builders
- Tradeswomen, Inc.
- Tulare Adult School
- Tulare County Foundation for Ag Education & Youth
- Universal Technical Institute
- US Navy
- Valley Strong Credit Union
- Visalia Ceramic Tile, Inc.
- Westwood Professional Services
- Young's, Inc.
We are thankful for all of our sponsors and exhibitors from across the trades industry for continuing to inspire local students to pursue careers in skilled trades including, but not limited to, construction, design, subcontracting, heavy equipment, transportation, and engineering. If you would like to be a part of Trades Day, join us! Bring a hands-on activity for students to explore all your industry has to offer. Teach them how to swing a hammer, try their hand at mixing concrete, scale a wall for roofing, or throw on some PPE and get them welding ― anything to get their hands and minds moving!
Scan or click QR code to complete exhibitor/sponsor form!
Sponsorship deadline: August 31, 2026
Exhibitor registration deadline: October 2, 2026
All Gold Sponsor Benefits PLUS
- All Gold Sponsor benefits PLUS
- Premium exhibit space
- Speaking opportunity at Safety Talk
- Logo on event bag given to each student
- TCOE Foundation benefits for one year, including:
- Company name or logo on TCOE Foundation web page
- Company name in Foundation’s Annual Report
- One table (eight tickets) to Annual Partnership Appreciation Dinner
- Partner Appreciation Gift presented at Annual Dinner
All Silver Sponsor Benefits PLUS
- All Silver Sponsor benefits PLUS
- Company name on social media post after event
- Logo in press release
- Verbal mention & thank you at event
- School contact list
- Wrap-up email recognition
- TCOE Foundation benefits for one year, including:
- Company name or logo on TCOE Foundation web page
- Company name in Foundation’s Annual Report
- Four tickets to Annual Partnership Appreciation Dinner
All Bronze Sponsor Benefits PLUS
- All Bronze Sponsor benefits PLUS
- Logo on posters at event
- TCOE Foundation benefits for one year, including:
- Company name or logo on TCOE Foundation web page
- Company name in Foundation’s Annual Report
- Two tickets to Annual Partnership Appreciation Dinner
All Exhibitor Sponsor Benefits PLUS
- Logo on event webpage
- TCOE Foundation benefits for one year, including:
- Company name or logo on TCOE Foundation web
- Company name in Foundation’s Annual Report
Free to attend!
Date:
October 22, 2026
Time:
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location:
Porterville Fairgrounds
2700 Teapot Dome Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257
Includes:
Hands-on activities
Demonstrations
Registration Details:
Schools, youth groups, and individual students, grades 9-12 only, are invited to register for one of the two-hour block options:
Available Time Slots
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Upon their arrival, students will go through a safety tailgate talk before entering the exhibition halls.
*New for 2026: Lunch served to all students!
Contact:
Shelsy Hutchison
shelsy.hutchison@tcoe.org
Therese Arnold
theresea@tcoe.org
Event Organizers:
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Bronze Sponsors:
