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Wellspring Studio School Building Skills. Building Communities. Technical Workforce Development Through Service Learning
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What are the causes of a lack of workforce preparation among college students? What can be done to improve workforce-readiness and post-graduation outcomes? WellSpring Studio School answers these questions during our Open House Broadcast.
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Wellspring Studio SchoolBuilding Skills. Building Communities.
Technical Workforce DevelopmentThrough Service Learning
America’s Economic Engine
“… the need for skilled human capital is the
most critical component of our nation’s
economy, and demand for highly skilled workers
appears to exceed supply.*”
*http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=key_workplace&sei-redir=1#search=%2221st%20century%20workforce%22
Is a Skilled & Creative Workforce!
A Skilled & Creative Workforce
*http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=key_workplace&sei-redir=1#search=%2221st%20century%20workforce%22
Is Increasingly Hard to Find
“Too many adults are entering the U.S.
workforce with poor basic academic and
workplace skills, far from the high level of
technical skills required for IT employment.*”
• Students who graduate without applied skills struggle to find professional employment
• Entry level jobs that provide these skills are disappearing
• Shrinking university budgets reduce capacity to close this gap
.Graduates Lack Workforce-Ready Skills
Educated but Unprepared – Why?
Educated but Unprepared. Why?
Employers expect universities to produce
a trained workforce
Universities expect employers to provide
on-the-job training
A Catch-22
Academics
Application
We expect students to make the leap
from academics to application without guidance, mentoring
or training from mature professionals.…….
Wellspring Closes the Expectations Gap
?
Aligning Expectations Through Managed Community Service
Extending and Reinforcing Academic Work
IncreasedDemand
ReducedFunding
WELLSPRING BUILDS BOTH LOW-COST, HIGH VALUE CAPACITY AND
WORKFORCE -READINESS
Why Focus on Non-Profits?
Non-Profits Are
Squeezed
Wellspring Works!
Building Skills While Building Community
Website Development and HostingPrivate email services with personal support
Network and Server ManagementDesktop support
Database Development
Tech on Tap
About Wellspring!
http://WellSpringStudioSchool.org
https://www.Facebook.com/WellSpringStudioSchool
https://Twitter.com/WellSpring22
Learn More…
