Use
Student Help
Consider
involving education, psychology and other students from
universities, colleges and even, in some instances, from
secondary schools, to assist with employee basic skills
training.
Not
all expertise belongs to professional educators and
trainers. Students at many levels of the education system
have skills and knowledge to offer that may prove very valuable
in helping to develop your employees' workplace basic
skills.
Involving
them may prove beneficial to everyone as it will allow them to
hone their teaching skills and make a contribution to their
communities. For the employer, there may also be cost
savings from employing students rather than professionals to
undertake part or all of the training your employees require.
For information about how to
contact interested students, contact your local university,
college or secondary school. You
can also access links across the United States to vocational
student organizations and associations, from which you can
contact students involved with training and human resources
development.
URL:
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/VocEd/WebLinks/vso.html
The National
Clearinghouse for Information on Business/Industry Involvement
in Education conducts regional training programs on
collaborative school-to-work systems and systemic school
improvement through industry-education joint efforts. It also
promotes innovative workforce education and school-based job
placement programs.
URL: http://www2.pcom.net/naiec/
Strong Students,
Strong Workers: Models for Student Success through
Workforce Development and Community College Partnerships
is a review of community college and state efforts to
improve enrollments and completion rates among
disadvantaged youth and adults.
URL:
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/12/pdf/strong_students.pdf
Re-imagining
Community Colleges in the 21st Century is a report
that discusses policies on community college-transfer,
occupational and developmental activities as well as
collaborations among four-year institutions,
community-based organizations, business and industrial
partners.
URL:
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/12/pdf/community_colleges_reimagined.pdf
Training Tomorrow's
Workforce: Community College and Apprenticeship as Collaborative
Routes to Rewarding Careers is a report that shows the
benefits of collaboration between community colleges and
apprenticeship programs for workers, employers and community
colleges.
URL:
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/12/pdf/comm_colleges_apprenticeships.pdf
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