"Many diverse Americans are “uncareered”. A contributing factor is that millions of high-school students graduate each year faced with two key choices - “getting a job” or “going to college”. Both decisions are made with limited to no awareness of the demands of the workforce for workers. This has resulted in many employers struggling to source skilled workers.
To address the issue, Kool Nerd Connect [KNC], a career-education company, has developed a number of industry-career courses to increase diverse students’ awareness of and interest in pursuing in-demand careers. As employers are struggling to find workers, KNC aims to have our diverse students become candidates for employment in in-demand careers, upon completion of their training or post-secondary program.
Our presentation will discuss how faculty members / educators can get their students to a space where they are thinking about careers. We will discuss some of our methodologies, workforce information on career pathways and employers’ feedback on new hires and their workforce challenges.
The presentation will prepare educators / faculty to have conversations with students on in-demand careers and the career pathways."
