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Inside College-Employer Partnerships: The Importance of Trust
Linda Head | Senior Associate Vice Chancellor of External and Employer Relations, Lone Star College Brooke PolkHigher education administrators, especially those at two-year institutions, understand the importance of partnering with employers to create innovative and market-responsive programming to support community development and enrich the college. Lone…
How Industry Associations Can Draw the Map for their Profession, and Where Higher Ed Fits In
Jane Bowen | Chair of the Competency Map Committee, CPA CanadaFor Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs), the knowledge, skills and abilities required to succeed and advance are shifting. CPA Canada—the national organization representing Canadian CPAs—is working to clarify demands for institutions…
Building the Future of ‘New Collar’ Jobs with Digital Badging
David Leaser | Senior Program Executive of Innovation and Growth Initiatives, IBM Rachel AkersIn July 2018, IBM—a corporate leader in digital badging—announced The Zero to Blockchain capstone course, an industry-leading collaboration with Wake Technical Community College that provides students with a keen understanding…
Putting Skin in the Game: Chevron and the Engineering Academies
Glenn Weckerlin | Director of University Partnerships and Association Relations, ChevronBroadening access to promising postsecondary programs that lead to high-paying careers is a priority for colleges and universities across the country. One group that’s often missing from these efforts, however,…
The Many Benefits of Symbiotic Employer-Institution Partnerships
Lori Bieda | Vice President of Business Analytics and Insights, Bank of MontrealHigher education institutions today are serving a very different demographic of students than they were a decade ago. Today’s students are older, they’re often working and they’re often supporting families.…
ePortfolios Based on Competency Models: Connecting Academia to the Workplace and Back
Stella Porto | Learning and Knowledge Management Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank Jacklyn ThompsonIvan is completing his MBA part-time after 10 years of experience in the IT industry. During this time, he has taken on different professional roles, some with managerial experience. He…
Supporting Employee Learning Strengthens the Corporation from Within
Karen Kocher | Chief Learning Officer, CignaOngoing learning presents a number of advantages for professionals in today’s labor market, but some employers tend to be concerned that investing in ongoing education will lead employees to gain…