Forge Events

FORGE is active in schools and the community in various ways throughout the year. We believe that the more interaction our students have with the skilled trade industry and our companies, the more viable an option we become when they begin to think about their futures. To see how we’ve been involved, check out our recent events!

2023 Interview Day

FORGE Foundation Hosted a 2023 Interview Day at EMCC Communiversity Columbus, MS- Golden Triangle workforce development foundation, FORGE, is partnering with EMCC Communiversity on February 23, 2023, to present the 2023 Interview Day to help CTE and high school students with the necessary skills for entering the workforce. FORGE is expanding this event to include […]

FORGE Foundation Selected as Education Presenter at World of Concrete Expo

Columbus, MS – Golden Triangle workforce development foundation, FORGE, presented a course as part of the education track at the 2023 World of Concrete Expo last week in Las Vegas, Nevada. The session, “Finding and Building Tomorrow’s Workforce,” focused on educating contractors about developing grassroots workforce programs that directly impact recruitment and retention of skilled […]

Forge Your Path Career Expo 2022

The FORGE Foundation in partnership with Mississippi Construction Education Foundation (MCEF) and EMCC recently hosted its third Forge Your Path Career Expo on October 18th, 19th, and 20th at EMCC’s Communiversity. Different than your typical career fair, this career expo included a variety of construction themed hands-on activities designed to generate interest in the various capacities […]

Little Hand Big Trucks

September 17, 2022 A few of our founding members participated in the Little Hands Big Trucks event showing off their large trucks and helping spread knowledge about careers in trades! We gave away hard hats, juices, and pages from the FORGE coloring book.

Parents Career Education Night

FORGE had a fantastic turnout on September 17, 2022, at the Columbus Soccer Complex for the Parent Career Education Night. The parents enjoyed food, and drinks while learning about different career paths for children in the GTA area. At the end, three people won $500 cash door prizes!

FORGE Donates to Local Schools

FORGE is working alongside educators, parents, and other workforce development agencies to recruit talented, skilled employees. We know that starts at a young age! That’s why we created a FORGE coloring book to show young kids the exciting opportunities in skilled trades from equipment operators to building the building. Our coloring book was made possible […]

The Game of Life

June 14, 2022 FORGE Members played the Game of Life with the Camp Amp kids at the EMCC Communiversity. These kids were given a “job” from FORGE member companies and a life card. They then had to decide to buy or rent a place to live, get insurance for their residence, buy a vehicle (with […]

Borrowed Future Movie Event

FORGE had a fantastic turnout on May 11th partnering with East Mississippi Community College and Mississippi Construction Education Foundation to host a viewing of the Dave Ramsey documentary Borrowed Future for teachers, counselors, and administrators that are gatekeepers to students entering CTE programs. The educators enjoyed popcorn, and drinks and earned CEU credits. At the […]

2022 Interview Day

FORGE hosted an Interview Day on February 24, for 2nd and 3rd-year career and technical students from McKellar Technology Center and Lowndes County Career Technology Center. The event had 27 company representatives, 31 volunteers, and over 250 students interviewed.

FORGE Celebrates Women In Construction Week

March 6-12 has been dedicated to Women in Construction #WICWEEK2022 #womeninconstruction To celebrate FORGE members visited East Side Elementary and West Clay Elementary and read “The House That She Built” by Mollie Elkman, introducing children to female construction workers and trades done by women. The FORGE Foundation finished its day by testing the children’s knowledge of […]

Careers In Construction Month Book Readings

October has been dedicated as Careers in Construction month. So, FORGE members took turns reading construction oriented books during the month.

Forge Your Path Career Expo 2021

The FORGE Foundation in partnership with Mississippi Construction Education Foundation (MCEF) hosted their second Forge Your Path Career Expo on October 27th at EMCC’s Communiversity.

Soft Skills & Interview Day 2020

Starting four years ago, the evolution of this event is one of which FORGE is very proud. This year, over 350 students from both Lowndes County Career Tech and McKellar Career Tech attended Soft Skills and Interview Day. Golden Triangle Leadership partnered with us to volunteer in a variety of roles throughout both days. Day […]