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As educators, it is so important to have relationships with local industry to ensure student readiness for employment, enrollment, or enlistment leading to service. By creating partnerships with local industry, you can create currency and value for student demonstration of Employability Skills, be it through guaranteed interviews, increased compensation, etc. Industry partners can also be an untapped resource for designing and supporting student learnings.
Tools to get started
Tools to get started
Expand your network using this tool.
Examples
Examples
Dubois County, IN
Dubois County, IN
Teachers toured industry workspaces to make connections through connections. After each tour, they followed up to ask the company to host a student workshop (for example: assemble cabinet doors). The teacher tours opened the door for industry partners to support student learning.
Middletown, OH
Middletown, OH
Local and national businesses are invited support Middletown School District in Ohio, and they generate leads using this Google Form. Businesses are invited to host teacher and/or student tours or come on campus to create a learning experience with students.
Carlsbad, CA
Carlsbad, CA
In Carlsbad, CA, they built microcredential currency by establishing a guaranteed interview once a student (or community member) earned a microcredential.
Resources
Resources
Building Cross-Sector Partnerships to support the development of Employability Skills
Self reflection tool to assess your existing partnerships
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