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Marlborough Business Innovation Summit

Marlborough Business Innovation Summit. Showcasing Marlborough as a Center for Key Industry Clusters and Innovation Capacity. Co-sponsored by:. Metro South/West Regional Employment Board, Inc. STEM Workforce Solutions for the Present & Future. September 2010.

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Marlborough Business Innovation Summit

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  1. Marlborough Business Innovation Summit Showcasing Marlborough as a Center for Key Industry Clusters and Innovation Capacity Co-sponsored by:

  2. Metro South/West Regional Employment Board, Inc. STEM Workforce Solutions for the Present & Future September 2010

  3. Metro South/West Regional Employment Board, Inc. • The MSWREB operates 3 One-Stop Career Centers, under contract with Employment and Training Resources (ETR), as part of State & Federal network • In 2010 557 employers in the region have registered with these 3 One Stop centers • 54% of job seekers have Bachelors degree & 29% of this group have Masters degree or higher

  4. Metro South/West Regional Employment Board, Inc. Largest job categories listed with three ETR One-Stops • Office and Administrative Support • Installation, Maintenance & Repair • Healthcare Practitioners • Legal Support • Computer & Mathematical • Architectural & Engineering

  5. Metro South/West Regional Employment Board, Inc. • ETR Marlborough One-Stop Career Center Marlborough Office 508-786-0928 201 Boston Post Rd www.etrcc.com Marlborough, MA 01752 • Employers can submit job orders on-line & applicants can be screened at no-cost • Employers can request staff person to handle account • For information on Training Programs call Sylvia Beville, Executive Director, MSWREB, Inc. 508-281-6910 or sbeville@mswreb.org

  6. Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology (LIFT²) Why LIFT² ? LIFT2 A program of the Metro South/West Regional Employment Board, Inc.

  7. Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology (LIFT²) Mass STEM Paradox: Leading Knowledge/Information based state economy MA 4th & 8th Graders best in nation in Math & Science MA H. S. Grads choose STEM majors below national average LIFT2 A program of the Metro South/West Regional Employment Board, Inc.

  8. Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology (LIFT²) Strategic & Highly Leveraged Focus Teachers No educational variable matters more than a highly qualified teacher LIFT2 A program of the Metro South/West Regional Employment Board, Inc.

  9. Professional Learning Program Features… Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology (LIFT²) Industry Externships 3 Graduate Level Courses STEM Learning Community

  10. Industry Externships Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology (LIFT²)

  11. Teacher Benefits 21st Century & ”Real World” teaching practices Paid summer externship -$800 /week 3 Graduate courses & STEM Certificate Framingham State University Tuition and books paid by LIFT2 sponsors STEM learning community Ongoing industry collaboration Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology (LIFT²)

  12. Information and Contacts Contact: Jim Stanton LIFT² Director 508-281-6910 X4 Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology (LIFT²) Website: http://www.lift2.org jstanton@mswreb.org

  13. SaturdaySTEM Academy • Current Engineering workforce is 75% white male—not a sustainable model • Saturday STEM Academy focuses on middle and high school underrepresented minority students from METCO and MetroWest schools

  14. SaturdaySTEM Academy • High School Program Partners—Olin College of Engineering, MSWREB, Intel, Amelia Peabody Foundation, METCO, area School Systems • Program runs 10 Saturdays in Fall & Spring • Engineering classes & projects in the morning taught by Olin students & HS teachers • Life Mastery Skills in the afternoon taught by minority engineers

  15. SaturdaySTEM Academy • Middle School Program Partners—MSWREB Framingham State University, Raytheon, Olin College of Engineering, • Program runs for four Saturdays in Fall & Spring with 25 students/semester • One company field trip, one Engineering EXPO at Olin and two robotics events at FSU

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