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Join us for the Career Academies March Community of Practice! This event will bring together practitioners and thought leaders from across the career pathways ecosystem centered on the vision of uniting public education and employment systems, so all students have access to wealth-building and purpose-driven careers.
This event is in-person and is free and open to anyone involved in developing equitable career pathways in Minnesota. Whether you come from secondary, post-secondary, employment, or a community non-profit, we hope you'll join us.
When: Friday, March 21 from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm (check in and breakfast starts at 8:30 am)
Where: Herzing University, 435 Ford Rd, St. Louis Park, MN – Room TBD
The vision of Career Academies at Greater Twin Cities United Way is to unite public education and employment systems so that all students in Minnesota have access to wealth-building and purpose-driven careers. We do this through convening a community of practice, providing technical assistance, and investing in promising strategies and solutions.
Join us for a transformative virtual Lunch & Learn where we’ll explore how to design student-centered inclusive, accessible, and equitable career pathways programming. Open to all—don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect, learn, and inspire change. Register below now!
One of the issues we often hear about when discussing career pathways within the community is on the “skills gap”. The skills gap poses that there is a disconnect between the skills employers require for a job and the skills of job seekers. To solve this issue, the education system and employers must work collaboratively to co-design curriculum and work experiences that equip young people with proper knowledge and skills demanded by the current job market. Purpose Driven Paychecks (PDP) was created for this purpose, to catalyze school-business partnerships to fill these gaps that exist in our educational system towards students accessing paid high-quality work experiences.
Across Minnesota, Career Academies initiative is building partnerships to create new pathways for students to explore purposeful, in-demand career opportunities.
In a recent op-ed in the Duluth News Tribune, Jennifer Byers of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce discusses how our partnerships with local chambers are helping build brighter futures for our state's young people.
Greater Twin Cities United Way and the Minnesota Chamber Foundation have joined forces to amplify quality work experiences for youth across Minnesota through career pathways.
We know that career pathways increase student attendance, improve student earning potential, and have a positive impact on high school and college graduation rates.
One of the issues we often hear about when discussing career pathways within the community is on the “skills gap”. The skills gap poses that there is a disconnect between the skills employers require for a job and the skills of job seekers. To solve this issue, the education system and employers must work collaboratively to co-design curriculum and work experiences that equip young people with proper knowledge and skills demanded by the current job market. Purpose Driven Paychecks (PDP) was created for this purpose, to catalyze school-business partnerships to fill these gaps that exist in our educational system towards students accessing paid high-quality work experiences.
Across Minnesota, Career Academies initiative is building partnerships to create new pathways for students to explore purposeful, in-demand career opportunities.
In a recent op-ed in the Duluth News Tribune, Jennifer Byers of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce discusses how our partnerships with local chambers are helping build brighter futures for our state's young people.
Greater Twin Cities United Way and the Minnesota Chamber Foundation have joined forces to amplify quality work experiences for youth across Minnesota through career pathways.
We know that career pathways increase student attendance, improve student earning potential, and have a positive impact on high school and college graduation rates.
Join us for the Career Academies March Community of Practice! This event will bring together practitioners and thought leaders from across the career pathways ecosystem centered on the vision of uniting public education and employment systems, so all students have access to wealth-building and purpose-driven careers.
This event is in-person and is free and open to anyone involved in developing equitable career pathways in Minnesota. Whether you come from secondary, post-secondary, employment, or a community non-profit, we hope you'll join us.
When: Friday, March 21 from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm (check in and breakfast starts at 8:30 am)
Where: Herzing University, 435 Ford Rd, St. Louis Park, MN – Room TBD
The vision of Career Academies at Greater Twin Cities United Way is to unite public education and employment systems so that all students in Minnesota have access to wealth-building and purpose-driven careers. We do this through convening a community of practice, providing technical assistance, and investing in promising strategies and solutions.
Join us for a transformative virtual Lunch & Learn where we’ll explore how to design student-centered inclusive, accessible, and equitable career pathways programming. Open to all—don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect, learn, and inspire change. Register below now!
