ICR Iowa alongside our regional sector boards, school districts, and other partners are initiating an ICR Future Signing Day to recognize students who are choosing to transition into the workforce after graduating from high school....
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math the acronym STEAM is meant to excite kids about careers in any of those fields. Science, technology, engineering, math and art -- the acronym STEAM is meant to excited kids about careers in any of those fields. On Sunday, Iowa...
The following article was originally published by the Corridor Business Journal on Monday, April 1, 2019. Close to 160 students from 10 junior highs and middle schools in Eastern Iowa will attend the first-annual Build My Future-ACE Career Day & Industry Showcase on Tuesday at Kirkwood...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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....