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What is BASICS?

BASICS (Businesses and Schools Investing in Cooperative Solutions), a program of the Blair County Chamber of Commerce, is dedicated to fostering a strong partnership between our schools and the business community and communicating career choices to students, parents, and educators, so they can prepare themselves today for the challenges of tomorrow.

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Students Prepare for Future Careers by Participating in Career Shadowing Week

One of the Chamber’s most critically important programs for career exploration took place in November with the observance of Career Shadowing Week. Planned and executed through a subcommittee of the BASICS program, Career Shadowing makes it possible for high school juniors from Blair County schools to spend at least a half-day at a local business, learning about a particular career in which they’ve expressed an interest.

“This is such an amazing experience for these students to see what the workplace is really all about,” acknowledged Jamie Stumph of Advantage Resource Group, who (more)