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Workforce Development| Author | | goliathjobs
3/22/2009
4:16:52 PM |
Successful workforce development is linked to education. For young people we need to implement programs such as "AP internships" that allow high-school upperclassman to get work experience. This experience not only helps to pave the way for a future career but those internship credits can serve as a basis for college acceptance. I also suggest bringing back "accountability." This can be done by requiring schools to have mandatory clubs & athletics as well as bringing back uniforms.
There are great mentorship programs that can help motivate students along these lines as well. These programs, at no cost to schools or students, can flourish by leveraging the talent in our area.
We need to motivate young people, cultivate skills & entrepreneurship, and give them a glimpse of what a bright future can hold if they apply themselves today. Local corporations and schools would certainly appreciate a program like this. In addition, a reputation for stellar education attracts future employers to our area.
For adults (and 50+ adults) we need to offer quality career services. This can be done via their alma maters. This will allow the population to turn back to their schools for career advice & job search. Consider offering "life-time" career services in all Stamford schools starting at the high school level.
-David Mezzapelle
| ssweeney
3/26/2009
6:36:11 PM | Quality career services for 50+ adults would be a big help to many, especially now that many older people's economic outlooks have changed dramatically. However, it can't be done via our alma maters as many of us didn't attend school here. | ssweeney
3/31/2009
7:40:57 AM | From the Stamford Times -- why we need senior career services -- a part time job supplements the fixed income and generates tax revenue:
"University of Connecticut researchers say the state's median income and tax base will be taking a hit over the next two decades as the population continues to grow older.
The new study predicts that Connecticut will have the ninth-highest percentage of people 65 and older in the country next year, up from the 10th highest in 2000. The study says the number of retirees in the state will increase by 75 percent to 400,000 by 2030.
The study shows there will be a massive increase in the number of elderly people receiving social services and 60,000 fewer workers paying taxes in 20 years."
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