Our December 6 webinar entitled Engaging Technician Faculty in Teaching Employability Skills was hosted in partnership with the Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD). The webinar was be geared toward community college educators, employers who work with early career technicians, and anyone else interested in fostering employability skills. The recording is available online at CORD website.
Webinar
Webinar - December 10, 2019Date: December 10, 2019
Time: 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00 am Pacific
Lead Presenter: Louise Yarnall, Ph.D., Sr. Research Social Scientist, SRI International
Abstract
Employers of STEM technicians increasingly demand strong employability skills, but technician educators face challenges in including instruction to develop those skills in their programs. Employability skills are the nontechnical, but highly important, skills that play a critical role in both getting and keeping a job. They include interpersonal/teamwork skills, communication skills, lifelong learning, and the ability to meet workplace expectations and to understand both the mission of a business and the technician’s role in meeting that mission. This webinar will share findings from research about the approaches that technician education programs are using to engage faculty in developing these skills. It will also share a handbook with tools and techniques that can be used both in the classroom and in partnership with fellow educators and employers. We’ll also spotlight cases and discuss challenges and solutions to implementing specific approaches