Nov 12, 2020 | Career Pathways
The Positive Impact of Apprenticeship Programs By Vicki Thompson, MAEd Senior Project Consultant Apprenticeship programs are often misunderstood, even after existing for 457 years! The old idea that apprenticeship is reserved for the building trades...
Mar 31, 2020 | Career Pathways, Workforce Development
Leaders in higher education should not think of the recent surveys of worried students as fait accompli. There are solid strategies for persuading incoming freshman and existing college students to overcome their coronavirus anxieties and come to campus. The surveys...
Feb 26, 2020 | Career Pathways
Colleges and universities are experiencing challenging times. Online learning is rising at a time when the number of available 18-year-olds is shrinking due to declining birth rates. Traditional colleges and universities also are working to service debt due to...
Oct 30, 2019 | Career Pathways, Evaluation
A new review of leading Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs around the United States shows that one of the best is in Indiana. The review by Thomas P. Miller & Associates found that Vincennes University, a TPMA client with a home campus in its namesake...
Sep 25, 2019 | Career Pathways, Workforce Development
This effort addresses TPMA’s implementation work with the Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition (MVMC) for its U.S. Department of Labor American Apprenticeship Initiative grant. The overall goal of MVMC’s grant is to increase the number of apprentices in a 14-county...
Aug 19, 2019 | Career Pathways, Workforce Development
Kim Brand cringes when students, and even adults, wilt in defeat. To Brand, “I can’t!” reveals lack of creativity and persistence—skills increasingly required by employers but too often lost a generation or two ago as schools phased out shop classes and directed...
