Business Education Partnership Meeting & Tour of Carbon Career & Technical Institute

Please save the date and time to join us for our April meeting at Carbon Career & Technical Institute, 150 West 13^th Street in Jim Thorpe. Brent Borzak, Director at CCTI will provide a tour of the facility and host a Q&A session after.

CLICK HERE FOR THE CCTI COURSE HANDBOOK
 
Please connect with Alice Wanamaker for a copy of the SWOT analysis for you to review and the Summer Youth Employment Program details from CareerLink.
 
Committee Goals for April:

1. Talk to small business owners/managers and tell them about the April 21^st tour/meeting at CCTI. Invite them to join you.  

2. Send resources to Alice from your organization – example would be Workforce Investment “soft skills” training; LCCC training resources.
 
Following the tour, we will begin our regular business meeting of the Carbon Chamber Business & Education Partnership Committee.  

Please RSVP with your attendance. 
 
 https://www.carboncountychamber.org/committees/
 
 
Thank you,
Alice Wanamaker | Executive Director | Carbon Chamber & Economic Development
Cell:  484-274-2080 | Email: AliceW@CarbonCountyChamber.org | www.carboncountychamber.org

 
COMMITTEE MISSION:
 
The Partnership shall exist to promote collaboration between business and education, strengthen workforce quality, develop career opportunities, and foster a culture of lifelong learning in the Carbon County region. Through strategic, collaborative, and innovative action with business, education, government employment services, economic development and community entities, the Partnership shall maximize resources, enhance communication, and develop a workforce prepared to meet the needs of a growing 21^st century economy.
The mission of The Partnership shall be to promote collaboration between business and education in Carbon County.
 



 
GOALS:
 

1. Bring Small Businesses together – how do we reach more to participate?  (what’s in it for them?)
2. Host an evening event – dinner table conversations, go to where the parents are
3. Host a job fair
4. Discuss transportation and how it is a challenge – what can we solve?
5. Resource guide – what is out there?
6. Tours of what is here (a. teacher tours b. parent tours c. student tours) get inside businesses and manufacturers.
7. We need student ambassadors
8. Put out a survey to businesses, what do you need?
9. Small info sessions with students
10. Change wording from soft skills to ESSENTIAL SKILLS
11. Engage men & minorities in this conversation
12. Be better on social media