Posts in Education Pathways to Demand Occupations
Educators and Employers Unite for Student Success – 2025 Deep East Texas Teacher Externship
The future workforce starts in today’s classrooms, and the 2025 Deep East Texas Teacher Externship program is making sure students have the skills and inspiration they need to succeed. This summer, Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas connected educators with local industry leaders to bring real-world experience back to their students.
TOPICS: Partnerships, Youth Career Explorations, Education Pathways to Demand Occupations
Mobile Ambulance Simulator Brings Life-Saving Training to Polk County
Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas, in partnership with Lamar Institute of Technology and the Texas State University System – Polk County Center, proudly announces the arrival of a mobile ambulance simulator funded by the Texas Workforce Commission’s Rural Training Lab Grant. This hands-on training tool will support a new EMT program, bringing critical career training and workforce development to Polk County.
TOPICS: Partnerships, Education Pathways to Demand Occupations
Celebrating Local Apprenticeships in Deep East Texas During National Apprenticeship Week 2024
National Apprenticeship Week provides a platform to celebrate the positive impact of apprenticeships and raise awareness about their value to jobseekers, businesses, and communities. By working together with community partners, we are creating valuable opportunities for our local youth, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and others in underserved populations to enter well-paying careers with room for advancement. As we approach the 10th Annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), taking place from November 17-23, 2024, we at Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas are excited to celebrate the significant role that apprenticeship programs play in shaping the future of our workforce and strengthening our local economy.
TOPICS: Partnerships, Manufacturing, Computer Occupations, Construction, Education Pathways to Demand Occupations
Stakeholders Convene to Align Education Pathways to High Demand Occupations
Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas, one of the state’s 17 Tri-Agency Regional Convener Grant Awardees, is leading an effort to identify and align regional educational pathways for targeted in-demand occupations across the Deep East Texas workforce development area. The comprehensive Regional Strategy for planning and executing high-quality pathways will be delivered in early 2025.
TOPICS: Partnerships, Education Pathways to Demand Occupations
