Wednesday 27 July 2016

Innovations in workforce development: Partnering schools with industries (Diana Quintero, Brookings)

On July 7th, Governance Studies at Brookings hosted a half-day conference on the global context of modern manufacturing. The event included a segment on innovations in workforce development with Ashley A. Smith, a reporter from Inside Higher Ed who moderated the segment panel; Mary Ann Pacelli, Workforce Development Manager with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership; Walter Siegenthaler, Executive VP of the Max Daetwyler Corporation; and Leah Gilliam, Strategy, Innovation, and Education VP of Girls Who Code. The panelists addressed alternative education models, skill gaps in the manufacturing workforce, and the role that corporate partnerships can play in education.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brown-center-chalkboard/posts/2016/07/27-innovation-workforce-development-schools-industries-quintero

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