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The
Centers of Excellence (COE) produce reports about high
growth, emerging, and economically critical industries and
occupations. These reports, called “environmental scans,”
provide data about employer requirements and challenges, the
response of secondary education to industry needs, and
community support and resources.
Do you want to keep current on employment opportunities in
emerging ICT fields? COE’s environmental scans can provide you
with detailed information that can help you better prepare
your students to participate in the workforce of the future.
Of particular interest to ICT faculty are
ICT
environmental scans in California, which include:
There are ten
Centers of Excellence located throughout California. You
can download their
environmental scans from the COE website after free
registration.
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COE
environmental scans provide workforce data
that promote collaborations among community
colleges, businesses, and workforce development
professionals. Using these reports, ICT faculty
can better understand the job marketplace of the
future, qualifications for employment, and the
issues facing hiring managers in business related
to the disciplines in which they teach. Faculty
can also make better informed decisions about
updates and adjustments to their curricula.
For more details, view COE’s
presentation about its services for community
college faculty and administrators.
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COE
sponsors
partnership events to connect community
colleges with businesses, workforce investment
boards, economic development agencies, and other
workforce development shareholders. In addition to
environmental scans, COE also produces
customized reports at the request of community
colleges that have specialized workforce and
occupational data needs. Contact one of the
COE directors to discuss requests for
customized reports.
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Resources |
The COE website provides free access to
environmental scans and sample customized
reports. Other resources include:
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COE’s monthly e-Newsletter – covering the most
recent environmental scans and links to related
articles.
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Links to workforce development and industry
organizations and resources.
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Publications on workforce trends and
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The Centers of Excellence is an initiative of the
California
Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development
(EWD) program, a statewide network for delivering workforce
development services to businesses, workers, and jobseekers.
You can download COE’s
brochure and
contact their statewide and regional directors through
their website.
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