Enhancing Rural Education/Business Connectivity: a New Model to Advance Workforce Development Opportunities
Because of rapidly advancing technology and international competition for goods and services, business partners face greater pressure to increase production and reduce costs. Better-prepared employees, which education partners produce, are a large part of solving this problem. How can education anticipate the workforce and training needs of local industry? What can business do to communicate the skills that are necessary to better prepare future employees?
This grant will focus on the creation of a workforce development communications model for Hardin County that can be replicated in other counties. The Hardin County Chamber Business Alliance identified the need to improve collaboration and communication between business and education as one of their primary goals for 2010. The grant team will work with the Alber Enterprise Center and the Hardin County Chamber to develop a web-based platform to connect resources and communicate opportunities to benefit youth, the unemployed, underemployed and future workforce. The project will survey/interview employers and educational institutions to identify opportunities, including internships and shadowing, that will help to orient workers to future jobs, particularly "green jobs," in Hardin County. The Hardin County Chamber Business Alliance will act as the lead organization on the local level with Frank Gibson at the Alber Enterprise Center acting as point person for the team.
This grant was submitted by Nancy Bowen-Ellzey, Assistant Professor, Community Development Educator, OSU Extension, Van Wert County; Brian Raison, Community Development Educator, Miami County Director, OSU Extension; Myra Moss, Assistant Professor, OSU Extension; Frank Gibson, Program Manager, Alber Enterprise Center, OSU at Marion; Barb Wingfield, Interim Director, Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance; Paul Craun, Alvada Construction; Michael Rex, Dean, Division of Business & Public Service, James A. Rhodes State College; Glenn Rettig, Associate Dean, Owens Community College; Kim Davis, Superintendent, Ohio Hi-Point Career Center; Ron Pepple, Superintendent, Hardin County ESC; John Hohn, Vice President of Economic Development, Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance
OSU CARES website: http://osucares.osu.edu/about.htm
John Hohn
Vice President of Economic Development
Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance
225 S. Detroit Street
Kenton, OH 43326
Phone: (419) 673-4131
Fax: (419) 674-4876
jhohn@hardinohio.org
www.hardinohio.org
Frank Gibson
Program Manager
The Ohio State University at Marion
Alber Enterprise Center
1461 Mt. Vernon Avenue
Marion, Ohio 43302-5628
(Office) 740-725-6348
(Cell) 419-294-5293
(Fax) 740-725-6333
gibson.363@osu.edu
http://www.osutrainingtogo.com
Nancy Bowen-Ellzey, CEcD
Economic Development Director
Extension Educator, OSU Extension
Van Wert County, Maumee Valley EERA
515 East Main Street
Van Wert County, OH. 45891
Tel: 419-238-2999
Fax: 419-238-1397
Cell: 419-203-4148
bowen-ellzey.1@osu.edu
www.vanwertcounty-edg.com
http://vanwert.osu.edu
Brian Raison
Community Development Educator
Miami County Director
College OSU Extension
Department Miami County, Top of Ohio EERA
Address 201 West Main Street, Troy, OH. 45373
Phone 937-440-3945
raison.1@osu.edu
Myra L. Moss
Assistant Professor
Educator, Heart of Ohio
c/o Licking County Extension Office
771 E. Main St., Suite 103
Newark, OH 43055.6974
Phone: 740.607.5177
moss.63@osu.edu
http://sustainabledevelopment.osu.edu
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Hey Rhodes College!
Dan Savage was just there!
zippyman818 8 months ago