This is a brief update on the Agriculture Workforce Training for Collaborative Leadership (AWT4CL) project. Our intent is to send a message like this once a month to keep various stakeholders informed of activities and opportunities related to the project. If this is no longer of interest to you, please reply to let us know. Otherwise, here’s the news….
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AWT4CL Update for October 2024
Entry-Level Skills in Demand: Recent research with agricultural employers in Australia noted: “Key non-technical skills such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and cross-cultural competence were found to be in high demand, particularly among seasonal and entry-level workers” (McDonald et al., 2024, p. 1). Is the same true in the United States? If so, the AWT4CL project is working to bridge the gap.
Career Cluster Content Standards: The National Council for Agricultural Education recently revised the content standards for Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR). The related resources include sample measures for Career Ready Practices, as well as the Education, Communication, and Leadership Career Pathway. How might you make use of these frameworks?
Zombie Leadership: Where do you see dead ideas that are holding back agricultural leadership? The September 2024 AWT4CL blog post addresses this challenge, drawing upon recent research You can find this and other project-related blog posts at https://sites.google.com/vt.edu/awt/blog
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