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Adult Workforce & STEM Council at Skillpoint Alliance

Adult Workforce & STEM Council at Skillpoint Alliance . What is Skillpoint Alliance?. An industry-driven workforce development agency with two divisions: strengthening today’s workforce with Adult T raining

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Adult Workforce & STEM Council at Skillpoint Alliance

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  1. Adult Workforce & STEM Councilat Skillpoint Alliance

  2. What is Skillpoint Alliance? • An industry-driven workforce development agency with two divisions: • strengthening today’s workforce with Adult Training • engaging tomorrow’s workforce with Science, Technology, Engineering & Math • We focus on college and career success, delivering programs in: • Construction * Electrical * Plumbing * HVAC • Computer Training * Health Care * Machinist * STEM

  3. How did Skillpoint get started? • Workforce development non-profit founded in 1994 • Rapidly trained for semiconductor fab & construction trades • Build partnerships with industry, education, and the community

  4. What is the STEM Council? A consortium of high tech industry executives and education leaders engaged in addressing workforce and education issues. • We focus on: • Project-based STEM Education in Central Texas (K-16) • Connecting classroom learning to industry applications • Sharing best practices from industry & education • Getting students on a STEM career path

  5. What is the Adult Workforce Council? a consortium of industry executives and leaders engaged in addressing the education and workforce development needs in Central Texas.

  6. Indicators Statewide 16% of Texas’ population is 14-25 years old1 Construction contributes 5.3% of all jobs in Texas2 Billy Walker & Brandon Struhall Regional & Skillpoint Alliance 39% of participants are 15-24 years old3 In Central Texas, Construction contributes 9.7% of all jobs4 1 State Comptroller website: windows.state.tx.us 2 Boston College – Center on Aging & Work: State Perspectives 3 Skillpoint Alliance total participant population 4 Texas Workforce Commission – TRACER website

  7. Panel Discussion RE-IMAGING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYTO BETTER ENGAGE OUR YOUTH With the focus of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education in High Schools, how can the construction industry better promote the visibility of STEM within the trades?

  8. Construction is STEM What is the current of R3 in the figure above? Answer: 50mA

  9. Creating a Vision for our Youth

  10. Thank you for attending! Casey SmithSenior Director, Adult Workforce Councilcsmith@skillpointalliance.org 512.814.3259 facebook.com/SkillpointAlliance twitter.com/skillpoint

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