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- 1. Coalition of educators and businesses Career-path based curriculum based on “Demand” occupations Tax breaks for Hiring/ Mentoring National On the Job Training Programs & Funding Set up shell? businesses run by Grades 7-12 PT job for 18 months— graduation req’t. Contests to receive Internships Monetarily induce Gov’t. reimbursed Internships Paid Internships How to work with Employers to hire better- prepared and more marketable workforce for “Demand” occupations. Post-HS grad training for non- college-bound students Free workshops for interview practiceFree tools & seminars for resume writing TED.com Stanford Entrepreneurship podcasts Regional, day-long Career Days, “Trade Show” & keynote speakers Partner with Business Incubator Service Corp of Retired Educators (like SCORE but not Executives) Student mentoring from school through job Businesses provide scholarships to attend regional/national sector specific conferences Sponsored Work/study Incentive money to businesses for apprenticeships Student leadership development Parent Universities - Teach parents to work with educators to educate children Develop Occupational Readiness Programs Bring back vocational & technical classes for non-college-bound HS students Studentoperatedgasstation andcarrepair Scholarships for jobs Job Shadowing—A week, not a day Recruit other service organizations to volunteer/ mentor RN to MSN path LVN, CN, LPN Partner with local medical community, hospitals & community college All Training/classes under one roof Dental Training?: Dental Assistant, Dental HygienistMedical Assistant, Respiratory Therapist, Dialysis Technician Establish Healthcare Academy of Excellence Other Training: X-Ray Tech Phlebotimist Recruit SCORE business consultants as Mentors Internships for Entrepreneurs Encourage Business Start –up in Demand Sectors Business Incubator Skits: DOs & DON’Ts of Interviewing Jobs Experience Incubator Develop Not-for- Profit Businesses: offer entry-level experience positions Purchase a business to use for training & more for Community College Buy and operate hotel and ancillary tourist- related businesses for hospitality & culinary training Lisa LaMere IDEATE Studentoperatedgiftshop Studentoperatedrestaurant Operate non-profit Urgent Care staffed by students Buy 488,000 sf build- ing—Operate Also present Skits at schools
- 2. Regional, day-long Career Days, “Trade Show” & keynote speakers Establish Healthcare Academy of Excellence Purchase a business to use for training & more for Community College Our local Community College has an excellent Nursing program, however, there is a long waiting list with, at this time, no plans for expansion. An idea to consider is to establish a Healthcare Academy of Excellence, by partnering with the local medical community, hospitals and the Community College to purchase a vacant 488,000 sf building. This would allow all healthcare sector training to take place under one roof. Programs could be expanded to include LVN, CN, LPN, and RN to MSN. Additional programs might include Medical Assistant, Dialysis Technician, Respiratory Therapist, X-Ray Tech, and Phlebotomist. Consideration could be given to adding Dental Training – Dental Assistant and Hygienist. The vacant building has a “showroom” that could be converted to a Non-Profit Urgent Care facility that would be staffed, in part, by students. Such an academy would provide training, updated skills and the experience that is lacking in the workforce. Regional collaborative group could be formed to purchase a business to use for Community College training and more. One idea would be to buy and operate a small hotel and ancillary tourist-related business to train hospitality, culinary and business students. The small, 15-room hotel could be operated by students taking hospitality courses. Business students could operate the gift shop, students enrolled in the culinary program could operate the restaurant. Perhaps the gas station, which might have a car repair component could be run by students as well. This would provide work experience and actual hands-on projects for a diversity of students in many different educational tracks. Rather than individual “Career Days” at Junior and Senior High Schools, bring the students to a regional, day-long Career Day at the local County Fairgrounds. Give it a “trade show” feel with exhibits of local businesses and their representatives. Have “breakout sessions” screening Stanford Entrepreneurial lectures and TED.com podcasts. Offer free tools & seminars for resume writing, and free workshops for mock interviews. There could be the morning sessions offered to grades 7-9, and afternoon sessions for grades 10-12. The common time for both would be a luncheon and keynote speakers. Have some fun with a skit illustrating the Dos and Don’ts of interviewing, which could also be presented at schools.