Gpss.co Identifying the Problem State Policy Politics “Turf Protection”
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Identifying the Problem
• State Policy• Politics• “Turf Protection”
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• 83,211 – the number of craft job openings in Georgia, annually
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Home Depot can’t find enough software developers in metro Atlanta to fend off the threat of e-commerce retailers like Amazon. So the Atlanta-based home
improvement giant opened and staffed technology centers in California and Texas.
The home improvement giant also imports about two-thirds of its 700 or so programming geeks based in Atlanta from other states and countries to build smartphone apps
and other technologies--April 15, 2014 - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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“At the end of the day, we don’t have the talent pool in Georgia,” --Eric Schelling, Home Depot’s Director of Talent Acquisition
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Schelling said Home Depot has more than 165 job openings in Georgia for these skills.
“We haven’t hired anybody (with these skills) in the last two months from the state of
Georgia,” he said.
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Duluth-based NCR also needs more software developers. Porsche, building a new North American headquarters
near the Atlanta airport, said it needs more accountants and other office professionals. The German sports car
maker also needs automotive technicians — mechanics with serious information technology skills who can earn
six-figures.
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An Atlanta Journal-Constitution survey of top economic development officials found six out of ten said workforce quality is the biggest concern
raised by prospects considering Georgia.
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Engaging local, national, and international businesses
It requires intentionality,But it can be done.
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Engaging local, national, and international businesses
We must create a conversationBetween education and business
Leaders in the community.
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Engaging local, national, and international businesses
We must listen and ACTIn order to show our willingness
To work together.
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The intersection of the business and education worlds requires:
The ability to translate from business language to education language and
back.
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The intersection of the business and education worlds requires:
Sometimes we are communities separated by a common language.
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The intersection of the business and education worlds requires:
We want to understand each other, thus it is not a matter of will.
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The intersection of the business and education worlds requires:
It often takes an outsider with the requisite skills.
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Engaging local and state education agencies and bringing them together
It is critical to have all the partners at the table from the beginning.
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Engaging local and state education agencies and bringing them together
Find the key people in all the state agencies, NGOs, and businesses in the content area you are targeting.
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Engaging local and state education agencies and bringing them together
Establish the meetings so that everyone has input in the process from the beginning until the end.
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Engaging local and state education agencies and bringing them together
Create a written record that is constantly reviewed and improved.
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Organizing committees for maximum input
Have to engage the key leaders in each group represented in a
committee.
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Organizing committees for maximum input
Work with the boards of all the partners to have board member buy
in for the work.
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Organizing committees for maximum input
Personalize your invitation with a clear understanding of the time
commitments required.
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Organizing committees for maximum input
Outline the process from the beginning, aligning curriculum while
meeting the specific needs of the business community.
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Organizing committees for maximum input
Expect to translate from education to business and back.
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Organizing committees for maximum input
Keep everyone engaged.
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The interest level of the local, national, and international business
communities.
Let’s talk about the work we did in Georgia with Siemens.
They were very interested.
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The interest level of the local, national, and international business
communities.
Siemens had several motivations that are relevant.
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The interest level of the local, national, and international business
communities.
If an international company like Siemens is interested, you know
others are as well.
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The interest level of the local, national, and international business
communities.
We have had interest from BMW, Hyundai, local companies like
Southwire, and the list goes on.
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Siemens, the process
It seems obvious, but you must establish a contact person internally who is responsible for the success of
the relationship.
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Siemens, the process
You must empower the local point person.
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Siemens, the process
The most important skill is to listen. What exactly does a company like
Siemens need?
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Siemens, the process
Remember to listen, any problem that comes up during the course of relationship can be solved. If you
listen!
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Siemens, the process
Produce, we must give these companies the skills they need and
we must combine it with the academics we need.
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Working together to develop curriculum
We may think we know what needs to be taught, but industry is very
specific in its needs today.
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Working together to develop curriculum
We have the ability to create very specific curricula that meets the needs of very specific industries.
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Working together to develop curriculum
We did this with Siemens, using their curriculum to develop courses for our
students to meet the needs of Siemens.
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Working together to develop curriculum
We did this with Usher’s New Look Foundation to create a curriculum Usher had dreamed of to help develop students
who could be leaders in their chosen fields
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