A group of 20 local teachers toured the Alcoa Inc., East Tennessee Operations facility as part of the Blount Partnership’s workforce development program that puts educators in the manufacturing workplace for an afternoon.
The tours provide an opportunity to educators and school counselors to meet with business people in the workplace setting. Members of various departments within the company provide information on the nature of the company’s business and workplace culture, and specifics on ways to connect what the students learn in the classroom with what is required in the workplace. Companies will offer a tour of the workplace and arrange for question and answer sessions with representatives from various departments.