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Career Awareness Leadership Academies

Employers have job openings they cannot fill. Students graduate without an awareness of the career opportunities and job skills needed for lucrative, future employment.

 

Business and industry undergo continuous improvements and changes throughout the year. New concepts and technologies are created and implemented, while others fade and are discarded. 

 

Engaging and partnering schools with business(es) can provide students with an awareness of career opportunities, industry certification(s), bridge to Post-Secondary options, mentorships, apprenticeships, internships, and employment

 

We need to address how we prepare our students to be ready to enter the evolving workplace when they graduate from high school.  To address the jobs/skills mismatch educators must interface with business. The vehicle to achieve this is the Career Awareness Leadership Forum. How to information, evaluations, and Forum materials are below.

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Unfortunately, the Council was one of the casualties of the Covid virus and had to close its doors in 2021. For more information on Council programs please contact Dr. Elaine Liftin, (liftinela@aol.com and/or 305-775-5161).

Career Forum Quick Brochure

There is clearly a mismatch between the education and skills that many Americans have and what employers need. At a time when American industry is struggling to fill these open positions, it is common to say that we have a skills gap.”

                                                                     The Wall Street Journal

Report - Career Awareness Leadership Forum

A summary of all of the Councils Career Awareness Leadership Forums. It includes the program's focus, career prototypes summaries with details, participant feedback, photos, and more.

Proposal Template - Career Awareness Leadership Forum

The following is a generic proposal template that can be modified to partner with any industry. The proposal: Identifies the jobs/education mismatch; rationale for using our approach; opportunities for solutions; estimated funding requirement; expected results/outcomes and program model template.

Career Awareness Leadership Forum Evaluation Reports

The Forum sessions will delivered industry orientation for teams of principals, counselors/teachers, and high school students (sophomore and junior).

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Below are the Evaluation Reports with details of the various Forums that were held throughout Florida.

ENERGY Career Awareness Leadership Forum Evaluation Report

Developed in conjunction with Duke Energy and the Orange County Public Schools. .

Celebrity Career LeaderSHIP
Forum Evaluation Report

In collaboration

with Royal Caribbean /Celebrity cruise lines personnel and Miami Dade County Public Schools

Technical Health Care Career Forum Evaluation
Report

In conjunction with  Health Care Industry personnel and Hillsborough County School District

Hospitality and Tourism Career
Forum Evaluation Report

In conjunction with Hospitality and Tourism Industry personnel and Hillsborough County School District.

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