SAN BERNARDINO - Students can discover about opportunities to earn money while they are still learning at the 10th annual Union Apprenticeship and Training Forum - Pathway to Successful Careers - on March 9 at the National Orange Show Fairgrounds.

The free event, which is open to students, parents, educators and the

community, will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in the Damus Room at the National Orange Show Fairgrounds, which is located at 689 S. E St. in San Bernardino. Participants should enter the fairgrounds at Gate 7 on Arrowhead Avenue. Lunch and opportunity drawings will be provided to attendees.

Examples of some of the trades participating are the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department; electricians; masons; operating engineers; plumbers/pipe-fitters; nurses; teamsters; carpenters, ironworks; and laborers. Students will have the opportunity to experience hands-on demonstrations and activities with apprenticeship coordinators that will relate their trades to real world applications. San Bernardino County Superintendent Gary Thomas will welcome students and the community to the event.

Registration for this event is required prior to March 1. To register online, go to http://oms.sbcss.k12.ca.us/27-56321

The event is sponsored by the Central Labor Council AFL/CIO of San Bernardino and Riverside counties and the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools’ Alliance for Education program. For more information, contact the Alliance for Education at (909) 386-2636.