ERIC Number: ED613784
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 36
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Regional Partnerships: Creating Highly Tailored Educational and Work-Based Learning Opportunities in Communities. Workforce Partnership Initiative Case Studies
Business-Higher Education Forum
In 2018, BHEF and the Business Roundtable joined forces to create the Workforce Partnership Initiative (WPI). The initiative invited Business Roundtable CEOs to form multi-company partnerships and connect with leaders of postsecondary institutions to meet regional workforce needs. Dozens of CEOs responded, and the JPMorgan Chase Foundation awarded BHEF a grant to support nine WPI projects around the country. These case studies cover five of the nine partnerships: Chicago, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia, North Carolina, New York City, and the Southeast. The publication details the highly tailored educational and work-based learning opportunities created as part of the initiative, along with the unlikely partnerships and new curricula and apprenticeships.
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Business Relationship, Postsecondary Education, Labor Force Development, Case Studies, Work Experience Programs, Apprenticeships, Outcomes of Education, Curriculum Development, Credentials, Skill Development
Business-Higher Education Forum. 2025 M Street NW Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-367-1189; Fax: 202-367-2269; e-mail: info@bhef.com; Web site: http://www.bhef.com
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Authoring Institution: Business-Higher Education Forum; Business Roundtable
Identifiers - Location: Illinois (Chicago); District of Columbia; Virginia; Maryland; North Carolina; New York (New York)
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