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[male narrator] Metropolitan Community College Kansas City has been meeting
greater Kansas City's education and training needs since 1915
with five campuses that serve more than 40,000 students every year, MCC is the largest
higher education institution in metropolitan Kansas City.
But it's more than just students who benefit from MCC's rich history and broad resources.
We are also connecting directly with local businesses
and industry to ensure a plentiful and skilled workforce.
The MCC Institute for Workforce Innovation has developed an effective model for creating and
maintaining a workforce pipeline for individual companies and industries.
First, we research current and emerging workforce needs
across the region and assess the availability of the resources necessary to meet those needs.
Then we team up with company leaders or industry representatives to develop
and deliver training that meets their specifications.
One sector that is experiencing unprecedented growth in our area
today is the animal health and pet care industry.
With an established and respected Veterinary Technology program that spans
almost four decades Metropolitan Community College is poised to support this rapid expansion.
MCC has long provided a pipeline of frontline workers for veterinary clinics
and other animal health and pet care related employers.
And thanks to a 2.2 million dollar grant from the state of Missouri
we are now expanding these programs.
One of Missouri's greatest assets is the thriving
animal health and life sciences corrider that spans our state
with tremendous hubs here in Kansas City and in St. Joseph.
By training more Missourians to work in research laboratories,
veterinary offices, hospitals, and clinics we will ensure
that this booming corridor has the human capital to allow it
to continue to grow and be a marker for us here in the "Show Me State".
[narrator] To ensure the needed resources are focused in support of this commitment,
Metropolitan Community College has formed the Animal Health and Pet Care Institute.
These new programs will support four key areas
within the animal health and pet care industries...
With more than 500 veterinary practices in the Kansas City region varying in size,
specificity of services, and business structure.
These employers workforce needs are as varied as their clinics.
To support these practitioners Metropolitan Community College
is expanding our Veterinary Technology program to not only
train new workers but also to support those already in the field seeking to advance.
New training programs for veterinary assistance and for administrative personnel
are under development and will be available in
traditional classroom format as well as through distance learning delivery systems.
MCC is building collaborative relationships
with the area's animal shelter and rescue operations
to develop specialized training and education programs for these important community resources.
For example, we're building a national model for
post-secondary education through our partnership with
the Jackson County, Missouri animal shelter where we are providing training
in a variety of areas while creating community service opportunities for students.
[Dennis Waits] Along with this project of building a new animal shelter
to serve Independence in Jackson county.
We've been working in conjunction with
Metropolitan Community College and the Blue River campus.
We've received strong support and we believe working together
with the city of Independence, Jackson county, and the community college, we have an opportunity
to serve animal welfare interest very, very well.
[narrator] Just as there are a large number of animal shelters
in greater Kansas City, there are also many pet care service providers;
from pet shops, to kennels, to obedience training.
These businesses employ thousands of area residents.
To support this segment of the industry,
Metropolitan Community College is committed to providing
training for the new and incumbent workforce
as well as business operations consulting for the employers.
Animal health products producers and related research companies
represent one of the fastest growing subsets of the animal health industry.
Through contracts with companies in this field, MCC provides
training and consulting for a number of area businesses.
Uh, we moved our corporate headquarters here back in 2006
because of the animal health corridor.
The synergy, the cooperation, the partnerships that are available here,
you can't match, meet, or really appreciate until you're here.
[narrator] Additionally, specialized training programs are under development for...
We are also actively pursuing expansion of our relationships
with university veterinary programs to provide seamless
development of the workforce pipeline.
Metropolitan Community College is tuned into the workforce
needs of the region's animal health and pet care employers.
With a vast network of resources across our five campuses
and a rich history that includes almost 40 years of training frontline veterinary workers,
MCC is the areas leader in training and consulting for the animal health corridor.