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A 2020 Vision: The Future of Economic and Workforce Development in South Carolina

Chief Etheridge
Community Improvement
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
February 27, 2020
Center for Education and Workforce
20/20 Vision in South Carolina
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Nancy Lee Sánchez, Executive Director of the Kaplan Educational Foundation, recently examined the important purpose community colleges serve in the future of workforce development. A key point made is “community colleges are defined differently by those who enroll in them”, in other words, people view community colleges as a pathway towards different goals.

'I Seek to Be Part of the Solution.' Inspiring early enthusiasm for science.

Camille Schrier, Miss America 2020
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
STEM
Women
Workforce Training
February 11, 2020
Center for Education and Workforce
Miss America 2020, Camille Schrier
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In my earliest of memories, my interests always revolved around science in one way or another, even if I was too young to understand the science that was behind them. 

Upskilling & Reskilling to Remain Competitive

Joe Quick
Education
Postsecondary Education
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
February 6, 2020
Center for Education and Workforce
Upskilling with TPM
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In today’s labor market, long-term talent strategies are often over-shadowed by the critical short-term needs of today and tomorrow. While immediate hiring needs are often the most pressing issues for HR departments, strategies like TPM can help businesses solve these common pain points—such as unfilled job openings, exorbitant training and onboarding costs, and attrition—and talent gaps collaboratively.  

Exploring the #PowerOfWork with Goodwill's CEO

Ramona Schindelheim, WorkingNation
Community Improvement
Economic Empowerment
Workforce Training
January 15, 2020
Center for Education and Workforce
Talent Forward 2019, Goodwill CEO, Steve Preston
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In this first Work in Progress podcast, I sit down with Steve Preston, CEO of Goodwill Industries Intl., to discuss the nonprofit’s many training programs designed to help prepare people for work at many stages of their lives. I walked away impressed with all Goodwill does to help build a stronger workforce. I think you will, too.

Beyond School Walls: Combining Mentorship with On-the-Job Learning

Roger Turner, Fleet Operations, Cox Enterprises
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
January 8, 2020
Center for Education and Workforce
Beyond School Walls
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Last year, Cox and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta (BBBSMA) joined forces to launch a new approach to mentoring with a program called Beyond School Walls. Though other BBBS affiliates had tried the program, this was the first of its kind for Atlanta. This program combines traditional mentorship with an immersive educational experience. The one simple, but very important element that makes this program different than traditional mentoring programs is location. 

Engineering Excellence: CofC and STEM Businesses Look to Bridge Regional Skills Gap

Chief Etheridge
Postsecondary Education
STEM
Workforce Training
December 12, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Engineering Excellence
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By 2020, one of the city’s higher education institutions, in partnership with some of the city’s major STEM businesses, will look to make a bridge of their own to address a skills gap that is prominent across the country. In the fall of 2020, the College of Charleston (CofC) will officially introduce its Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering degree program after being approved by the state’s Commission on Higher Education this summer. 

“A country that lends itself to bigness”: The Texas-Size Importance of Higher Ed’s Role in Rural Workforce Development

Chief Etheridge
Community Improvement
Education
Postsecondary Education
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
November 14, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
A Country Lends Itself to Bigness
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Lubbock is home to Texas Tech University (TTU), which has eight satellite campuses located within the “bigness” of the West Texas region: Abilene, Amarillo, El Paso, Fredericksburg, Highland Lakes, Junction, Midland, and Odessa. While you may not be familiar with these towns, you are probably familiar with the problems that face their workforces.

From John Legend to Apprenticeship's John Lennon: A Wrap-up of Talent Forward 2019

Jaimie Francis
Competitiveness
Data
Economic Growth
Education
Innovation
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
STEM
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
October 25, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Talent Forward 2019 Wrap-Up
© Photo by Ian Wagreich / © U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Each year, as the Chamber Foundation hosts the Talent Forward national workforce conference, we focus on talent—educating and training, talent tech and data, recruiting, hiring, and upskilling. With no shortage of talent challenges, the opportunities for informative discussion are endless. While a day devoted to dissecting talent-related topics could focus solely on the problems, Talent Forward is all about the solutions.

Renewable Learning: How A New Partnership is Taking a Sustainable Approach to Workforce Development

Andy Hall, San Diego Workforce Partnership
Dr. Josh Shapiro, Assistant Dean of Innovation and Research Affairs, UC San Diego Extension
Education
Emerging Issues
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
October 22, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Renewable Learning
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As the labor market tightens and the pace of technological change continues to accelerate, it’s becoming an increasingly common theme that the traditional “one-and-done” model of education is over. As a result, employers, policymakers, and analysts alike are increasingly calling for new approaches to lifelong learning that will help upskill and re-skill individuals to compete and succeed in a fast-changing economy. In this shifting landscape education and workforce organizations are joining forces to experiment with new models with the potential to create pathways to opportunity and economic mobility. 

New Findings in the Development of a Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline

Kimberly Vegliante, Workforce Development Manager, Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation
Competitiveness
Education
Postsecondary Education
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
October 17, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline in Arizona
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With nearly 8,000 open positions, Arizona faces a growing shortage of cybersecurity professionals. In order to address this growing shortage, businesses must accept a stronger role engaging with education and training providers to build the region’s talent pipeline. Three years ago, the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation launched a Cybersecurity Workforce Collaborative comprised of employers who have cybersecurity as a key function of their business.

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