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December 4th, 2009

Port Jobs & SkillUp Washington bring you the second education policy forum of 2009 - be there December 4th!
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What others are saying

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After the June 5th forum, participants were asked to share their
thoughts about the event – what they learned, what
questions they still have, and how we move forward.
 
Here's what they said:
 

What's the most important thing you learned today?

“There is tremendous interest in change”

  -Employer


“We are aware of the same issues, and there is great opportunity for more partnerships”

  -Community college representative


“My school has some ‘best practices’ in place, but certainly could add more”

  -4-year college representative


“Traditional college of the past is not working for today’s ‘traditional’  students”

  -Community college representative


“The success of private two-year colleges, and what’s worked for them”

  -Government representative

      

What questions do you still have about what colleges, employers and community-based organizations can do to improve college success for working adults?

“What do we do to move forward?  Let’s have Part 2, soon.”

  -Intermediary


“How can we involve working adults attending community college in this conversation?”

  -Community college representative


“How [can we] really engage employers in occupational education?”

  -Planner


“How can private colleges share more information about what we do?  How can we start collaborating with the community colleges?  How can we work together?”

  -Private college representative 


“[How can we] prioritize services for those with the most barriers, especially the homeless?”

  -Representative from a community-based organization


“How can CBO counselors work better with CTC (community and technical college) advisors to support a mutual plan?”

  -Representative from a community-based organization

 
 

Additional Comments

“I love the idea of having community colleges, private, non-profit and employers all in one place to work together”

  -Community college representative


“David Harrison was great!”

  -Intermediary

 

“Let’s have a more in-depth discussion about implementing private college strategies”

  -Representative from a community-based organization


“Can we have more weekend classes for full-time workers?”

  -Representative from a community-based organization


“System-wide incentives need to be carefully crafted – ‘done right’”

  -Community college representative

 
 
Make your voice heard!

Let us know what you thought about the June 5th forum, or tell us
what should be done to help Washington's students succeed: