The St. Maarten Career & Study Fair Committee is a committee consisting of career guidance counselors/student counselors representing the secondary schools on the island, namely Milton Peters College, Sundial School, PSVE Academy, St. Maarten Academy, and St. Dominic High, as well as representation of the University of St. Martin.
"Our Theme Is: "A Better Future Through Better Education"
How it all started:
The Career Guidance Counselor of the Milton Peters College had a vision to organize a Career & Study Fair for the students attending the institution. This vision was realized in 1992, and was limited only to the students of Milton Peters College. After years of organizing and executing the Fair exclusively for this group of students, the Career Guidance Counselor extended the invitation to the other high schools on the island. The Career Guidance Counselors of these high schools, a representative of the University of St. Martin and of the SHTA came together in 2001 to organize it for all schools on the island and for the general public.
For many years, the Fair was held at the Milton Peters College, its original birth place. From 2003, as a result of the magnitude of the Fair and of the number of persons that it eventually had to accommodate, the venue to host the Fair moved to different locations on the island. For the past few years, Belair Community Center has become the place of gathering for all students and the general public to benefit from what the Fair has to offer. The fair provides proper information in order to make informed decisions for future careers and endeavours.
The Committee organizes every year a Career Fair to provide College and university representatives from St. Maarten, Curaçao, Aruba, the United States and Holland to share information about their academic institutions.
This annual event promises to be very informative and supportive in the planning and decision making involved in furthering one's education.
For students attending, the Career Fair provides an opportunity to network with prospective colleges, universities and employers, to enable them to obtain information about various companies, and generate a list of contacts and whereby they will be able to express their interest in a specific college, university or company.
This year the Career Fair will be held on Thursday November 7, 2013.
As of September 16, 2013 the Sxm Career and Study Fair Committee will also be able to serve you better through the newly launched website.
For more information, please check our website: www.sxmcareerandstudyfair.com