Skills for America S Future

Invitation to Submit a Model of Success

American businesses are facing a growing skills gap challenge and companies with open jobs cannot find workers with the needed skills to fill them. An independent policy program of the Aspen Institute, Skills for America’s Future (SAF) is uniquely positioned to help reduce this skills gap by increasing the number and strengthening partnerships between employers and community colleges. These partnerships will help create a talent pipeline, ensuring that businesses remain competitive. SAF has established a national network of more than 30 employer and 300 community college partners.

SAF ALONG WITH CEWD INVITES YOU to join us in identifying and cataloging high-impact employer- community college partnerships. SAF and CEWD will share these Models of Success with employers and community colleges nationwide. It is our hope that many of these models will be replicated.

Initial findings are inspirational. Models of Success that support Skills for America’s Future’s mission and goals will:

 Raise awareness about the skills gap challenge and offer effective solutions developed through innovative community college-employer partnerships

 Improve the preparedness of the labor force to match the needs of an ever-changing economy

 Help Americans of all backgrounds, abilities, and socioeconomic circumstances attain meaningful skills and credentials that allow them to find and stay in good jobs

 Achieve excellence in training so that businesses have access to skilled candidates

 Foster collaboration among business, educational, governmental and community organizations

 Create a more competitive American economy

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For more information on CEWD’s partnership with SAF, go to www.cewd.org.

Please submit your Model of Success using the template provided. Selected Models of Success will be featured alongside other exemplary employer-community college partnerships and promoted by SAF.

Submit your application to Carren Spencer at [email protected]. Model of Success Profile

Model of Success Name:

Please list the names of the partners (employer, community college, labor union, nonprofit, etc.) below:

Employer Partner Contact Information Name: Position: Organization: Full Address: Tel: Email:

Community College Partner Contact Information Name: Position: Organization: Full Address: Tel: Email:

Other Partner Contact Information Name: Position: Organization: Full Address: Tel: Email:

Model of Success Summary: Please provide a brief description of the model of success. This should be one paragraph, 100 words or less. In which of the following categories does your model of success fall?  Accredited Training: develop a certificate or credential relevant to your business and install the credential-granting program within a local community college.  Apprenticeship: provide employment to community college students that will count towards their degree completion.  Career Awareness (e.g. career awareness events and/or materials)  Career Guidance: provide in-kind support to a community college through career advising of undergraduates, which could include instruction on career development and planning skills.  Employer Support (e.g. cooperative education, paid/unpaid internships, summer employment)  Flexible Training for Incumbent Employees: provide time and, potentially, resources to current employees so they can earn a degree at a local community college.  Funding: Provide significant financial support for community college programs that will prepare students to work in your field  Internships: establish an internship program to acquaint community college students with the business and train them in basic, necessary skills.  Online Instruction: offer web-based instruction to community college students in skills or fields relevant to your business.  Outreach and Student Support (e.g. career coaching, mentoring)  Single-Course Instruction: offer a single class to community college students, such as seminar relevant to your business.  Training Equipment: provision of equipment to community college that the school can use to train students on equipment commonly used in your business  Tuition Assistance/Reimbursement: provide tuition support to community college students to receive education and training relevant to your business.  Other (please describe)

Type of Model of Success:  New Model  Existing Model In which communities are you focusing your work?

Approach and Methodology:

Implementation, Timeline, and Deliverables:

Estimated number of people directly affected by this model of success:

Estimated number of people indirectly affected by this model of success: