DiTrolio Flexographic Institute offers high school students a profitable alternative

DiTrolio Flexographic Institute (DFI), a training facility for the flexographic printing industry located just outside of Chicago, is reaching out to area high school students.

DFI representative Tom Anderson said: ‘We want high school kids to know that there are well-paying jobs available in the flexographic printing industry.’

The institute is sending Anderson to high schools all over the Chicago area to educate students about flexographic printing, its need for press operators, and the benefits of a career in ‘flexo’. He emphasizes that the flexographic industry is growing by leaps and bounds, and that it offers job security that is virtually certain, because flexo is a recession-proof industry.

‘Most of the students we’re talking to are looking at minimum-wage jobs in the fast-food industry after graduation, or maybe jobs in trucking,’ according to Anderson. ‘We show them that with training, press operators earn a starting wage of $10-$14 an hour, with ample opportunity for growth and advancement. Many printers offer a 401(k) plan.’

Anderson has visited many schools with his message during this school year, and he is happy to tell students that DiTrolio Flexographic Institute is offering scholarships for high school students.