Maximizing Employer Partnerships for Successful Innovation Info. Tech., Healthcare, Utilities, & Manufacturing Iowa’s Network of 15 Community Colleges

Presenters Mallory Jensen Cheryl Welsch IHUM Statewide Project Director Hawkeye Community College Cheryl Welsch Lead Developer for IT, Virtual Reality, & Business Programs Eastern Iowa Community Colleges

Information Technology IHUM Sectors Information Technology Healthcare Utilities Manufacturing

Strategies Expand & Enhance Sector – Driven Career Pathways Advance Online & Technology – Enabled Learning Create Expanded & Individualized Student Support Services Create & Improve Alignment with Industry & State Agencies

EICC Our Tyranny-free Tale

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The Beginning In the beginning, there was Jim, who had friends and ideas … And Lori, who had money and ideas … EON Reality, who had expertise … ATEEC, an existing facility … And, our IT Sector Board and Chancellor Don Doucette, existing governance and guidance ...

The government has noticed The media has noticed The End The government has noticed The media has noticed And industry has noticed

Iowa Department of Labor Approved Apprenticeships IT Generalist Government Iowa Department of Labor Approved Apprenticeships IT Generalist Help Desk Technician Computer Programmer

Media A technological innovation is poised to enter Davenport and the Quad-Cities through a new partnership between the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges and EON Reality. The partnership means cutting-edge virtual and augmented reality programs for savvy students as well as new job opportunities in the high-tech sector. The market for knowledge transfers in this field is growing rapidly on a global scale, expected to reach $150 billion by 2020 and disrupt the mobile phone and personal computer markets.

Media This is not the first time EICC has received grants for similar work. In this project, EICC will be working with its partners at the virtual reality company, EON Reality. EON is an international leader in virtual and augmented reality with global presence in the U.S., Sweden, Singapore and England.

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Red Stone Content Solutions PetroSkills RSM (McGladrey) ADM Industry Cipafilters Lee Enterprise Red Stone Content Solutions PetroSkills RSM (McGladrey) ADM Deere & Company LyondellBasell

The Many Middles Awareness Engagement Maintenance

Old friends New friends Sector boards and advisory councils Awareness Old friends Sector boards and advisory councils Employers of graduates Existing internship sites New friends QC Chamber meetings Meetups https://www.meetup.com/ Conferences

Boy Scouts Exploring Post Engagement We do cool stuff Classroom visits Mentoring Job shadowing Tour de IT Plant Yourself in STEM Women in IT Conference Boy Scouts Exploring Post

Visit local employer sites See where IT employees work Engagement Tour de IT Visit local employer sites See where IT employees work Learn about company culture Have lunch with IT staff

Based on National Computer Science Education Week’s Hour of Code Engagement Plant Yourself in STEM Based on National Computer Science Education Week’s Hour of Code Targets 5th grade - adult Free event, all-volunteer staff

Targets women working in IT (students and men are welcome, too!) Engagement Women in IT Conference Targets women working in IT (students and men are welcome, too!) Sessions, panel discussions, and vendor exhibits Free event WIT clip goes here

Boy Scout’s Exploring Post Ages 15-21 Eight sessions Engagement Boy Scout’s Exploring Post Ages 15-21 Eight sessions Free event due to scholarships from college foundation

IT programs require a 3-credit Internship More Engagement Internships IT programs require a 3-credit Internship Apprenticeships Apprentices can be new employees, current employees, or current students

Work-based coordinator Maintenance Constant care Continued engagement Work-based coordinator

IT Work-based coordinator Maintenance IT Work-based coordinator Recruits employers Coordinates apprenticeships Coordinates Tour de IT Builds our network Attends MeetUps Attends chamber events Prepares students for job-seeking Career Coach Mock interviews Connects students and employers All around wizard Christine Powers IT Work-based coordinator

IT@EICC A Never- Ending Tale So, okay, I lied. IT@EICC A Never- Ending Tale

Expanding advisory council Program revisions Never-ending Tale EON phase two contract Expanding advisory council Program revisions

Checklist for increasing employer engagement https://goo.gl/HTFJ6L Additional Resources Checklist for increasing employer engagement https://goo.gl/HTFJ6L Apprenticeship checklist for employers https://goo.gl/fvJq9M

For more information Contact This workforce solution is funded in part by the IHUM Consortium which is 100% financed through a $15,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment & Training Administration. The product was created by the grantee and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License except where otherwise noted. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Cheryl Welsch cawelsch@eicc.edu Lead Developer for IT, VR, and Business Lori Walljasper lwalljasper@eicc.edu IHUM Grant Lead Christine Powers cpowers@eicc.edu IT Work-Based Coordinator Mallory Jensen mallory.jensen@hawkeyecollege.edu IHUM Project Director