Employer Engagement
Work Team
FOCUS AREAS
Understanding the impact of work-based learning on students and their career networks and trajectories
Increasing access to and communicating the impact of work-based learning experiences
Creating a plan for intermediary organizations to continue to support education partners with employer engagement
MEETING NOTES
TEAM MEMBERS
Beka Crockett | Director, MTSU
Daryl Curry | Director of Education and Workforce Partnerships, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Alayna Cate | Director of Partnerships, PENCIL Foundation
Deborah Crosby | Career-Based Learning Coordinator, Metro Nashville Public Schools
John Cunningham | Director of Healthcare Partnerships, Nashville State Community College
Crystal Hunter| Accreditation and Compliance Coordinator, TCAT Nashville
Troy Jenkins | Grants Program Manager, Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development
Sabrina Johnson | Dual Enrollment Specialist, Nashville State Community College
Thommye Kelley | Academy Coach, Glencliff High School
Courtney Morgan | Program Manager - Academies of Nashville, Metro Nashville Public Schools
Rob Tudor | Director of IT Partnerships, Nashville State Community College
RESOURCES
YEAR 5 ACTION PLAN
Outcome 1: Project partners and employers better understand the impacts of work-based learning experiences on student career networks and trajectories.
1.1: Compile available WBL data from different levels of education (high school, community college, TCAT, 4-year).
1.2.: Capture student and employer testimonials to continue to market the opportunities to students, families, and employer partners.
Outcome 2: Intermediary organizations understand and plan how to best assist education partners with employer engagement after the end of the grant.
2.1: Create a plan for recruiting employers in the fields of IT, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing to support new pathways.
2.2: Explore the opportunity to convene an advisory group or council to support implementation in a target sector (advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and IT).
Outcome 3: Work-based learning opportunities are accessible to more students across the secondary and postsecondary continuum.
3.1: Collaborate with partners to communicate the benefits of work-based learning with students and families to improve awareness and preparedness.
3.2: Explore virtual work-based learning models to identify best practices and increase opportunities for students.