http://www.nebhe.org/thejournal/alignment-job-community-colleges-and-workforce-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alignment-job-community-colleges-and-workforce-development NEBHE Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.nebhe.org/thejournal/alignment-job-community-colleges-and-workforce-development/comment-page-1/#comment-63859 John Zinkowski--BPS Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:44:31 +0000 http://www.nebhe.org/?post_type=thejournal&p=12028#comment-63859 Just wanted to say thanks for your job alignment article. Balancing workforce development expectations with lifelong learning expectations shouldn't be as difficult as it seems to be. Both can be achieved at community colleges. The focus on the first step—whether that's a one-year certificate, a two-year industry aligned and supported academic program or a single course to enhance current workplace skills—is the soul of community college. The complementary status enhancement goes far beyond financial gain for the individual. It's a meaning-making process that, once kick-started, doesn't allow a student to retreat to the former status quo.
It's about hope. Thanks for your positive perspective.
John Z

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