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...
Jul 30, 2019 | Career Pathways, Workforce Development
For many people, mention apprenticeships and they immediately think of programs supported by labor unions that provide on-the-job training in a technical trade such as plumbing, HVAC or construction. Apprenticeships in the 21st century look very different, though, as...
May 22, 2019 | Career Pathways, Workforce Development
Career pathways are the connective tissue of workforce development. Colleges teach. Workforce One-Stop Centers place people in jobs. Employers attract and retain employees. But without linking all of the components together, each tends to function in a vacuum, and...
