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 June 2025
Blog Series on Learning Badges: More resources are now available for the AWT4CL employability skill badges, including a complete blog series on the available badges. Please check out the New Series Introduction: Building Employability through Digital Learning Badges. This and other contributions are available on the AWT4CL blog: https://sites.google.com/vt.edu/awt/blog
Sharing Badging Resources: We continue to share AWT4CL badging resources, including a poster on “Bridging the Skills Gap: Digital Badges for Employability in Agriculture” for the annual meeting of the American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE), as well as Canvas Commons modules for those implementing the badging through a Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). What might help you with your implementation?
Networking Guide: Are you looking to make the most of potential new connections this summer? Consider advice from Elizabeth Galbreath’s networking guide: (1) Set your networking goals, (2) Identify your people, (3) Make a meeting plan, (4) Follow up, and (5) Repeat process and nurture. You can get the complete guide here: https://elizabethgalbreath.kit.com/networkingintern
Smart Followership: While our culture in the U.S. tends to glorify leadership, success often depends upon “smart followership.” That insight is from David Elser’s book, Doing the Chores, and is highlighted in a brief video: Chore Chat # 7 Follow Smart.
This work is supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) 2020-67037-31032 1022287 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Inquiries about the project should be directed to Dr. Eric K. Kaufman, the primary investigator. Additional information about the grant is available online at the USDA-NIFA project portal.
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