Space is limited - register soon!
Deadline to register is October 8, 2025
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.
Scan/Click the QR code to register
Become an event sponsor/exhibitor!
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 no later than August 15, 2025.
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 23, 2025
Time:
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 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 are invited to register for one of the two-hour block options:
Available Time Slots
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Upon their arrival, students will go through a safety tailgate talk before entering the exhibition halls. *Please note student lunches are not included.
Contact:
Shelsy Hutchison
shelsy.hutchison@tcoe.org
Therese Arnold
theresea@tcoe.org
Event Organizers:
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Bronze Sponsor(s):
Confirmed Exhibitors:
ABC NorCal
Advanced Career Institute
Build California
CalStart
Central CA Electrical Training Institute
Clean Cut Tile
Climate Action Pathways for Schools
College of the Sequoias (COS) CTE
COS Construction Technology
COS Electrical
COS Equipment Tech
COS HVAC
COS Industrial Maintenance
COS Welding
County of Tulare - Public Works Department
Lemoore College
Northern California Cement Masons Apprenticeship
OACYS Technology
Operating Engineers Local 3
Porterville College
Porterville Ford
San Joaquin Valley College
Sequoias Adult Ed Consortium
SierraView Medical Center
Southern California Edison
Swinerton
Tradeswomen, Inc.
Tulare County Foundation for Ag Education & Youth
Universal Technical Institute
Visalia Ceramic Tile, Inc.
Webcor
Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. (WECA)