Milwaukee Public Schools trades fair at Milwaukee Tool new office

Robert Houston, a youth apprentice and 2023 Milwaukee Public Schools graduate hands out brochures to high school students as part of the Milwaukee Public Schools trades fair at the Milwaukee Tool offices in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Milwaukee Public High School students gather as Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley speaks as part of the Milwaukee Public Schools trades fair at the Milwaukee Tool offices in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley speaks as part of the Milwaukee Public Schools trades fair at the Milwaukee Tool offices in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Youth apprentiship information is set out as part of the Milwaukee Public Schools trades fair at the Milwaukee Tool offices in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Elissia Brennan-Adamczyk (left), an assistant analyst with Milwaukee Public Schools Contract Compliance Services talks with Abdifetah Yusuf, a Pulaski High School junior as part of the Milwaukee Public Schools trades fair at the Milwaukee Tool offices in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Randy Rutta (center) a Harley-Davidson journeyman machine repairman, along with Broc Bingen (left), a Harley-Davidson machine repair apprentice, talks with Christopher Watts-Dillon (far right), a Bradley Tech senior and Dashwon Harris, a Bradley Tech junior as part of the Milwaukee Public Schools trades fair at the Milwaukee Tool offices in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Students talk with representatives of Bear Construction Company as part of the Milwaukee Public Schools trades fair at the Milwaukee Tool offices in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Students talk with Bridgette Bendzka a registered nurse and patient care services nurse recruiter for the US Department of Veterans Affairs as part of the Milwaukee Public Schools trades fair at the Milwaukee Tool offices in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Ivan Herrada with Heat and Frost Insulators Local 19 talks with high school students as part of the Milwaukee Public Schools trades fair at the Milwaukee Tool offices in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Mohamed Thohir (center) a Bay View High School Junior, tries a welding simulator with help from Tom Kelley, an organizer and recruiter for Ironworkers Local 8 as part of the Milwaukee Public Schools trades fair at the Milwaukee Tool offices in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Tom Kelley (left), an organizer and recruiter for Ironworkers Local 8 talks with Manuel Nava Salazar a Pulaski High School senior, as part of the Milwaukee Public Schools trades fair at the Milwaukee Tool offices in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Milwaukee Public high school students check out he different job fair booths as part of the Milwaukee Public Schools trades fair at the Milwaukee Tool offices in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.