Workforce Connect
WorkforceConnect 2008 is made possible by a grant from:
To learn more about business-education strategic programs from the Daniels Fund, go to: http://www.danielsfund.org/sevenstrategies/
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WorkforceConnect is a joint business and education program designed to offer area educators, guidance counselors and administrators a chance to "see" the application of their academics in the workplace.
Participating businesses open their doors to groups of educators and present:
- an industry overview
- projected hiring needs
- employment skills needed
- tour of the facility
Educators are able to see first-hand how their daily instruction and career development work with students of all ages contributes to a successful and well prepared future.
To accommodate the maximum number of eductors in 2008, we will be holding three tracks - each involves two days of business tours and a third day to generate an integrated lesson or guidance plan that takes advantage of the business knowledge and information gathered during the tours. Continuing education hours are granted for the tour days and two Masters Credits are available to educators who create exemplary plans as a final portion of the program.
Track I: June 2 - 4: (Space is limited to 20 participants.) An overview of core growth industries of the county, the companies and organizations who have registered to host educators are:
Suncor
Denver Joint Electrical Training Center
The Denver Merchandise Mart
A&P Construction
Alliance Data
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
University of Colorado Hospital
Track II: June 9 - 11: (Space is limited to 20 participants.) Guided by the Micro Business Development Center, this track is about entrepreneurship and the qualities, risks, rewards, discipline and creativity involved in starting a company from scratch. Learn how to make your class an entrepreneurship class and provide a chance for your students to market their products! Meet people who have successfully started their own companies!
Precast Concepts
Whirled Peas
Summit Bank & Trust
Coda Coffee
Track III: June 10 - 12: (Space is limited to 20 participants.) The metro area hosts a spectrum of employment that includes the arts, finance, and specialty healthcare. The companies and organizations who have registered to host educators are:
RNL Design
Colorado Division of Securities
Emily Griffith Opportunity School
The Children's Hospital
Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute and Construction Training Council of Colorado
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Comcast
Registration for educators is now open!
If you are a business wishing to participate in this event, please contact Janie Goodwin or Sandy Steiner at 303.450.5106 or email at the address on this screen.
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WorkforceConnect 2007 was made possible through a grant from
and contributions from the Colorado Contractors Association. 51 Educators and 43 businesses participated in WorkforceConnect 2007 from June 18 - 22. Business industries represented during the week included: Construction The week included a presentation by Bill Becker, President, Adams County Economic Development entitled: "Workforce Development Is Economic Development". This presentation outlines the role of economic development agencies in the attraction and retention of key employers and the signficant role a qualified workforce plays in these efforts.
The concluding day was orchestrated by Mary Jenkins, Change Coach, and Denise Hearn, Consultant for Career Academies, as they led the group in a lesson plan writing exercise that integrated state academic standards and workplace competencies. As part of their presentation, they aske each of the groups to outline suggestions for lesson plans that integrated multiple academic areas around core themes. The table responses were: Cultures of the World Architecture There was an activity that articulated the personality type of all in the room based on how they drew a pig. That activity is provided here:
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