Amanda Sterk, M.Ed., doctoral candidate, is partnering with the FutureMakers Coalition to dedicate her weekly blog, Unmaze Me (Unmaze.me), to the Coalition partners and their networks in hopes of reaching…
Technical Colleges working toward positive perception and enrollment goals
As part of its overall goal to transform the workforce by increasing the number of Southwest Florida residents with degrees, certificates and other high-quality credentials by the year 2025, the FutureMakers Coalition is piloting a project to determine if coordinated exposure and collaboration could increase the positive perception of technical education in Lee County. The project also aims to make progress toward technical education enrollment goals throughout Southwest Florida.
$430.96 donation helps rural engineering students complete certificates and access jobs in Hendry County FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 17, 2017) – Four-hundred dollars might not seem like a lot of…
Lumina grant supports first-year program in Glades County The Glades Education Foundation, a FutureMakers partner, recently reported a successful inaugural year of the AVID About Success program in Glades County….
Collier County’s workforce was Florida’s most diverse in the second quarter of last year, according to an FGCU report, but that’s not necessarily as stellar as it sounds. The Naples-Immokalee-Marco…
Before Immokalee Technical College opened in 2010, Principal Dorin Oxender did his homework. He met with local business leaders to discuss workforce needs, encouraged them to serve on advisory boards,…
The FutureMakers Coalition has partnered with Florida Gulf Coast University to establish a local Student African American Brotherhood chapter. More than a dozen advisory committee members and students recently attended…
Some people call them foundational skills. Others call them soft skills. These skills include listening, critical thinking and holding a professional conversation as well as working effectively in a team,…
FutureMakers Coalition partners, including educators, workforce developers, business leaders, economic development professionals, government officials, residents and students across Southwest Florida have joined together and their parents in Charlotte, Collier, Glades,…
FutureMakers Coalition partners, including educators, workforce developers, business leaders, economic development professionals, government officials, residents and students across Southwest Florida have joined together and their parents in Charlotte, Collier, Glades,…