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Industry Education Partnership - Connecting the Classroom and the
Workplace
The purpose of this
event is to provide an opportunity for educators and businesses to
communicate with each other regarding education and training, and its
connection to our local workforce and career opportunities.
This is an opportunity for businesses to share with
area educators’ information about their career opportunities – entry
level to management; training, education and experience expectations;
job shadows and/or internship opportunities, and general information
about operations within their business/facility. These events will
generate additional opportunities to partner with industry/education in
various capacities as we address our emerging workforce issues.
Goals and Benefits:
- To develop industry-education partnerships
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To create a learning community model between educators,
guidance counselors, administrators, and business/industry
representatives
- Educators learn the requirements for a competent workforce
through workplace experiences.
- Provides opportunity for contributions industry to
education.
- Public Relations.
- Demonstrates concern for and commitment to education.
- Possible impact politically on educational policy.
- Career opportunities.
- Teachers, students & parents become aware of local job
opportunities.
- Educators learn skills required by employees:
communication skills, computer skills, basic mathematics,
problem-solving, measurement, ability to work with others.
Areas for
Industry-Education Involvement
- Teacher and/or student work experiences
- Industry tours for teachers and students
- Mentor or contact person for teachers
- Job skills analyses by teachers
- Excess or discarded equipment
- Guest speakers/class presentations
- Consultants for student projects/activities
- Financial support for teacher professional development or
increased academic qualifications
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Industry Education Summit
The Industry-Education Summit brings together a
small group of key educators from all local school districts along with
a select group of business and industry representatives to discuss
current and future workforce trends, immediate workforce needs and
current and future educational programs that might best serve the needs
of our students and communities.
The Industry-Education Summit is a round table
forum in which we share our concerns, issues and brainstorm
possibilities of future educational programs. These focus group
meetings are scheduled for 90 to 120 minutes.
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Reverse Job Fair
The purpose of the Reverse Job Fair is to prepare
seniors for marketing themselves to potential employers through
classroom instruction and real-world interaction with local business
professionals.
Seniors present themselves to volunteer business
professionals at a 2-hour culminating event. They come prepared to
interview with a resume, cover letter, and presentation board. The
event is held at a local business large enough to handle approximately
150 – 200 students. Business volunteers can communicate one-on-one with
students who have an interest in their area(s) of expertise. Matching
business people with students is a coordinated effort for the event.
The business people evaluate each student, the feedback is given back to
instructors, and the teachers provide positive feedback and constructive
criticism to the students one-on-one in the classroom setting.
The following assignments are completed throughout
the course of the students senior year.
- Portfolio (Including the following)
- Volunteer Experience
- Career Research
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Letter of Reference
- Interviewing Techniques
- Tri-fold poster portraying
- Who you are
- Objective
- Relevant Classes
- Extracurricular Activities
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What you know
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What it takes in your career
- An issue facing your career
- What you can do to help the issue
- What you’ve done
- School Experience
- Work Experience
- Volunteer Experience
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Speakers Bureau
SPEAKERS BUREAU –
CONNECTING THE WORKPLACE & CLASSROOM
This project has been a joint effort of the Post Falls Chamber of
Commerce and Post Falls School District. This resource is available for
educators throughout Kootenai County to provide guest speakers for your
students and connect the workplace with the classroom. How it works:
1)
The Speakers
Bureau is organized by Idaho “Super Clusters”. Browse through the menu
below to find different business types and companies that are of
interest.
2) Click on the speaker name to generate an e-mail request. You
may request Job Shadowing or Tours if that option has an “X” next to it.
3) Scheduling takes place by a dialogue between the teacher and
speaker. Please include as much detail in your initial request as
possible and the speakers will respond in a timely manner.
4)Evaluate the speaker after their presentation using the online form.
Feedback is important for ongoing training of our speakers.
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Hard Hats, Hammers and Hot Dogs (H4)
H4 has moved: here.
Structured
On-The-Job-Training (SOJT)
The SOJT system is
internationally acclaimed as the most effective and economical way to set up and
manage your own in-house OJT training program. SOJT provides
customization. The one-to-one skills training workshops will be
customized to meet the OJT needs of your organization. The course
includes customization of metrics and documentation in support of your
quality assurance and ISO certification programs. Each course is
designed for 9—12 participants. Organizations typically target existing
trainers plus interested managers to become the first OJT trainers.
After completing the course, participants feel like they belong to a
team and are eager to transfer their new skills by working together to
enhance employee productivity across the organization
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Post-secondary Routes
to Employment
Applicants must seek apprenticeship employment with a federally
registered employer. Once employment is secured, this program requires a
combination of on-the-job training hours and classroom instruction that
prepared the apprentice to take the Journeymen’s exam. The four
year program requires 576 hours of NIC-supported classroom instruction
and 2,000 hours/year of on-the-job training. This program is Idaho
State Board of Education approved and employers are registered with the
U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship. Upon successful
completion of all classroom requirements and achieving a passing score
on the Idaho Journeymen’s License, students may apply for an
Associate of Applied Science Degree for Apprenticeship and
graduation from North Idaho College.
Credits will transfer to Lewis-Clark State College-Coeur d’Alene
Bachelor’s of Applied Science (B.A.S.) degree.
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