In this episode of Talent Talk we hear from Whitney Rhyne, the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Florida Southwestern State College.
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In recent years, the student population has become much more diverse in terms of race, socioeconomic status, and age, meaning that the term “traditional student” no longer applies to the majority of the student population.
Building a skilled workforce has been an important focus for not only FutureMakers Coalition, but businesses and organizations across the country, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mike Boose is the Senior Director of Human Resources and Organization Development at Arthrex, a company based in Naples, Florida.
Public invited to join free webinars to learn more about how structural racism and implicit bias is impacting the region’s education and workforce.
In this issue: FutureMakers Partner Spotlight, Partnership Health Project, Upcoming FutureMakers Events, Data Reports and What We Are Reading.
Using data to solve a complex social problem is like assembling a huge jigsaw puzzle. No single puzzle piece alone holds enough clues that can help us define the optimal solution(s). In addition, there are multiple strategies to assembling a jigsaw puzzle. For example, one may like to find and assemble the outside border pieces first then fill in the remaining interior pieces -OR- one may prefer to group like colors and images first then build out to the border. All strategies have their merits and a combination of strategies often yields the best solutions.
Cypress Cove, Hope Healthcare, Lee Health, NCH Healthcare System, Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida, Shell Point Retirement Community, Cape Coral Technical College, Fort Myers Technical College, iTECH – Immokalee Technical College, Lorenzo Walker Technical College and Career Source SWFL – all FutureMakers Coalition partners – are teaming up to hold an online informational event where interested participants can learn about essential careers as Medical Assistants (MA) or Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA).
As illustrated in Figure 1 below from the recent 2020 COVID-19 Student Voice Report, almost 400 students indicated that they are in immediate need of scholarships (396), followed by jobs (245) and paying bills (149).
Career education continues to be a focus for FutureMakers’ Access and Entry team, even during a pandemic. During the 19-20 school year, The School District of Lee County, The Foundation…
