Talent Development Archive

  • National Leader in Education to Speak at Gainesville Chamber of Commerce Lunch

    National Leader in Education to Speak at Gainesville Chamber of Commerce Lunch

    Massie Ritsch, Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs & Outreach for the U.S. Department of Education, will discuss recently-debated Education Reform at the first Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce Summer Lunch.  Ritsch oversees the department’s outreach to external stakeholders–particularly the business community and education associations. ...

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  • Parent Outreach-Mentoring

    Parent Outreach-Mentoring

    Create a program to educate parents in their workplace about future employment options for their children and how to influence positive outcomes Plan Elements Goals Short-term: Conduct a half hour presentation at every business in Alachua County with ten employees or more Medium-term: Information is...

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  • Earn While You Learn

    Earn While You Learn

    Create an opportunity for high school students to spend a portion of each school day for a semester working at a local business in which the employer would act as a work experience mentor Plan Elements Goals Short-term: Develop programs that incorporate on-the-job training and...

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  • Every Child Has A Mentor

    Every Child Has A Mentor

    Create a world class – business led – at work – mentoring program Plan Elements Goals Short-term: Design a Business Led At-Work Mentoring Program Medium-term: Implement Business Led At-Work Mentoring Program – Every Chamber member will mentor at least one student in their business Long-term:...

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  • Center for Art and Technology

    Center for Art and Technology

    Establish an adult training/educational center in Gainesville Plan Elements Goals Short-term: Complete feasibility study Medium-term: Complete Pre-opening/planning for Center Long-term: Complete early-stage implementation and have a fully operational world-class training entity Organizational Home/Plan Champions Home: New entity would be envisioned with its own structure, personnel,...

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  • Technology Commercialization & Entrepreneurship Degrees

    Technology Commercialization & Entrepreneurship Degrees

    Establish  undergraduate and/or graduate degree programs in Technology Commercialization at UF Plan Elements Goals Short-term: Complete feasibility/viability study of offering this type of degree Medium-term: To institutionalize the “process” of  commercializing technology Long-term: To institutionalize the “process” of  commercializing technology Organizational Home/Plan Champions Home: UF...

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