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workforce development. (See the Q&A with Horsey on page P10.)
“It’s one thing to constantly hear from an employer what they’re looking for. But now they can adapt the program to meet the goals,” Horsey says. “It’s really created a back-and-forth between the schools and the employers that never
really existed. It’s a call to arms for employers to participate in the process.”
The program invites businesses
to provide opportunities for apprenticeships and cooperative education (co-ops) for students,
as a way not only to get high school students some hands-on experience, but to incentivize a way to hire locally.
For the 2020-21 school year, the Office of Work-Based Learning
is launching a partnership with Diamond Technologies and other employers to conduct a virtual mentorship program with students. Many seniors at Delaware high schools will start working on their senior projects, a yearlong endeavor that culminates in a product or a presentation. In the first meeting, a
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expressed their value to our society until the past few years,” he says. “In some ways, you realize what’s been happening way too late.”
But Delaware Technical Community College’s Office of Work-Based Learning aims to change the way
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of thinking of how Delawareans work. Founded three years ago and now under the leadership of Bryan Horsey, the office’s goal is to bridge the skills gap between school and high-demand careers in Delaware by drawing business partners into
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