News - ICR Future

25 Feb Workplace Learning Connection’s Financial Literacy Fair — Volunteer Now!

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The critical life skills of financial literacy and career development are combined in Workplace Learning Connection’s annual Financial Literacy Fair offered to our regional middle school students. Preparations and volunteer sign up for the 2019 Financial Literacy Fair in Johnson County is happening now. WLC’s Financial...

19 Feb Collins Aerospace kicks off ‘Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day’

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This article was originally published in the CBJ Business Daily on Monday, February 18th. In honor of Engineers Week, Feb. 17-23, Collins Aerospace will host over 1,000 female students across the globe in support of 'Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day', a growing movement to inspire...

31 Jan Building Our Future Workforce — Is Your Company Committed?

Posted at 12:51h in News

The ICR Future Coalition has launched a new campaign to create 650 new high school job shadow and internship opportunities in Iowa City-Cedar Rapids (ICR) by the end of 2020. Is your company committed to building our future workforce? Pledge your support to work-based learning today:...

27 Jan Coalition Launches Campaign to Increase Job Shadows and Internships

Posted at 10:32h in News

On January 24th, the ICR Future Coalition announced the launch of a new campaign to create 650 new high school job shadow and internship opportunities in Iowa City-Cedar Rapids (ICR) by the end of 2020. The campaign is one of the coalition's core goals towards building the...

14 Jan IWD Awards Funds to Expand Registered Apprenticeship Opportunities

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Three organizations were selected by Iowa Workforce Development to receive funding to strengthen or grow Registered Apprenticeship Programs and Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Programs in Iowa – Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG), UnityPoint Health – Des Moines and The University of Iowa Labor Center. “As we continue...

13 Dec New Career-Connected Learning Hub Launched

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Today, ICR IOWA announced the launch of ICRfuture.org, a new career-connected learning hub for Iowa City-Cedar Rapids (ICR). The hub offers career pathway information and salaries, high demand career needs in the region, opportunities for internships and job shadows, and a calendar of career exploration and...

13 Dec Developing our Future Workforce

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Almost a year has passed since the new ICR Future career-connected learning coalition launched, bringing together over 70 individuals representing 15+ organizations, employers, and school districts. Their goal is to increase the number of students who select high-demand career pathways and graduate with work-ready skills....

09 Oct The Career Connected Learning Coalition is excited to announce our goals!

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The Career Connected Learning Coalition is excited to announce our goals! You will see below that the working groups have established goals and metrics designed to build a talent pipeline for ICR employers. To support this work and coalition goals, a new website will be...

09 Aug Collaboration between educators, industry experts, education partners and students has continued throughout the summer.

Posted at 11:48h in News

As summer draws to a close, I am excited to report that the collaboration between educators, industry experts, education partners and students has continued throughout the summer months. The ICR Future Career Connected Learning Coalition will be coming back together on September 14th to share...

09 Jun Helping support our school districts in their efforts to prepare students for 21st Century jobs and critical careers in our region.

Posted at 11:07h in News

School is out for the summer, however the collaboration between educators, industry experts, education partners and students is in full swing. The Career Connected Learning Coalition met in May and committed to the area of work they are most interested in advancing in our region....