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Explore the impact of educational challenges on poverty through interviews with industry leaders, highlighting the need for hands-on experience and specific technical skills in various sectors. Discover the key attributes employers seek and the requirements from educators to meet industry standards.
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CA Training Challenge John E. Husing, Ph.D. Economics & Politics, Inc. Chief Economist, Inland Empire Economic Partnership
Interviewed Interviewed One-on-One 50 CEOs, Entrepreneurs, HR Directors 18 Sectors
General Hiring Themes Demonstrated Teamwork Hands-on Experience Academic Knowledge Career Technical Education
Aptitudes/Attitudes • Life Goals (Some Idea What Want To Be) • Personality (Friendliness, Ambition, Interest, Innovation) • STEM (Willingness to Learn Required Knowledge) • Received Certifications (To Industry Standards)
What’s Needed From Educators Evenings Weekends Weekdays $20 per hour Jobs Rapid Course Creation Training Times Technically Up to Date Industry Standards Hands-On
What Skills? Software Design, Installation, Adaption, Usage Auto/Truck Mechanics Truck Drivers Production Machining, Welding, Electrical, Repair Construction Trades Nursing, MRI, CT Scans, Sonography, Lab Tech, Coders Accounts Payable, Receivable, Payroll Microsoft Word, EXCEL, Powerpoint Water Supply, Recycling, Clean-Up Middle Managers
Era of Extreme Technical Change Need To Constantly Retrain and/or Upgrade Skills
Challenge: Who Is Trying To Meet The Training Requirements? • Private Sector – Rigor, Reputation, Cost • Community Colleges – Business Outreach, Internal Bureaucracy, Speed of Response, Method of Financing • Non-Profits – Rigor, Business Outreach, Cost • ROP – Speed of Response, Articulation • 6-12 – Business Outreach, Commitment, Articulation • Adult Schools – Level of Training
Solution: Types of Choices Perfect World Establish An Integrated System of Learning From 6th Grade Through At Least Two Years of Post-High School Technical Training Horror Story! Stumble Along With The Current System For Another Generation • A Way Out? • An Integrated System Combining: • Private Schools With Good Measurable Reputations • Non-Profits With Good Measurable Reputations • ROP’s With Good Measurable Reputations • Those Community Colleges Willing to Commit • Those 6-12 Schools Willing to Commit • State & Federal Funding To Make The System Work