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" THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
US. I AM H. WAYNE WILSON.
I AM H. WAYNE WILSON. FOR THE NEXT HALF HOUR, WE WILL
FOR THE NEXT HALF HOUR, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT RETRAINING OUR
BE TALKING ABOUT RETRAINING OUR WORK FORCE.
WORK FORCE. WE WILL DO THAT WITH THE
WE WILL DO THAT WITH THE PRESIDENT OF TWO COMMUNITY
PRESIDENT OF TWO COMMUNITY COLLEGES. BEFORE I INTRODUCE
COLLEGES. BEFORE I INTRODUCE THEM, A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY
THEM, A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. YOU WILL RECALL BACK IN THE
YOU WILL RECALL BACK IN THE 1930'S DURING THE GREAT
1930'S DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION, THERE WAS THE WORKS
DEPRESSION, THERE WAS THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION, WPA, A
PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION, WPA, A FEDERAL PROGRAM.
FEDERAL PROGRAM. YEARS LATER, THAT WAS FOLLOWED
YEARS LATER, THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY THE COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT
BY THE COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACT OR CETA, AND
AND TRAINING ACT OR CETA, AND AFTER THAT, IN THE 1980'S, WE
AFTER THAT, IN THE 1980'S, WE HAD SOMETHING CALLED JOB
HAD SOMETHING CALLED JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT, JTPA.
TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT, JTPA. THOSE PROGRAMS, TO A LARGE
THOSE PROGRAMS, TO A LARGE DEGREE, WERE INTENDED TO CREATE
DEGREE, WERE INTENDED TO CREATE JOBS FOR PEOPLE, FUNDED BY
JOBS FOR PEOPLE, FUNDED BY FEDERAL DOLLARS.
FEDERAL DOLLARS. WELL, WHAT WE ARE SEEING NOW IS
WELL, WHAT WE ARE SEEING NOW IS THAT WE ARE PUTTING WORKERS INTO
THAT WE ARE PUTTING WORKERS INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH
THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH RETRAINING, MUCH OF THAT
RETRAINING, MUCH OF THAT RETRAINING DONE AT COMMUNITY
RETRAINING DONE AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
COLLEGES. TO TALK ABOUT THAT ISSUE, WE
TO TALK ABOUT THAT ISSUE, WE HAVE DR. LORI SUNDBERG.
HAVE DR. LORI SUNDBERG. DOCTOR SANDBURG IS THE PRESIDENT
DOCTOR SANDBURG IS THE PRESIDENT OF CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE.
OF CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE. SO DID YOU WANT TO DO YOUR
SO DID YOU WANT TO DO YOUR LITTER RATION.
LITTER RATION. >>LORI SUNDBERG, CARL SANDBURG
>>LORI SUNDBERG, CARL SANDBURG IN GALESBURG.
IN GALESBURG. THAT'S ENOUGH OF THE "BURG'S."
THAT'S ENOUGH OF THE "BURG'S." >>JOHN ERWIN IS PRESIDENT OF
>>JOHN ERWIN IS PRESIDENT OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE. THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US. I APPRECIATE YOU MAKING TIME IN
I APPRECIATE YOU MAKING TIME IN YOUR EDGE SCHEDULES.
YOUR EDGE SCHEDULES. >>YOU ARE WELCOME.
>>YOU ARE WELCOME. I GAVE A LITTLE HISTORY LESSON
I GAVE A LITTLE HISTORY LESSON HERE ABOUT PROGRAMS THAT WERE
HERE ABOUT PROGRAMS THAT WERE FEDERALLY FUNDED FUNDED THAT
FEDERALLY FUNDED FUNDED THAT CREATED FOR THE MOST PART, JOBS,
CREATED FOR THE MOST PART, JOBS, STRICTLY MAKE WORK BACK IN THAT
STRICTLY MAKE WORK BACK IN THAT ERA, WHICH AT THE TIME MIGHT
ERA, WHICH AT THE TIME MIGHT HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT. HOWEVER,
HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT. HOWEVER, WE ARE SEEING A COMPLETELY
WE ARE SEEING A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FOCUS.
DIFFERENT FOCUS. HOW IS THAT TRANSITION WORKING
HOW IS THAT TRANSITION WORKING FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN
FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN ORDER TO GET THE WORKERS TRAINED
ORDER TO GET THE WORKERS TRAINED FOR PRIVATE JOBS, IN THE PRIVATE
FOR PRIVATE JOBS, IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR?
SECTOR? ARE YOU TRAINING BASED UPON WHAT
ARE YOU TRAINING BASED UPON WHAT THE GOVERNMENT DICTATES?
THE GOVERNMENT DICTATES? ARE YOU TRAINING ON WHAT YOU
ARE YOU TRAINING ON WHAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE THE CASE OR ARE
BELIEVE TO BE THE CASE OR ARE YOU TRAINING BASED UPON WHAT
YOU TRAINING BASED UPON WHAT CORPORATIONS NEED?
CORPORATIONS NEED? >> WELL, I THINK OUR COLLEGES
>> WELL, I THINK OUR COLLEGES STAY VERY MUCH IN TUNE WITH OUR
STAY VERY MUCH IN TUNE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND THE FLOW OF WORK
COMMUNITY AND THE FLOW OF WORK FORCE NEEDS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
FORCE NEEDS THAT ARE OUT THERE. I THINK IT COMES FROM BUILDING
I THINK IT COMES FROM BUILDING GOOD PARTNERSHIPS AND
GOOD PARTNERSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE EMPLOYERS
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE EMPLOYERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHETHER THEY
IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHETHER THEY ARE A BIG BUSINESS CORPORATE OR
ARE A BIG BUSINESS CORPORATE OR THEY ARE A SMALLER BUSINESS, IT
THEY ARE A SMALLER BUSINESS, IT IS REALLY KEEPING A LISTENING
IS REALLY KEEPING A LISTENING EAR TO WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE
EAR TO WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE GOING TO BE.
GOING TO BE. WE HAVE CERTAIN AGENCIES THAT
WE HAVE CERTAIN AGENCIES THAT ARE ENTIRELY DEVOTED TO WORK
ARE ENTIRELY DEVOTED TO WORK FORCE AND WORK FORCE
FORCE AND WORK FORCE TRANSITIONS.
TRANSITIONS. WE HAVE A REGIONAL WORK FORCE
WE HAVE A REGIONAL WORK FORCE BOARD THAT SEVERAL OF THEM THAT
BOARD THAT SEVERAL OF THEM THAT WE WORK WITH AT ICC, AND THOSE
WE WORK WITH AT ICC, AND THOSE ARE ANOTHER WAY THAT WE HAVE
ARE ANOTHER WAY THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT KIND OF
ACCESS TO THAT KIND OF INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. WE TALKED ABOUT ADVISEES RY
WE TALKED ABOUT ADVISEES RY BOARDS, THE IMPORTANTANCE OF
BOARDS, THE IMPORTANTANCE OF EACH OF OUR PROGRAMS AT THE
EACH OF OUR PROGRAMS AT THE COLLEGE HAVING A GROUP OF
COLLEGE HAVING A GROUP OF PROFESSIONS FROM THAT
PROFESSIONS FROM THAT DISCIPLINE, FROM THAT AREA, TO
DISCIPLINE, FROM THAT AREA, TO REGULARLY ADVISE US ON HOW WE
REGULARLY ADVISE US ON HOW WE CAN STAY CONNECTED WITH THOSE
CAN STAY CONNECTED WITH THOSE WORK FORCE NEEDS.
WORK FORCE NEEDS. >>THIS HELPS KEEP YOU RELEVANT?
>>THIS HELPS KEEP YOU RELEVANT? >> IT DOES, I THINK I TALKED TO
>> IT DOES, I THINK I TALKED TO YOU EARLIER AND WE JUST MET THIS
YOU EARLIER AND WE JUST MET THIS MORNING AND MET WITH BURL TO GO
MORNING AND MET WITH BURL TO GO NORTHERN SANTA FE, WE HAVE
NORTHERN SANTA FE, WE HAVE ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND WE ALSO
ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND WE ALSO MEET ONE ON ONE AND DISCUSS
MEET ONE ON ONE AND DISCUSS THEIR FUTURE NEEDS AS WELL AS
THEIR FUTURE NEEDS AS WELL AS CURRENT NEEDS.
CURRENT NEEDS. FOR EXAMPLE, BURLINGTON SANTA FE
FOR EXAMPLE, BURLINGTON SANTA FE WILL HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF
WILL HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF RETIREMENTS NEXT FIVE TO SEVEN
RETIREMENTS NEXT FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS. HOW CAN WE HELP THEM NOT
YEARS. HOW CAN WE HELP THEM NOT JUST TODAY, BUT FIVE TO SEVEN
JUST TODAY, BUT FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS FROM NOW AS WELL.
YEARS FROM NOW AS WELL. >>I ASSUME YOU MEET WITH
>>I ASSUME YOU MEET WITH CATERPILLAR AND OTHER COMPANIES
CATERPILLAR AND OTHER COMPANIES OF THAT NATURE, THE HOSPITALS,
OF THAT NATURE, THE HOSPITALS, WHAT HAVE YOU?
WHAT HAVE YOU? >> SURE.
>> SURE. THERE IS REGULAR CONTACT, AND
THERE IS REGULAR CONTACT, AND CERTAINLY MEDICAL EDUCATION OR
CERTAINLY MEDICAL EDUCATION OR MEDICAL TRAINING IS REALLY
MEDICAL TRAINING IS REALLY FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR PEORIA AREA,
FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR PEORIA AREA, AND, OF COURSE, SO IS
AND, OF COURSE, SO IS MANUFACTURING.
MANUFACTURING. I WAS THINKING OF OTHER WAYS WE
I WAS THINKING OF OTHER WAYS WE GET INFORMATION ABOUT WORKERS
GET INFORMATION ABOUT WORKERS AND WORK FORCE AND HOW IT KIND
AND WORK FORCE AND HOW IT KIND OF FLOWS FOR US SO THAT WE CAN
OF FLOWS FOR US SO THAT WE CAN BE RESPONSIVE.
BE RESPONSIVE. IN THE PEORIA AREA, WE HAVE A
IN THE PEORIA AREA, WE HAVE A RAPID RESPONSE TEAM.
RAPID RESPONSE TEAM. THAT TEAM IS COMPRISED OF
THAT TEAM IS COMPRISED OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE, PEOPLE
ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE, PEOPLE FROM BRADLEY UNIVERSITY, EUREKA
FROM BRADLEY UNIVERSITY, EUREKA COLLEGE, AND EVEN FROM SOME
COLLEGE, AND EVEN FROM SOME OTHER BUSINESSES THAT WILL GO
OTHER BUSINESSES THAT WILL GO OUT TO A BUSINESS WHEN THEY ARE
OUT TO A BUSINESS WHEN THEY ARE HAVING A, LET'S SAY, CUTTING
HAVING A, LET'S SAY, CUTTING BACK OF WORKERS AND WE WILL HELP
BACK OF WORKERS AND WE WILL HELP THOSE WORKERS BUILD RESUME GO
THOSE WORKERS BUILD RESUME GO THROUGH INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS
THROUGH INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS AND SEE WHAT KIND OF OPTIONS
AND SEE WHAT KIND OF OPTIONS THEY WILL HAVE AVAILABLE TO
THEY WILL HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
THEM. MOST RECENTLY IN PEORIA, IT HAS
MOST RECENTLY IN PEORIA, IT HAS BEEN KOMATZSU, AND THE RAPID
BEEN KOMATZSU, AND THE RAPID RESPONSE TEAM HAS BEEN OUT THERE
RESPONSE TEAM HAS BEEN OUT THERE TO ASSIST WITH THAT.
TO ASSIST WITH THAT. OUR CAREER CENTER IS ALSO A
OUR CAREER CENTER IS ALSO A PARTNER IN THAT ENDEAVOR.
PARTNER IN THAT ENDEAVOR. YOU PROBABLY KNOW, AS WE LOST
YOU PROBABLY KNOW, AS WE LOST MAYTAG REFRIGERATION, 2004, I
MAYTAG REFRIGERATION, 2004, I BELIEVE, AND WE ACTUALLY SET UP
BELIEVE, AND WE ACTUALLY SET UP AN OFFICE AT THE PLANT, AND WE
AN OFFICE AT THE PLANT, AND WE MET WITH STUDENTS, WITH WORKERS
MET WITH STUDENTS, WITH WORKERS THERE THAT WANTED TO TRANSITION
THERE THAT WANTED TO TRANSITION TO BE STUDENTS. WE DID
TO BE STUDENTS. WE DID ASSESSMENT TESTING THERE.
ASSESSMENT TESTING THERE. WE HELD DEVELOPMENTAL COURSE
WE HELD DEVELOPMENTAL COURSE WORK.
WORK. THEY ANNOUNCED ENOUGH TIME
THEY ANNOUNCED ENOUGH TIME AHEAD, TWO AND A HALF YEARS
AHEAD, TWO AND A HALF YEARS BEFORE THE FINAL WORKER WAS OUT.
BEFORE THE FINAL WORKER WAS OUT. WE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT HOW CAN
WE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT HOW CAN WE MEET THEIR NEED AND MEET ALL
WE MEET THEIR NEED AND MEET ALL WORKERS' NEED.
WORKERS' NEED. FOR THE MOST PART, THOSE PEOPLE
FOR THE MOST PART, THOSE PEOPLE HADN'T BEEN IN COLLEGE FOR A
HADN'T BEEN IN COLLEGE FOR A LONG TIME.
LONG TIME. HOW CAN WE DO THAT EFFECTIVELY
HOW CAN WE DO THAT EFFECTIVELY AND HOW CAN WE HAVE THEM READY
AND HOW CAN WE HAVE THEM READY TO GO WHEN THEY DO CLOSE.
TO GO WHEN THEY DO CLOSE. VERY UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WE
VERY UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WE BUILD WITH OUR CORPORATE AND
BUILD WITH OUR CORPORATE AND BUSINESS PARTNERS TO MEET THEIR
BUSINESS PARTNERS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.
NEEDS. >>THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A
>>THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A PARTICULAR CHALLENGE, AS MEMORY
PARTICULAR CHALLENGE, AS MEMORY SERVES ME, 1600 JOBS OR
SERVES ME, 1600 JOBS OR PHENOMENAL NUMBER OF JOBS FOR A
PHENOMENAL NUMBER OF JOBS FOR A COMMUNITY SIZE OF GALESBURG.
COMMUNITY SIZE OF GALESBURG. 2400.
2400. >>MEMORY IS GOING.
>>MEMORY IS GOING. WHEN YOU HAVE THAT NUMBER OF
WHEN YOU HAVE THAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE, GRANTED YOU HAD THE TWO,
PEOPLE, GRANTED YOU HAD THE TWO, TWO AND A HALF YEAR TIME FRAME,
TWO AND A HALF YEAR TIME FRAME, BUT HOW DO YOU -- DO YOU GO OUT
BUT HOW DO YOU -- DO YOU GO OUT AND WORK WITH OTHER BUSINESSES
AND WORK WITH OTHER BUSINESSES AND SAY "DO YOU NEED ANY PEOPLE?
AND SAY "DO YOU NEED ANY PEOPLE? ARE WE TRAINING THESE PEOPLE FOR
ARE WE TRAINING THESE PEOPLE FOR THE JOB THAT WILL EXIST SO THAT
THE JOB THAT WILL EXIST SO THAT YOU ARE NOT JUST TRAINING AND
YOU ARE NOT JUST TRAINING AND THEN THEY COME OUT OF THE
THEN THEY COME OUT OF THE TRAINING AND THEY SAY, "OKAY,
TRAINING AND THEY SAY, "OKAY, CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE, YOU
CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE, YOU TRAINED ME, NOW WHAT DO I DO?"
TRAINED ME, NOW WHAT DO I DO?" >>IT WAS A MULTI-LEVEL RESPONSE,
>>IT WAS A MULTI-LEVEL RESPONSE, WIAA, THE BOARD, THE GROUP,
WIAA, THE BOARD, THE GROUP, UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE, THE STATE
UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE, THE STATE FOLKS GOT INVOLVED, LOCAL, AND
FOLKS GOT INVOLVED, LOCAL, AND SO WE LOOKED AT -- WE DO ALL
SO WE LOOKED AT -- WE DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS. WE TALKED
KINDS OF THINGS. WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT ASSESSMENT
EARLIER ABOUT ASSESSMENT TESTING.
TESTING. IF YOU ARE IN THIS JOB, WHERE DO
IF YOU ARE IN THIS JOB, WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?
YOU WANT TO GO? WHAT TYPE OF CAREER DO YOU IT TO
WHAT TYPE OF CAREER DO YOU IT TO MIGRATE TOO.
MIGRATE TOO. ALL KINDS OF MULTI-LEVELS
ALL KINDS OF MULTI-LEVELS RESPONSE TO THAT, WE ARE NOT
RESPONSE TO THAT, WE ARE NOT CALLED A RAPID RESPONSE TEAM,
CALLED A RAPID RESPONSE TEAM, BUT THAT'S WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
BUT THAT'S WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WHEN THAT OCCURRED BECAUSE IT
WHEN THAT OCCURRED BECAUSE IT WAS DEVASTATING TO GALESBURG AND
WAS DEVASTATING TO GALESBURG AND TO ALL OF THE WORKERS. SO HOW
TO ALL OF THE WORKERS. SO HOW DO YOU PUT THINGS IN PLACE FOR
DO YOU PUT THINGS IN PLACE FOR THEM AND EASE THAT TRANSITION,
THEM AND EASE THAT TRANSITION, EASE THAT REALITY AND GET THEM
EASE THAT REALITY AND GET THEM INTO A NEW JOB?
INTO A NEW JOB? IT WAS SOMETHING WE HAVE NEVER
IT WAS SOMETHING WE HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
DONE BEFORE. IT WAS A LOT OF JOBS.
IT WAS A LOT OF JOBS. AND WE JUST DID IT AS WE WENT
AND WE JUST DID IT AS WE WENT ALONG.
ALONG. IT WAS VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE, AND
IT WAS VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE, AND IT NOW SERVES AS A MODEL FOR US
IT NOW SERVES AS A MODEL FOR US IF WE HAVE ANOTHER LARGE
IF WE HAVE ANOTHER LARGE EMPLOYER WHO WOULD LEAVE.
EMPLOYER WHO WOULD LEAVE. >>WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY
>>WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, THE FIRST THING THAT
COLLEGES, THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND IS EDUCATION, TWO
COMES TO MIND IS EDUCATION, TWO YEAR PROGRAM, KIDS EITHER GET
YEAR PROGRAM, KIDS EITHER GET ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND GO OUT IN
ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND GO OUT IN THE WORK FORCE OR GO OC TO
THE WORK FORCE OR GO OC TO BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
BACHELOR'S DEGREE. NOW THAT DEFINITION HAS
NOW THAT DEFINITION HAS BROADENED GREATLY.
BROADENED GREATLY. HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT BALANCING
HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT BALANCING THIS -- THESE PREPARATORY
THIS -- THESE PREPARATORY COLLEGE, PREPARATORY COURSES
COLLEGE, PREPARATORY COURSES VERSUS THE YOUNG STUDENT WHO
VERSUS THE YOUNG STUDENT WHO WANTS A DEGREE IN DIESEL
WANTS A DEGREE IN DIESEL TECHNICIAN.
TECHNICIAN. FIRST IT IS THE 45 YEAR OLD
FIRST IT IS THE 45 YEAR OLD UNEMPLOYED PERSON.
UNEMPLOYED PERSON. HOW DO YOU BALANCE ALL OF THAT?
HOW DO YOU BALANCE ALL OF THAT? >> WELL, I THINK PART OF THE WAY
>> WELL, I THINK PART OF THE WAY TO ADDRESS THAT IS TO LOOK AT
TO ADDRESS THAT IS TO LOOK AT THE CURRICULUM AGAIN AND WHAT
THE CURRICULUM AGAIN AND WHAT KIND OF SKILLS ARE NEEDED.
KIND OF SKILLS ARE NEEDED. SO WE ARE FINDING MORE AND MORE
SO WE ARE FINDING MORE AND MORE COMPETENCY BASED CURRICULA THAN
COMPETENCY BASED CURRICULA THAN WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST.
WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST. THERE IS STILL A FAIRLY STANDARD
THERE IS STILL A FAIRLY STANDARD BACK LAWYER RIT TRANSFER
BACK LAWYER RIT TRANSFER PATHWAY, THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE,
PATHWAY, THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE, ASSOCIATE OF ARTS, ASSOCIATE OF
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS, ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE.
SCIENCE. LET'S PUT THAT ASSIGN.
LET'S PUT THAT ASSIGN. THOSE STUDENTS DO VERY WELL AT
THOSE STUDENTS DO VERY WELL AT ICC.
ICC. HALF OUR STUDENTS ARE
HALF OUR STUDENTS ARE TRANSFERRING INTO BRADLEY OR
TRANSFERRING INTO BRADLEY OR ILLINOIS STATE OR WESTERN AND
ILLINOIS STATE OR WESTERN AND DOING FINE.
DOING FINE. THE OTHER HALF OF THE STUDENTS,
THE OTHER HALF OF THE STUDENTS, THOUGH, FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY
THOUGH, FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF BEING A WORKER OUT IN THE
OF BEING A WORKER OUT IN THE WORK FORCE, MAYBE UNDER
WORK FORCE, MAYBE UNDER EMPLOYED, LOOKING FOR ANOTHER
EMPLOYED, LOOKING FOR ANOTHER STEP TO BE PROMOTED OR EVEN
STEP TO BE PROMOTED OR EVEN ANOTHER JOB THAT MAY NEED TO BE
ANOTHER JOB THAT MAY NEED TO BE OUT THERE FOR THEM.
OUT THERE FOR THEM. SO TO THAT POINT, WE HAVE
SO TO THAT POINT, WE HAVE DIVIDED THE CURRICULUM YOU HAVE
DIVIDED THE CURRICULUM YOU HAVE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY NOW.
A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY NOW. THERE ARE MANY MORE
THERE ARE MANY MORE CERTIFICATES, THERE IS BASIC AND
CERTIFICATES, THERE IS BASIC AND IMMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED
IMMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED CERTIFICATES IN THESE
CERTIFICATES IN THESE DISCIPLINES.
DISCIPLINES. SO IT PARSES UP THE LEARNING A
SO IT PARSES UP THE LEARNING A LITTLE MORE, AND IT ALLOWS THAT
LITTLE MORE, AND IT ALLOWS THAT PERSON THAT MAY EVEN BE PART
PERSON THAT MAY EVEN BE PART TIME EMPLOYED, THAT WANTS TO BE
TIME EMPLOYED, THAT WANTS TO BE FULL TIME EMPLOYED TO TAKE SOME
FULL TIME EMPLOYED TO TAKE SOME CLASSES.
CLASSES. SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE
SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE TRENDS THAT WE SEE IN ADDRESSING
TRENDS THAT WE SEE IN ADDRESSING THAT QUESTION.
THAT QUESTION. >>WE HAVE DONE EXACTLY THE SAME
>>WE HAVE DONE EXACTLY THE SAME THING.
THING. A LOT MORE STACKABLE TYPES OF
A LOT MORE STACKABLE TYPES OF CERTIFICATES WHERE SOMEONE CAN
CERTIFICATES WHERE SOMEONE CAN GET STARTED WITH ONE CERTIFICATE
GET STARTED WITH ONE CERTIFICATE AND THEN BUILD UPON THAT.
AND THEN BUILD UPON THAT. WE JUST ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH A
WE JUST ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH A NEW CERTIFICATE IN THE
NEW CERTIFICATE IN THE MANUFACTURING AREA BECAUSE WE
MANUFACTURING AREA BECAUSE WE NEED BASICS, WE NEED TECH MAP,
NEED BASICS, WE NEED TECH MAP, BLUE PRINT READING, AND A COURSE
BLUE PRINT READING, AND A COURSE OF EACH, ELECTRICAL, MACHINING,
OF EACH, ELECTRICAL, MACHINING, AND DIESEL TO FIND OUT WHAT
AND DIESEL TO FIND OUT WHAT TRACK THEY WANT TO GO TO.
TRACK THEY WANT TO GO TO. WE HAVE DONE MUCH THE SAME
WE HAVE DONE MUCH THE SAME APPROACH.
APPROACH. >>THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS JUST
>>THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS JUST TAKING EVEN THOSE CERTIFICATES
TAKING EVEN THOSE CERTIFICATES AND CONDENSING THEM EVEN MORE
AND CONDENSING THEM EVEN MORE INTO WHAT IS A MANAGEABLE LENGTH
INTO WHAT IS A MANAGEABLE LENGTH OF TIME TO LEARN.
OF TIME TO LEARN. THAT'S A FACULTY CONCERN.
THAT'S A FACULTY CONCERN. THAT'S A PEDAGOGY QUESTION, HOW
THAT'S A PEDAGOGY QUESTION, HOW CAN WE DO THAT.
CAN WE DO THAT. WE PREPARED AT I C.
WE PREPARED AT I C. C JOB READY PROGRAMS.
C JOB READY PROGRAMS. THERE IS 26 OF THOSE NOW THAT WE
THERE IS 26 OF THOSE NOW THAT WE ARE MARKETING.
ARE MARKETING. EVERYTHING FROM NURSING
EVERYTHING FROM NURSING ASSISTANT TO WELDERS, TO
ASSISTANT TO WELDERS, TO MACHINISTS, PHLEBOTOMISTS, AND
MACHINISTS, PHLEBOTOMISTS, AND 9-11 TELECOMMUNICATION
9-11 TELECOMMUNICATION DISPATCHER.
DISPATCHER. YOU CAN'T TELL ME WE HAVE A
YOU CAN'T TELL ME WE HAVE A LARGE DEMAND FOR DISPATCHERS,
LARGE DEMAND FOR DISPATCHERS, BUT THERE IS SOME DEMAND FOR
BUT THERE IS SOME DEMAND FOR DISPATCHERS, AND THAT'S ONE OF
DISPATCHERS, AND THAT'S ONE OF THOSE SKILLS THAT CAN CARRY OVER
THOSE SKILLS THAT CAN CARRY OVER INTO OTHER TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT,
INTO OTHER TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT, THE SAME AS WELDING, A GOOD
THE SAME AS WELDING, A GOOD CARRY OVER SKILL INTO SOME OTHER
CARRY OVER SKILL INTO SOME OTHER AREAS OF WORK.
AREAS OF WORK. >>SO DOES THAT DEFINE THE
>>SO DOES THAT DEFINE THE DIFFERENCE IN PART, DEFINE THE
DIFFERENCE IN PART, DEFINE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 19 YEAR OLD
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 19 YEAR OLD AND 45 YEAR OLD, THE 45 YEAR OLD
AND 45 YEAR OLD, THE 45 YEAR OLD IS LOOKING AT YOU AND SAYING ",
IS LOOKING AT YOU AND SAYING ", I AM GOING TO LOSE MY JOB.
I AM GOING TO LOSE MY JOB. I HAVE GOT A MORTGAGE.
I HAVE GOT A MORTGAGE. I HAVE GOT A SPOUSE AND A CHILD.
I HAVE GOT A SPOUSE AND A CHILD. I WANT TO GET BACK TO WORK AS
I WANT TO GET BACK TO WORK AS FAST AS POSSIBLE."
FAST AS POSSIBLE." THE 19 YEAR OLD SITTING THERE
THE 19 YEAR OLD SITTING THERE SAYING, HOW MANY COURSES YOU GOT
SAYING, HOW MANY COURSES YOU GOT TO TAKE!
TO TAKE! >>THE 45 YEAR OLD PERSON WE
>>THE 45 YEAR OLD PERSON WE TALKED EARLIER, THEY ARE MUCH
TALKED EARLIER, THEY ARE MUCH MORE FOCUSED.
MORE FOCUSED. THEY HAVE AN IDEA WHAT THEY WANT
THEY HAVE AN IDEA WHAT THEY WANT TO GO INTO, AND THEIR FOCUSED ON
TO GO INTO, AND THEIR FOCUSED ON DOING IT.
DOING IT. THE 18 YEAR OLD IS STILL TRYING
THE 18 YEAR OLD IS STILL TRYING TO DECIDE WHICH DIRECTION DO I
TO DECIDE WHICH DIRECTION DO I WANT TO GO, WHAT AM I INTERESTED
WANT TO GO, WHAT AM I INTERESTED IN, AND THAT'S OKAY.
IN, AND THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S ANTICIPATED AT 18, BUT
THAT'S ANTICIPATED AT 18, BUT DEFINITELY THE 45 YEAR OLD IS
DEFINITELY THE 45 YEAR OLD IS VERY FOCUSED, AND THEY KNOW
VERY FOCUSED, AND THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. >>THE LARGEST MAJOR FOR ICCS
>>THE LARGEST MAJOR FOR ICCS FRESHMAN, TRADITIONAL 18-20 YEAR
FRESHMAN, TRADITIONAL 18-20 YEAR OLD IS UNDECIDED, AND IT IS
OLD IS UNDECIDED, AND IT IS OKAY.
OKAY. IT IS OKAY TO DO SOME
IT IS OKAY TO DO SOME EXPLORATION.
EXPLORATION. CAN'T POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED
CAN'T POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO ALL THESE THINGS THROUGH HIGH
TO ALL THESE THINGS THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING PIECE.
SCHOOL COUNSELING PIECE. COUNSELORS ARE BURDENED WITH
COUNSELORS ARE BURDENED WITH LARGE NUMBERS AND OFTEN
LARGE NUMBERS AND OFTEN SCHEDULING IS WHAT THEY DO.
SCHEDULING IS WHAT THEY DO. THEY CAN'T DO AS MUCH WITH
THEY CAN'T DO AS MUCH WITH CAREER EXPLORATION AS WE CAN DO
CAREER EXPLORATION AS WE CAN DO THE AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
THE AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. WHAT WE CALL NON-TRADITIONAL
WHAT WE CALL NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT OR WORKER IN TRANSITION,
STUDENT OR WORKER IN TRANSITION, RAZOR FOCUSED AND THERE THERE IS
RAZOR FOCUSED AND THERE THERE IS A SENSE OF URGENCY, AND THAT
A SENSE OF URGENCY, AND THAT COMES FROM BEING A PROVIDER.
COMES FROM BEING A PROVIDER. BEING A PROVIDER FOR A FAMILY OR
BEING A PROVIDER FOR A FAMILY OR ONESELF CREATES TREMENDOUS
ONESELF CREATES TREMENDOUS MOTIVATION, AND I THINK -- I
MOTIVATION, AND I THINK -- I HEAR FROM OUR FACULTY, THEY
HEAR FROM OUR FACULTY, THEY REALLY ENJOY HAVING THAT CROSS
REALLY ENJOY HAVING THAT CROSS SECTION OF STUDENTS, THAT
SECTION OF STUDENTS, THAT INTERGENERATIONAL PLAY REALLY
INTERGENERATIONAL PLAY REALLY ASSISTS WITH A LOT OF THE COURSE
ASSISTS WITH A LOT OF THE COURSE WORK AND MOTIVATED STUDENTS.
WORK AND MOTIVATED STUDENTS. >>IT ACTUALLY MOTIVATES THE 18
>>IT ACTUALLY MOTIVATES THE 18 YEAR OLD'S IN SOME REGARD
YEAR OLD'S IN SOME REGARD BECAUSE THEY WILL ALWAYS SAY,
BECAUSE THEY WILL ALWAYS SAY, MOST OFTEN SAY THE 45 YEAR OLD
MOST OFTEN SAY THE 45 YEAR OLD NON-TRADITIONAL, THEY BREAK THE
NON-TRADITIONAL, THEY BREAK THE CURVE BECAUSE THEY ARE SO
CURVE BECAUSE THEY ARE SO DEVOTED TO THEIR STUDIES.
DEVOTED TO THEIR STUDIES. THEY ARE STUDYING, THEY ARE
THEY ARE STUDYING, THEY ARE GETTING GOOD GRADES.
GETTING GOOD GRADES. THAT MOTIVATES ACTUALLY THE 18
THAT MOTIVATES ACTUALLY THE 18 YEAR OLD'S SOMETIMES TO GET
YEAR OLD'S SOMETIMES TO GET BETTER GRADES A AND BE MORE
BETTER GRADES A AND BE MORE FOCUSED.
FOCUSED. IN GENERAL, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW
IN GENERAL, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW ICC AND CARL SANDBURG PREPARE
ICC AND CARL SANDBURG PREPARE YOURSELVES AS AN INSTITUTION TO
YOURSELVES AS AN INSTITUTION TO OFFER THESE COURSES.
OFFER THESE COURSES. HOW DO WE GO ABOUT PREPARING THE
HOW DO WE GO ABOUT PREPARING THE UNEMPLOYED WORKER OR THE PERSON
UNEMPLOYED WORKER OR THE PERSON WHO IS ABOUT TO LOSE HIS OR HER
WHO IS ABOUT TO LOSE HIS OR HER JOB, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT
JOB, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT THAT PERSON IS GOING TO TAKE THE
THAT PERSON IS GOING TO TAKE THE RIGHT COURSE?
RIGHT COURSE? BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO WASTE
BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO WASTE TIME IF THEY SAY "GEE, WELDING
TIME IF THEY SAY "GEE, WELDING KIND OF INTERESTS ME."
KIND OF INTERESTS ME." HOW DO YOU KNOW WELDING IS THE
HOW DO YOU KNOW WELDING IS THE RIGHT CHOICE?
RIGHT CHOICE? >> RECENTLY, WITH ACT, NATIONAL
>> RECENTLY, WITH ACT, NATIONAL TESTING SERVICE, THEY HAVE
TESTING SERVICE, THEY HAVE CREATED NATIONAL CAREER
CREATED NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATE.
READINESS CERTIFICATE. THAT CERTIFICATE IS A MEASURE OF
THAT CERTIFICATE IS A MEASURE OF READING AND MATH, AND
READING AND MATH, AND INFORMATION FINDING.
INFORMATION FINDING. THOSE THREE AREAS, AND WHAT ONE
THOSE THREE AREAS, AND WHAT ONE DOES WHEN THEY TAKE THAT TEST IS
DOES WHEN THEY TAKE THAT TEST IS THEY HAVE A SCORE, AND THEY
THEY HAVE A SCORE, AND THEY ACTUALLY SCORE IT BY A CODE THEY
ACTUALLY SCORE IT BY A CODE THEY CAN BE BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD OR
CAN BE BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD OR PLATINUM.
PLATINUM. THOSE SCORES THEN BECOME PART OF
THOSE SCORES THEN BECOME PART OF THAT INDIVIDUAL PERSON'S
THAT INDIVIDUAL PERSON'S ACCOUNT, AND THEN WHEN JOBS ARE
ACCOUNT, AND THEN WHEN JOBS ARE POSTED, A JOB MAYBE POSTED WITH
POSTED, A JOB MAYBE POSTED WITH A PARTICULAR SCORE AT A LEVEL
A PARTICULAR SCORE AT A LEVEL THAT IS NEEDED.
THAT IS NEEDED. IF YOU HAVE TAKEN THAT AS A WORK
IF YOU HAVE TAKEN THAT AS A WORK KIA SES.
KIA SES. , YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE
, YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR OR YOU ARE QUALIFIED OR
FOR OR YOU ARE QUALIFIED OR COMPETE FOR THAT JOB VERY WELL.
COMPETE FOR THAT JOB VERY WELL. THAT, H, IS THE WAY WE LINK THE
THAT, H, IS THE WAY WE LINK THE JOB, THE KIND OF PREPARATION,
JOB, THE KIND OF PREPARATION, AND SOME ASSESSMENT.
AND SOME ASSESSMENT. BECAUSE THAT'S -- AGAIN, THAT'S
BECAUSE THAT'S -- AGAIN, THAT'S A VERY BASIC ENTRY LEVEL TOOL
A VERY BASIC ENTRY LEVEL TOOL THAT IS BEING USED.
THAT IS BEING USED. WE HAVE OTHER KINDS OF
WE HAVE OTHER KINDS OF ASSESSMENTS AS WELL BECAUSE WE
ASSESSMENTS AS WELL BECAUSE WE TALKED EARLIER IN TERMS OF A LOT
TALKED EARLIER IN TERMS OF A LOT OF PEOPLE BELIEVE THEY WANT TO
OF PEOPLE BELIEVE THEY WANT TO BE IN HEALTH CARE BECAUSE THERE
BE IN HEALTH CARE BECAUSE THERE ARE JOBS IN HEALTH CARE.
ARE JOBS IN HEALTH CARE. THEY ARE USUALLY VERY WELL
THEY ARE USUALLY VERY WELL PAYING JOBS.
PAYING JOBS. BUT IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON TO
BUT IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON TO BE IN HEALTH CARE.
BE IN HEALTH CARE. SO YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE WE
SO YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE WE MATCHUP THEIR INTERESTS AND
MATCHUP THEIR INTERESTS AND THEIR DESIRES WITH THE ACTUAL
THEIR DESIRES WITH THE ACTUAL FIELD THAT THEY ARE GOING TO GO
FIELD THAT THEY ARE GOING TO GO INTO.
INTO. JUST HAVING A JOB IN THE FIELD
JUST HAVING A JOB IN THE FIELD IS NOT NECESSARILY THE RIGHT
IS NOT NECESSARILY THE RIGHT REASON TO GO IN IT.
REASON TO GO IN IT. WE WANT TO MATCHUP THAT PERSON.
WE WANT TO MATCHUP THAT PERSON. >>THAT'S A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN
>>THAT'S A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN ADDITION TO OFFER TEACHING
ADDITION TO OFFER TEACHING SKILLS, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
SKILLS, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE JOB MATCHES WITH THE
THAT THE JOB MATCHES WITH THE SKILLS OF THAT PERSON?
SKILLS OF THAT PERSON? >> UH-HUH.
>> UH-HUH. >>A PERSON WHO COMES INTO THIS
>>A PERSON WHO COMES INTO THIS TRAINING PROGRAM, WHERE DO THEY
TRAINING PROGRAM, WHERE DO THEY COME FROM?
COME FROM? HOW DO YOU LET THEM KNOW THIS
HOW DO YOU LET THEM KNOW THIS EXISTS?
EXISTS? THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENS IS,
THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENS IS, I LOSE MY JOB, AND GOING "OH, MY
I LOSE MY JOB, AND GOING "OH, MY WORD," AND I CALL FRIENDS.
WORD," AND I CALL FRIENDS. MAYBE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ISN'T
MAYBE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ISN'T WHERE I CALL.
WHERE I CALL. HOW DO YOU REACH THESE PEOPLE?
HOW DO YOU REACH THESE PEOPLE? >> WE HAVE A VARIETY OF
>> WE HAVE A VARIETY OF PUBLICATIONS THAT WE TRY TO
PUBLICATIONS THAT WE TRY TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT WE
INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT WE OFFER.
OFFER. WE ALWAYS TRY TO FEATURE
WE ALWAYS TRY TO FEATURE NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT.
NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT. WE TRY TO FEATURE ALL OF OUR
WE TRY TO FEATURE ALL OF OUR CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION. I TOLD YOU EARLIER WE GO TO
I TOLD YOU EARLIER WE GO TO ACTUAL BUSINESSES AND TRY TO
ACTUAL BUSINESSES AND TRY TO MEET WITH WORKERS.
MEET WITH WORKERS. WE COULD HAVE PEOPLE UNDER
WE COULD HAVE PEOPLE UNDER EMPLOYED. WE COULD HAVE PEOPLE
EMPLOYED. WE COULD HAVE PEOPLE CONSIDERING ANOTHER CAREER.
CONSIDERING ANOTHER CAREER. SO IT IS REALLY REACHING OUT TO
SO IT IS REALLY REACHING OUT TO THEM THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS
THEM THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS BECAUSE THE NON-TRADITIONAL
BECAUSE THE NON-TRADITIONAL WORKER IS NOT AS EASY TO
WORKER IS NOT AS EASY TO CAPTURE.
CAPTURE. IF YOU ARE GOING TO GET THE 18
IF YOU ARE GOING TO GET THE 18 YEAR OLD, YOU CAN GO TO HIGH
YEAR OLD, YOU CAN GO TO HIGH SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT IS A VERY
SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT IS A VERY CAPTIVE AUDIENCE.
CAPTIVE AUDIENCE. THE NON-TRADITIONAL MARKET IS
THE NON-TRADITIONAL MARKET IS VERY DIFFERENT.
VERY DIFFERENT. THERE IS A VARIETY OF WAYS WE
THERE IS A VARIETY OF WAYS WE TRY TO REACH OUT TO REACH THEM.
TRY TO REACH OUT TO REACH THEM. A LOT OF TIMES, THEY ARE NOT AS
A LOT OF TIMES, THEY ARE NOT AS CONFIDENT EITHER.
CONFIDENT EITHER. THEY MIGHT BE SITTING AT HOME,
THEY MIGHT BE SITTING AT HOME, WANTING A NEW CAREER, BUT NOT
WANTING A NEW CAREER, BUT NOT CONFIDENT ABOUT MAKING THAT
CONFIDENT ABOUT MAKING THAT PHONE CALL.
PHONE CALL. WE -- THAT'S WHERE THE ONE ON
WE -- THAT'S WHERE THE ONE ON ONE REALLY KIND OF HELPS. WE
ONE REALLY KIND OF HELPS. WE CAN GIVE THEM THAT COURAGE.
CAN GIVE THEM THAT COURAGE. YOU MIGHT EVEN APPEAR ON A
YOU MIGHT EVEN APPEAR ON A TELEVISION PROGRAM.
TELEVISION PROGRAM. ONE WAY TO HELP!
ONE WAY TO HELP! THERE IS TWO OTHER WAYS, ONE AT
THERE IS TWO OTHER WAYS, ONE AT ICC, ICC TODAY, THE ISSUE THAT
ICC, ICC TODAY, THE ISSUE THAT IS QUARTERLY THAT HIGHLIGHTS
IS QUARTERLY THAT HIGHLIGHTS PROGRAMS FOR THE COLLEGE, NEW
PROGRAMS FOR THE COLLEGE, NEW PROGRAMS OR FOCUSING ON THE
PROGRAMS OR FOCUSING ON THE NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT'S NEEDS
NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT'S NEEDS OR DISLOCATED WORKERS NEEDS.
OR DISLOCATED WORKERS NEEDS. THE OTHER IS REGIONAL WORK FORCE
THE OTHER IS REGIONAL WORK FORCE BOARDS WHICH IS REALLY AN ENTRY
BOARDS WHICH IS REALLY AN ENTRY POINT, ACCESS POINT FOR THE
POINT, ACCESS POINT FOR THE WORKER WHO IS THINKING ABOUT
WORKER WHO IS THINKING ABOUT BEING -- LOOKING FOR HIGHER
BEING -- LOOKING FOR HIGHER WAGE, DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENT, OR
WAGE, DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENT, OR MAYBE IS UNEMPLOYED.
MAYBE IS UNEMPLOYED. SO THOSE ARE KEY CONTACT POINTS
SO THOSE ARE KEY CONTACT POINTS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO REACH THAT
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO REACH THAT AUDIENCE FOR OUR PROGRAMS.
AUDIENCE FOR OUR PROGRAMS. >>I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
>>I WANT TO TALK ABOUT EFFICIENCIES BECAUSE MY TAX
EFFICIENCIES BECAUSE MY TAX DOLLARS FUND IN THIS PARTICULAR
DOLLARS FUND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, ICC, BUT IF I LIVED IN
CASE, ICC, BUT IF I LIVED IN GALESBURG, IT WOULD HELP TO FUND
GALESBURG, IT WOULD HELP TO FUND CARL SANDBURG.
CARL SANDBURG. I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT
I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT JUST GOING OUT AND OFFERING JUST
JUST GOING OUT AND OFFERING JUST ANY OLD JOB TRAINING AND YOU ARE
ANY OLD JOB TRAINING AND YOU ARE COMING ALONG AND DUPLICATING
COMING ALONG AND DUPLICATING THAT, AND THEN SPOON RIVER
THAT, AND THEN SPOON RIVER DUPLICATES THAT.
DUPLICATES THAT. IS THERE AN OVERSEEING BOARD?
IS THERE AN OVERSEEING BOARD? IS THERE SOMEBODY THAT MANAGES
IS THERE SOMEBODY THAT MANAGES IN THAT SAYS, FIRST OF ALL, THE
IN THAT SAYS, FIRST OF ALL, THE JOBS ARE NEEDED IN THESE ARENAS,
JOBS ARE NEEDED IN THESE ARENAS, AND WE WANT YOU TO DO THIS
AND WE WANT YOU TO DO THIS TRAINING AB WE WANT YOU TO DO
TRAINING AB WE WANT YOU TO DO THAT?
THAT? >> THERE IS A GOVERNING BODY,
>> THERE IS A GOVERNING BODY, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD.
BOARD. WHEN WE SUBMIT NEW PROGRAMS, WE
WHEN WE SUBMIT NEW PROGRAMS, WE HAVE TO SUBMIT A FEASIBILITY
HAVE TO SUBMIT A FEASIBILITY STUDY.
STUDY. SO WE JUST CAN'T SAY WE WANT TO
SO WE JUST CAN'T SAY WE WANT TO HAVE THIS PROGRAM AND THEN WE
HAVE THIS PROGRAM AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO DO IT.
ARE GOING TO DO IT. WE HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THROUGH
WE HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THROUGH DATA THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR
DATA THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR IT, NUMBER ONE.
IT, NUMBER ONE. THAT THERE WILL BE CONTINUED
THAT THERE WILL BE CONTINUED NEED FOR IT FOR AT LEAST
NEED FOR IT FOR AT LEAST SOMETIME INTO THE FUTURE. THEN
SOMETIME INTO THE FUTURE. THEN THAT IS SENT OUT TO ALL OF THE
THAT IS SENT OUT TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS, AND SCHOOLS HAVE AN
SCHOOLS, AND SCHOOLS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THAT.
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THAT. THEY COULD SAY, WELL, NO, WE
THEY COULD SAY, WELL, NO, WE OFFER THAT, COULD YOU GIVE
OFFER THAT, COULD YOU GIVE CONSIDERATION TO NOT DOING THAT
CONSIDERATION TO NOT DOING THAT OR, YES, WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO
OR, YES, WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO GO INTO THAT FIELD.
WANT TO GO INTO THAT FIELD. IT IS DEFINITELY NEEDED.
IT IS DEFINITELY NEEDED. THAT'S ONE WAY THAT WE DO IT.
THAT'S ONE WAY THAT WE DO IT. BUT THEN INFORMALLY, WE WORK
BUT THEN INFORMALLY, WE WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE THERE ARE
TOGETHER BECAUSE THERE ARE SCARCE RESOURCE DOLLARS TODAY.
SCARCE RESOURCE DOLLARS TODAY. SO IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
SO IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE THE SAME
FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE THE SAME PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. WE TRY TO COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER
WE TRY TO COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER AND TO WORK TOGETHER.
AND TO WORK TOGETHER. >>SO IN ADDITION TO THE
>>SO IN ADDITION TO THE GOVERNING BODY, ILLINOIS
GOVERNING BODY, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD, H, WE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD, H, WE WORK AS COLLEGES AND COLLEGE
WORK AS COLLEGES AND COLLEGE DISTRICTS TO CREATE
DISTRICTS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE, CARL SANDBURG HAS
FOR EXAMPLE, CARL SANDBURG HAS MORTUARY SIGH ANSWER.
MORTUARY SIGH ANSWER. ILLINOIS COLLEGE DOESN'T HAVE
ILLINOIS COLLEGE DOESN'T HAVE IT, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN IT,
IT, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN IT, WE WOULD TALK TO ICC ABOUT
WE WOULD TALK TO ICC ABOUT GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSES BUT WE
GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSES BUT WE WOULD HELP YOU TRANSFER OVER TO
WOULD HELP YOU TRANSFER OVER TO SANDBURG, AND YOU WOULD BE
SANDBURG, AND YOU WOULD BE PAYING IN DISTRICT TUITION.
PAYING IN DISTRICT TUITION. YOUR TAXPAYER IN ILLINOIS
YOUR TAXPAYER IN ILLINOIS CITIZEN, YOU ARE REST ASSURED
CITIZEN, YOU ARE REST ASSURED THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE COOPERATING WITH EACH OTHER.
COOPERATING WITH EACH OTHER. IF THERE IS A PROGRAM IN YOUR
IF THERE IS A PROGRAM IN YOUR DISTRICT, YOU HAVE THAT OPTION
DISTRICT, YOU HAVE THAT OPTION TO ATTEND. IF IT IS OUT OF YOUR
TO ATTEND. IF IT IS OUT OF YOUR DISTRICT, WE WORK WITH THAT
DISTRICT, WE WORK WITH THAT COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO CREATE THAT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO CREATE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU.
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU. >>ALONG THE FUNDING LINE, WE
>>ALONG THE FUNDING LINE, WE TALK ABOUT PROPERTY TAX, OF
TALK ABOUT PROPERTY TAX, OF COURSE, THERE IS TUITION AND
COURSE, THERE IS TUITION AND GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING.
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING. STATE OF ILLINOIS HAS NOT BEEN
STATE OF ILLINOIS HAS NOT BEEN FUNDING COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO
FUNDING COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY HAD BEEN IN
THE EXTENT THAT THEY HAD BEEN IN THE PAST.
THE PAST. HOW IS THAT IMPACTED YOUR
HOW IS THAT IMPACTED YOUR OFFERINGS IN PARTICULAR WITH
OFFERINGS IN PARTICULAR WITH REGARD TO NON-TRADITIONAL
REGARD TO NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT?
STUDENT? >> TYPICALLY, WITH
>> TYPICALLY, WITH NON-TRADITIONAL, THEY WILL GO
NON-TRADITIONAL, THEY WILL GO INTO TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
INTO TECHNICAL EDUCATION. WE HAVE HAD TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS
WE HAVE HAD TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS.
ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS. WE ARE VERY -- WE STAY ON TOP OF
WE ARE VERY -- WE STAY ON TOP OF IT.
IT. WE HAVE A REVENUE COST REPORT
WE HAVE A REVENUE COST REPORT FOR EVERY TECHNICAL PROGRAM.
FOR EVERY TECHNICAL PROGRAM. I BELIEVE WE HAVE REALLY MET THE
I BELIEVE WE HAVE REALLY MET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WE
NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WE ARE VERY CAREFUL, AND WE ARE
ARE VERY CAREFUL, AND WE ARE VERY, VERY CAREFUL WITH OUR
VERY, VERY CAREFUL WITH OUR RESOURCES.
RESOURCES. THOSE PROGRAMS TEND TO BE MORE
THOSE PROGRAMS TEND TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE.
EXPENSIVE. THE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE
THE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE IS HIGHER BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE
IS HIGHER BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE EXPENSIVE.
EXPENSIVE. SO IT HASN'T AFFECTED US, I
SO IT HASN'T AFFECTED US, I DON'T BELIEVE IN TERMS OF WE
DON'T BELIEVE IN TERMS OF WE HAVE CUT A PROGRAM THAT WAS
HAVE CUT A PROGRAM THAT WAS GREATLY NEEDED, BUT IT IS CAUSED
GREATLY NEEDED, BUT IT IS CAUSED US TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL.
US TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL. >>IN 2009, AT THE POINT OF THE
>>IN 2009, AT THE POINT OF THE RECESSION, COMMUNITY COLLEGES
RECESSION, COMMUNITY COLLEGES WOULD RECEIVE ANNUALLY A WORK
WOULD RECEIVE ANNUALLY A WORK FORCE GRANT FROM THE STATE OF
FORCE GRANT FROM THE STATE OF ILLINOIS TO ASSIST US WITH THESE
ILLINOIS TO ASSIST US WITH THESE KINDS OF CHALLENGES.
KINDS OF CHALLENGES. BUT AS THE RECESSION HIT, THOSE
BUT AS THE RECESSION HIT, THOSE FUNDS DRIED UP.
FUNDS DRIED UP. I THINK THAT HAS LEFT US WITH A
I THINK THAT HAS LEFT US WITH A TOUGHER INTERNAL DECISION ABOUT
TOUGHER INTERNAL DECISION ABOUT LIMITED RESOURCES.
LIMITED RESOURCES. AT THE SAME TIME, IT PLACED A
AT THE SAME TIME, IT PLACED A PREMIUM UPON THE PARTNERSHIPS
PREMIUM UPON THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY.
WITH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY. WE JUST COULD NOT OFFER MANY OF
WE JUST COULD NOT OFFER MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS WITHOUT THE LABS
OUR PROGRAMS WITHOUT THE LABS BEING QUIPPED BY THE BUSINESSES,
BEING QUIPPED BY THE BUSINESSES, WHERE THEY DONATE THE PIECES OF
WHERE THEY DONATE THE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT OR THE INSTRUMENTS
EQUIPMENT OR THE INSTRUMENTS NEEDED IN THOSE LABS OR IN THE
NEEDED IN THOSE LABS OR IN THE HOSPITAL'S CASES, CREATING THE
HOSPITAL'S CASES, CREATING THE CLINICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR
CLINICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THAT
IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THAT THOSE ARE THERE.
THOSE ARE THERE. WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO OFFER
WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO OFFER THOSE COURSES WITHOUT IT.
THOSE COURSES WITHOUT IT. >>SO A COMPANY LIKE CATERPILLAR
>>SO A COMPANY LIKE CATERPILLAR COULD DONATE AN ENGINE, DIESEL
COULD DONATE AN ENGINE, DIESEL ENGINE TO ICC FOR YOUR DIESEL
ENGINE TO ICC FOR YOUR DIESEL TECHNICIAN COURSE?
TECHNICIAN COURSE? >> H, EVER EVERY SINGLE
>> H, EVER EVERY SINGLE CATERPILLAR TECHNICIAN PIECE OF
CATERPILLAR TECHNICIAN PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN DONATED BY
EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN DONATED BY CATERPILLAR.
CATERPILLAR. THOSE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
THOSE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EACH, AND WE HAVE A
OF DOLLARS EACH, AND WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF THEM FOR THE
MULTITUDE OF THEM FOR THE STUDENTS TO WORK ON.
STUDENTS TO WORK ON. CATERPILLAR HAS BEEN A
CATERPILLAR HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY PARTNER IN
TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY PARTNER IN CREATING THE STABILITY FOR THIS
CREATING THE STABILITY FOR THIS PROGRAM AND MAINTAINING ITS
PROGRAM AND MAINTAINING ITS VIABILITY WITH NEW EQUIPMENT.
VIABILITY WITH NEW EQUIPMENT. BECAUSE THE STUDENTS, THE
BECAUSE THE STUDENTS, THE TECHNICIANS HAVE TO LEARN ON THE
TECHNICIANS HAVE TO LEARN ON THE LATEST EQUIPMENT.
LATEST EQUIPMENT. SO THERE IS A CONSTANT RECYCLING
SO THERE IS A CONSTANT RECYCLING OF THAT EQUIPMENT.
OF THAT EQUIPMENT. IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL
IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP.
PARTNERSHIP. IT HAS BEEN IN PLACE NOW A
IT HAS BEEN IN PLACE NOW A DECADE AND A HALF.
DECADE AND A HALF. I THINK IT ILLUSTRATES, OVER ALL
I THINK IT ILLUSTRATES, OVER ALL WHAT WE NEED TO DO AT COMMUNITY
WHAT WE NEED TO DO AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO CONTINUE INTO THE
COLLEGES TO CONTINUE INTO THE FUTURE WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES
FUTURE WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PREPARING THAT WORK FORCE.
FOR PREPARING THAT WORK FORCE. >>WE HAVE A CARDIAC SON OGRAPHY
>>WE HAVE A CARDIAC SON OGRAPHY PROGRAM, THE EQUIPMENT
PROGRAM, THE EQUIPMENT TREMENDOUSLY EXPENSIVE.
TREMENDOUSLY EXPENSIVE. OSF, ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER IN
OSF, ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER IN GALESBURG PROVIDED THEIR LAB FOR
GALESBURG PROVIDED THEIR LAB FOR US TO USE.
US TO USE. AGAIN, COULDN'T HAVE OFFERED THE
AGAIN, COULDN'T HAVE OFFERED THE PROGRAM WITHOUT IT.
PROGRAM WITHOUT IT. >>THE CLASS GOES TO THE
>>THE CLASS GOES TO THE HOSPITAL?
HOSPITAL? >> THEY DO.
>> THEY DO. AND THEY USE THEIR EQUIPMENT.
AND THEY USE THEIR EQUIPMENT. PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A PARTNERSHIP
PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE.
WE HAVE. >>THEY HAVE THE LATEST -- THE
>>THEY HAVE THE LATEST -- THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON LATEST
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON LATEST EQUIPMENT THAT HAS COME OUT.
EQUIPMENT THAT HAS COME OUT. >>EXACTLY.
>>EXACTLY. >>SOME COURSES YOU HAVE BOTH NEW
>>SOME COURSES YOU HAVE BOTH NEW AND OLD EQUIPMENT, DON'T YOU?
AND OLD EQUIPMENT, DON'T YOU? >> YES, WE DO.
>> YES, WE DO. MACHINES GOOD EXAMPLE.
MACHINES GOOD EXAMPLE. YOU CAN GO IN THE LAB FOR
YOU CAN GO IN THE LAB FOR MACHINING, YOU WILL SEE OLD
MACHINING, YOU WILL SEE OLD GRINDERS AND EQUIPMENT THAT IS
GRINDERS AND EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED 40, 50 YEARS AGO, AND THERE
USED 40, 50 YEARS AGO, AND THERE IS NOT MUCH CHANGE TO SOME OF
IS NOT MUCH CHANGE TO SOME OF IT.
IT. AT THE SAME TIME, IN THAT SAME
AT THE SAME TIME, IN THAT SAME LAB, YOU LOOK AT ANOTHER CORNER
LAB, YOU LOOK AT ANOTHER CORNER OF IT, AND YOU WILL SEE MODERN
OF IT, AND YOU WILL SEE MODERN COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE THE BREADTH OF
STUDENTS HAVE THE BREADTH OF EXPOSURE TO WHAT THEY MAY SEE IN
EXPOSURE TO WHAT THEY MAY SEE IN THE WORK FORCE.
THE WORK FORCE. SOME BUSINESSES WILL NOT HAVE
SOME BUSINESSES WILL NOT HAVE MODERN EQUIPMENT.
MODERN EQUIPMENT. THEY WILL BE USING OLDER
THEY WILL BE USING OLDER EQUIPMENT OR THEY WILL HAVE
EQUIPMENT OR THEY WILL HAVE CERTAIN CLIENTS THAT WILL NEED
CERTAIN CLIENTS THAT WILL NEED TO STILL USE THAT OLDER
TO STILL USE THAT OLDER EQUIPMENT FOR THE PRODUCT THAT
EQUIPMENT FOR THE PRODUCT THAT IS BEING SOUGHT.
IS BEING SOUGHT. SO, YES, THERE IS A MIX OF
SO, YES, THERE IS A MIX OF PREPARATION FOR MANY OF OUR
PREPARATION FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS IN THESE PROGRAMS.
STUDENTS IN THESE PROGRAMS. WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THE
WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO SAY, OKAY,
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO SAY, OKAY, HOW MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS DO
HOW MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS DO YOU OFFER?
YOU OFFER? >> OVER 150 CAREER TECHNICAL
>> OVER 150 CAREER TECHNICAL PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS. >>WE HAVE 56.
>>WE HAVE 56. >>STAYING ON TOP OF THIS WITH
>>STAYING ON TOP OF THIS WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES AND
ALL THE DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES AND WORKING WITH THE BUSINESSES, HOW
WORKING WITH THE BUSINESSES, HOW DO YOU MANAGE THAT?
DO YOU MANAGE THAT? >> WELL, WE HAVE ADVISORY
>> WELL, WE HAVE ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND COORDINATORS FOR
COMMITTEES AND COORDINATORS FOR EACH OF THE PROGRAMS.
EACH OF THE PROGRAMS. ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS TO HAVE
ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS TO HAVE DIRECT ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND
DIRECT ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND DIRECT CONTACT.
DIRECT CONTACT. OTHERWISE, YOU COULDN'T MANAGE
OTHERWISE, YOU COULDN'T MANAGE IT.
IT. >>ADVISORY, MEANING SOME
>>ADVISORY, MEANING SOME HOSPITAL OR SOME --
HOSPITAL OR SOME -- >>INDUSTRY LEADERS ARE ON THE
>>INDUSTRY LEADERS ARE ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES, YES.
ADVISORY COMMITTEES, YES. THEY ARE TELLING US, ARE YOUR
THEY ARE TELLING US, ARE YOUR GRADUATES, ARE THEY HAVING THE
GRADUATES, ARE THEY HAVING THE SKILLS THEY NEED?
SKILLS THEY NEED? DO WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR
DO WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR CURRICULUM, ALL THOSE KINDS OF
CURRICULUM, ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. THEY ALSO KNOW ABOUT
THINGS. THEY ALSO KNOW ABOUT OUR EQUIPMENT NEEDS, AND THEY
OUR EQUIPMENT NEEDS, AND THEY CAN PROVIDE THAT EQUIPMENT TO
CAN PROVIDE THAT EQUIPMENT TO US.
US. SO, DEFINITELY, WE HAVE TO HAVE
SO, DEFINITELY, WE HAVE TO HAVE A COORDINATOR, AND WE HAVE TO
A COORDINATOR, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN ORDER
HAVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN ORDER FOR THIS TO FUNCTION WELL.
FOR THIS TO FUNCTION WELL. >>IN CLOSING MOMENTS THAT WE
>>IN CLOSING MOMENTS THAT WE HAVE, I'D LIKE YOU TO GET OUT
HAVE, I'D LIKE YOU TO GET OUT YOUR CRYSTAL BALLS AND TELL ME
YOUR CRYSTAL BALLS AND TELL ME WHAT IS NEXT IN REGARD TO THE
WHAT IS NEXT IN REGARD TO THE NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT?
NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT? WHERE DO YOU HAVE TO GO AS A
WHERE DO YOU HAVE TO GO AS A COMMUNITY COLLEGE?
COMMUNITY COLLEGE? BECAUSE 20 YEARS AGO, I SUPPOSE
BECAUSE 20 YEARS AGO, I SUPPOSE YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE DREAMED YOU
YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE DREAMED YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN WHERE YOU ARE AT
WOULD HAVE BEEN WHERE YOU ARE AT NOW.
NOW. >>I SEE A GROWTH OF VIRTUAL
>>I SEE A GROWTH OF VIRTUAL CLASSES.
CLASSES. THAT'S SOMEWHAT COUNTER
THAT'S SOMEWHAT COUNTER INTUITIVE TO HANDS-ON LEARNING,
INTUITIVE TO HANDS-ON LEARNING, BUT IT IS REALLY CRITICAL THAT
BUT IT IS REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ON
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ON TIME, REAL TIME, FOR STUDENTS AS
TIME, REAL TIME, FOR STUDENTS AS THEY LOOK AT THEIR WORK
THEY LOOK AT THEIR WORK SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE. SO THE EXISTING PERSON, THE
SO THE EXISTING PERSON, THE WORKER THAT IS OUT THERE THAT
WORKER THAT IS OUT THERE THAT MIGHT WANT TO ADD SKILLS, I
MIGHT WANT TO ADD SKILLS, I THINK THE VIRTUAL OPTION IS A
THINK THE VIRTUAL OPTION IS A VERY IMPORTANT ONE OR A SINGLE
VERY IMPORTANT ONE OR A SINGLE PARENT, WHO MIGHT HAVE CHILDREN,
PARENT, WHO MIGHT HAVE CHILDREN, AND SHE MAY NEED TO FLEX HER
AND SHE MAY NEED TO FLEX HER TIME A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.
TIME A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. H, I THINK YOU WILL SEE A GROWTH
H, I THINK YOU WILL SEE A GROWTH OF VIRTUAL CAMPUS FOR COMMUNITY
OF VIRTUAL CAMPUS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
COLLEGES. IT IS ALREADY THERE, BUT I THINK
IT IS ALREADY THERE, BUT I THINK IT WILL BE GROWING.
IT WILL BE GROWING. AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK THE
AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK THE TRADITIONAL GENERAL EDUCATION
TRADITIONAL GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSES WILL BECOME MUCH MORE
CLASSES WILL BECOME MUCH MORE COMPETENCY BASED.
COMPETENCY BASED. WE WILL BE LOOKING AT HOW THINGS
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT HOW THINGS ARE PRACTICALLY APPLIED, EVEN IN
ARE PRACTICALLY APPLIED, EVEN IN THE TRADITIONAL AREAS OF HISTORY
THE TRADITIONAL AREAS OF HISTORY AND LITERATURE, , ETCETERA.
AND LITERATURE, , ETCETERA. SO I SEE THOSE CHANGES IN THE
SO I SEE THOSE CHANGES IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
NEXT FEW YEARS. AND THEN AMPLIFICATION OF THE
AND THEN AMPLIFICATION OF THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUSINESS AND
PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY. IT JUST -- WE JUST REQUEST NOT
IT JUST -- WE JUST REQUEST NOT SIMPLY AFFORD TO DO THESE
SIMPLY AFFORD TO DO THESE CLINICAL LABS AND HAVE THESE
CLINICAL LABS AND HAVE THESE EXPERIENCE -- APPLIED
EXPERIENCE -- APPLIED EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS WITHOUT
EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS WITHOUT THAT PARTNERSHIP.
THAT PARTNERSHIP. LOOK TO THE FUTURE.
LOOK TO THE FUTURE. >>I WOULD SAY, JOHN, HE HIT ALL
>>I WOULD SAY, JOHN, HE HIT ALL OF THEM PERFECTLY.
OF THEM PERFECTLY. THAT'S EXACTLY IT.
THAT'S EXACTLY IT. WE WILL SEE MORE COLLABORATION
WE WILL SEE MORE COLLABORATION IN THE FUTURE.
IN THE FUTURE. I TOLD YOU EARLIER WE HAVE THE
I TOLD YOU EARLIER WE HAVE THE ADVANCED CERTIFICATES IN RADIO
ADVANCED CERTIFICATES IN RADIO LOGIC TECHNOLOGY,MRI, CT,
LOGIC TECHNOLOGY,MRI, CT, NUCLEAR MED.
NUCLEAR MED. WE SERVE NINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WE SERVE NINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS.
DISTRICTS. STUDENTS THAT WORK ONLINE AND
STUDENTS THAT WORK ONLINE AND THEN THEY GO OUT TO THEIR OWN
THEN THEY GO OUT TO THEIR OWN AREAS AND DO THEIR CLINICAL.
AREAS AND DO THEIR CLINICAL. I THINK WE WILL SEE MORE OF
I THINK WE WILL SEE MORE OF THAT, MORE EFFICIENCIES OF
THAT, MORE EFFICIENCIES OF SCALE.
SCALE. ARE COMMUNITY COLLEGES UNIQUELY
ARE COMMUNITY COLLEGES UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO BE ABLE TO REACT
POSITIONED TO BE ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO DO THESE
QUICKLY ENOUGH TO DO THESE THINGS?
THINGS? >> I THINK SO.
>> I THINK SO. I THINK IT IS ONE OF THE UNIQUE
I THINK IT IS ONE OF THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE AMERICAN
FEATURES OF THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM THAT WE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM THAT WE ARE RESPONSIVE, NIMBLE, AND
ARE RESPONSIVE, NIMBLE, AND HOPEFULLY ALWAYS HAVE OUR EAR TO
HOPEFULLY ALWAYS HAVE OUR EAR TO THE GROUND OR TO THE COMMUNITY
THE GROUND OR TO THE COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO WORK FORCE
WHEN IT COMES TO WORK FORCE NEEDS.
NEEDS. >>WITH THAT, THE NEXT STEP IS TO
>>WITH THAT, THE NEXT STEP IS TO SAY IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN NEED
SAY IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN NEED OF NEW JOB TRAINING, YOU CAN
OF NEW JOB TRAINING, YOU CAN CONSIDER ILLINOIS CENTRAL
CONSIDER ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE OR CARL SANDBURG OR I
COLLEGE OR CARL SANDBURG OR I MIGHT ADD, HEARTLAND COMMUNITY
MIGHT ADD, HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE OVER IN TWIN CITIES.
COLLEGE OVER IN TWIN CITIES. WE ASKED DR. ALLEN GOEBEN TO BE
WE ASKED DR. ALLEN GOEBEN TO BE ON, BUT HIS SCHEDULE PRECLUDED
ON, BUT HIS SCHEDULE PRECLUDED THAT FROM TAKING PLACE.
THAT FROM TAKING PLACE. >>WE THANK DOCTOR LORI SUNDBERG,
>>WE THANK DOCTOR LORI SUNDBERG, AND DR. JOHN ERWIN OF ILLINOIS
AND DR. JOHN ERWIN OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE, FOR BEING ON AT
CENTRAL COLLEGE, FOR BEING ON AT ISSUE.
ISSUE. WE WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK WITH
WE WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER EDITION.
ANOTHER EDITION. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THEN.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THEN. >>