2023 Employer Tour Registration

Discover Manufacturing Week: November 6th - November 10th

Discover Manufacturing week offers a chance for students to experience advanced manufacturing first hand, which often changes their perceptions of the industry. Sign up today to host a tour!

Important things to note:

1. Educators will be selecting what employer they wish to tour. It is important to provide detailed information in this registration to ensure educators have all the information necessary when selecting a tour.

2. The date and time provided must be firm. Please provide dates between October 30th - November 10th. If there is a change in your date or time please contact the coordinator Jessica VanSolkema at jvansolkema@westmiworks.org immediately.

3. Self-matching will be live for educators on September 5, 2023. Please connect with your educator as soon as possible. All their information will be shared directly with you. Here is the Kent County link to view what others employers are doing and providing insight for your planning. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/Kentcounty

4. Please review the employer toolkit for helpful information as you plan for your upcoming tour. Employer Toolkit

5. Employers Best Practices will take place on October 2, 2023 at 8:00AM. A meeting invite will be forthcoming.

1. Company *This question is required.

2. Please list the address that the students will tour. *This question is required.

3. Name of primary contact person *This question is required.

4. Email for primary contact person. *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

5. Phone number for primary contact person *This question is required.

7. What are your companies hours of operations?

8. Please list the specific dates and times for each slot you are willing to host tours. Reminder, this is a firm date and time, and will be shared in a self-matching platform with educators. Please provide dates between October 30th - November 17th.

For example:
October 30th, 8AM-9:30AM, 15 students
October 30th, 9:30AM-11:00AM, 15 students
November 17th, 10AM-12PM, tour will be 30 minutes so 4 tours within that time period.

If you are providing a range of time, please let us know how many tours you are willing to host within that time period.

While flexibility is great. We are asking for firm dates and times as they are being directly entered into SignUp Genius. *This question is required.

9. How many students and staff members can you accommodate for each slot? *This question is required.

10. How long will your tour be? *This question is required.

11. Please provided a detailed explanation for where the bus should park. *This question is required.

12. Will lunch or breakfast or a snack be provided? *This question is required.

13. Please describe in detail what students can expect while visiting your facility. Please limit to 250 characters. Reminder, educators are self-matching. This is a great way to highlight your amazing company! *This question is required.

14. Please describe any dress code, health, safety and security requirements or procedures your visitors should be aware of. *This question is required.

15. Do you have any additional information your visitors need to be made aware of? *This question is required.

16. Please upload a picture that will display for educators during the self-matching process. Pick a fun and exciting image as this image will display when educators are selecting tours.

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17. Where did you hear about Discover Manufacturing Week? *This question is required.