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>> AMERICAN GRADUATE, GETTING TO
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>> HELLO, I'M SUZANNE SMITH WITH
WFSU PUBLIC MEDIA .
LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL DOESN'T
ALWAYS MEAN A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE.
WHAT OH OPTIONS ARE THERE--
OTHER OPTIONS ARE THERE IN
TONIGHT WE ASK, WHAT'S NEXT FOR
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND
EXPLORE CAREER AND TECHNICAL
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES MANY
OUR AREA.
JOINING ME TONIGHT IS KIM KELLY,
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS HERE AT WFSU PUBLIC
MEDIA ARE, SHELLEY BELL, DAN
McGREW, TERESA DENNIS, THE
DISTRICT GRADUATION COACH WITH
LEON COUNTY SCHOOLS AND JACOB
BLACKMAN, AN HVAC STUDENT AT
LIVELY TECH.
THIS PROGRAM IS LIVE ON TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 30TH, ON WFSU-TV AND AT
WFSU MEDIA ON FACEBOOK.
WE ASK THAT YOU SHARE YOUR
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ALSO E-MAIL YOUR QUESTIONS TO
AMGRAD@WFSU.ORG.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
I REALLY WANT TO KICK OFF OUR
DISCUSSION AROUND CAREER AND
TECH EDUCATION.
IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS GETTING
MORE PLAY.
WE HAD GONE THROUGH A PERIOD
WHERE IT'S LIKE EVERYONE HAS TO
GO TO COLLEGE, BUT NOW THERE'S
JUST THIS BIG PUSH FOR CAREER
AND TECH ED.
SHELLEY, WHY DO YOU THINK THAT
IS?
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN YOU
LOOK AT IT, WE WENT FROM
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, AND NOW
WE'VE REBRANDED IT WITH CAREER
AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
THERE WAS A STIGMA ATTACHED TO
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, THAT
SOMEHOW IT WAS JUST WHERE YOU
PUSHED KIDS, YOU KNOW, 15, 20
YEARS AGO THAT COULDN'T BE--
YOU PUSHED THEM TO THE
VOCATIONAL COURSES.
BUT WHAT WE REALIZE NOW IS WE
HAVE A LOT OF SOB CONCERN--
JOBS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE A GAP IN THE BUILDING
TRADES AND HEALTH CARE
PROFESSION THE, AND WE'RE
STARTING TO SEE THAT THIS IS
WHERE OUR JOBS ARE IN THE
COMMUNITY, AND WE NEED STUDENTS
TO GET THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL
TRAINING TO GO INTO THOSE
FIELDS.
BUT ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT WE'RE
NOT SAYING THAT DON'T GO THE
COLLEGE ROUTE, WE'RE JUST TRYING
THE MAKE SURE STUDENTS AS THEY
COME OUT OF THE K-12 SETTING ARE
BOTH CAREER AND COLLEGE READY.
AND SO MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS
KNOW WHAT THE CAREER AND
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
OPPORTUNITIES ARE THAT LEAD TO
JOBS MANY OUR COMMUNITY, IN OUR
STATE, ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
YOU'RE SEEING THAT BECAUSE WE
HAVE AN AGING WORK FORCE AND A
LOT OF OUR TRADITIONALLY THOUGHT
OF AS VOCATIONAL FIELDS THAT
WE'VE GOT TO PUSH YOUNGER
STUDENTS TO FILL THOSE SPACES.
>> AND, DAN, I'M SURE YOU'RE
SEEING THIS IN THE WORK YOU DO
AT CAREER SOURCE, PEOPLE COMING
IN LOOKING FOR JOBS.
HOW DO YOU-- AND WHAT DID YOU
SAY THE CURRENT UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE IS?
>> THE CURRENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
3.7%, BUT IT'S A
LITTLE MISLEADING BECAUSE
THERE'S A HUGE DEMAND FOR VERY
SPECIFIC JOBS.
AS A LOCAL WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD, WE'RE CHARGED
WITH WORKING WITH EMPLOYERS IN
OUR THREE-COUNTY AREA AND
HELPING THEM FIND GOOD,
QUALIFIED TALENT.
AND WHAT WE SEE ON A REGULAR
BASIS, WHICH IS WHAT MOST
EMPLOYERS SEE, IS A SKILLS GAP
BETWEEN THE POSITIONS THAT
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AND THE
SKILL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
LOOKING FOR WORK.
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS OUR LATEST
UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT FROM
SEPTEMBER, OF TOP SIX JOBS THAT
ARE POSTED IN OUR AREA, THE ONES
THAT DON'T REQUIRE A FOUR-YEAR
DEGREE-- REGISTERED NURSES,
HEAVY TRACTOR AND TRAILER TRUCK
DRIVERS, COMPUTER SUPPORT
TECHNICIANS, ALL THOSE
CERTIFICATIONS CAN BE ATTAINED
IN MUCH LESS THAN FOUR YEARS.
IN FACT, YOU CAN GET A
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE IN A
FEW WEEKS.
YOU CAN GET INTO HEALTH CARE
WITH A CNA IN A COUPLE MONTHS.
SO THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE
FOR NON-COLLEGE DEGREE TYPE
POSITIONS.
>> AND YOU CAN ALWAYS GO ON TO
COLLEGE. SOME OF THESE IT'S JUST A
STARTING POINT.
LIKE YOUR HEALTH CARE
PROFESSION.
I MEAN, YOU CAN START WITH ONE
CERTIFICATION THAT COULD LEAD
YOU TO YOUR FOUR-YEAR DEGREE WAY
DOWN THE ROAD, BUT YOU CAN BE
WORKING WHILE YOU'RE EARNING
THAT DEGREE.
>> AND THAT'S THE WAY THAT MOST
OF OUR WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
BOARDS ARE LOOKING RIGHT NOW,
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN THE
SECTOR AND WHAT CREDENTIALS ARE
STACKABLE.
SO YOU CAN START WORKING AT $10,
$12 AN HOUR WHILE YOU WORK ON
THAT NEXT STACKABLE CREDENTIAL.
AND THAT'S TRUE IN ALL OF MAJOR
FIELDS WHETHER IT BE HEALTH
CARE, MANUFACTURING,
CONSTRUCTION, I.T., ESPECIALLY
IN I.T., THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
>> SO, TERESA, BEING AT THE
SCHOOL LEVEL AND YOU'RE WORKING
WITH STUDENTS AS THEY'RE TRYING
TO FIND THEIR PATH POST-HIGH
SCHOOL, AND YOU'RE ALSO WORKING
WITH PARENTS.
SO HOW TO YOU NAVIGATE THE
OPTIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND
HELP PARENTS AND STUDENTS KNOW
THEIR CHOICES?
>> WELL, MY BACKGROUND IN SCHOOL
COUNSELING, A LOT OF WHAT WE DO
IS NOT ONLY THE ACADEMIC
ADVISING PIECE, BUT ALSO GETTING
THEM TO START THINKING ABOUT THE
FUTURE, YOU KNOW?
THINKING AHEAD, YOU KNOW, FROM
ONE CLASSES-- WHAT CLASSES ARE
YOU GOING TO TAKE TO BUILD WHERE
YOU WANT TO GO AND BEYOND.
I CAN REMEMBER TALKING TO NINTH
GRADERS AND SAYING IT'S NOT TOO
EARLY TO START THINKING ABOUT
BEYOND HOOKING BECAUSE THAT'S
GOING TO HELP GUIDE YOU-- LOOK
BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO
HELP YOU.
ALSO START THINKING ABOUT THEIR
INTEREST.
OKAY, WELL, YOU ENJOY, YOU KNOW,
AIRPLANE TECHNOLOGY.
WELL, THERE'S, YOU KNOW,
AVIATION PROGRAMS THAT YOU COULD
EVEN BE DUAL ENROLLING IN IN
HIGH SCHOOL WHILE YOU'RE
FINISHING UP YOUR HIGH SCHOOL
DEGREE OR GOING BEYOND.
SO KIND OF HELPING THEM CONNECT
TO ALL THE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS
THAT MAKE UP POST-SECONDARY FROM
THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL
EDUCATION SIDE TO THE SIDE-- TO
THE COLLEGE SIDE OF THINGS.
>> DUAL ENROLLMENT, AND THAT'S
WHAT YOU DID, HOW DID YOU LEARN
ABOUT THAT. >>
>> WELL, WHEN I WAS IN HIGH
SCHOOL, I HAD HELP BY MISS
SHELLEY AND ALSO MISS BLAIR.
THEY WERE, LIKE, YOU MIGHT WANT
TO GO CHECK OUT LIVE YOUR
JUNIOR-- LIVELY YOUR JUNIOR
YEAR AND SENIOR YEAR TO SEE WHAT
YOU WANT TO DO.
AND I WAS LIKE THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A GOOD IDEA AND WHY NOT DO IT?
ONCE I CAN BE STRAIGHT OUT OF
HIGH SCHOOL, I CAN GO STRAIGHT
TO WORK.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
I THINK WE HAVE A QUESTION?
>> YES.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY COME
IN ON FACEBOOK.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE FIRST
QUESTION NOW.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TOP CTE
FIELDS FOR OUR REGION?
THAT'S FROM KEVIN SMITH.
>> HEALTH CARE AND BUILDING
TRADES. I WOULD SAY WE'RE HEARING FROM
THE CNA WHICH IS CERTIFIED
NURSING ASSISTANT TO LOCALLY
LPN, LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES.
AND A NEW ONE THAT WE'RE HEARING
A LOT ABOUT, WE GET A LOT OF
CALLS FOR, IS MEDICAL
ASSISTANTS.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, MT.
BUILDING TRADES-- IN THE
BUILDING TRADES, AND WE HEARD
SOME NUMBERS MORNING, JUST ABOUT
ANYTHING FROM PLUMBING TO
ELECTRICAL TO HVAC TO ROOFING,
FRAMERS, EVERYTHING IN BUILDING
TRADES AREA.
>> HAS THAT INCREASED BECAUSE OF
THE HURRICANE DAMAGE THAT'S
HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE
REGIONS.
>> WE HEARD THAT EXACERBATED
THAT, BUT THESE WERE TRENDS IN
THE MAKING FOR A WHILE.
THEY WERE SAYING THERE WAS
INCREASES IN BACKLOGS, UPWARDS
OF 9-18 MONTHS OUT DEPENDING ON
SIZE OF CONTRACTOR OR THE
COMPANY. AND THAT'S JOB SECURITY--
>> SOUNDS LIKE, JACOB, YOU ARE
NEVER GOING TO WORRY ABOUT
HAVING A JOB.
[LAUGHTER] >> BUT THOSE THINGS ARE JUST
EXACERBATED BY THE HURRICANE.
AND FOR OUR LOCAL AREA WHAT WE
HEARD TODAY WAS A LOT OF FOLKS
ARE LEAVING OUR LOCAL AREA TO GO
TO--
>> WHICH THEN IF YOU WANT TO GET
YOUR PLUMBING REDONE OR YOU WANT
A NEW TILE JOB IN YOUR KITCHEN,
YOU MIGHT BE WAITING A WHILE.
>> RIGHT.
SO I THINK THOSE TYPES OF THINGS
JUST INCREASE WHAT'S ALREADY
THERE. BUT THESE ARE ISSUES THAT WE'VE
BEEN FACED WITH AS A LOCAL
COMMUNITY FOR A WHILE.
>> GO AHEAD.
I WANT TO, THE I'M CURIOUS,
LIKE, HOW DO WE GET STUDENTS TO
KNOW ABOUT THESE OPPORTUNITIES?
I MEAN, IT'S, YOU KNOW, COLLEGE
IS SO SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THAT
WORD OUT.
WE SEE IT ON TV, I WANT TO BE A
LAWYER, I WANT TO BE A FORENSIC
SOMETHING BECAUSE I WATCH ALL
THOSE SHOWS, NCI.
HOW DO WE GET THE WORD OUT TO
STUDENTS ABOUT THE IMMEDIATE FOR
THESE-- THE NEED FOR THESE
JOBS?
>> AND THAT'S ARE CRITICAL.
A LOT OF IT NEEDS TO COME FROM
THE COMMUNITY TALKING SAME
MESSAGE, AND I THINK KNOWING
WHERE OUR JOBS ARE AND WHAT JOB
FORECAST NOT JUST HERE LOCALLY,
BUT ACROSS THE STATE AND, YOU
KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY DOES A GREAT JOB
MANY PUTTING OUT DATA-- MANY
PUTTING OUT DATA.
BUT AS A STUDENT, YOU KNOW, I
THINK BE THEY KNOW THESE ARE THE
JOBS RIGHT HERE IN TALLAHASSEE,
OR THESE ARE THE JOBS IN BIG
BEND, AND THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES
TO GET THERE.
SO LOOK AT THE NURSING FIELD,
YOU KNOW?
BE I WANT TO GO EVENTUALLY AND
BE AN RN, I CAN START OFF AS A
CNA MANY HIGH SCHOOL, OR I CAN
DUAL ENROLL JUST TO SEE IF I
LIKE IT, LIKE WHAT JACOB DID.
LET ME GO AND TRY IT OUT.
I'VE GOT A COUPLE
ELECTIVE PERIODS, SEE IF I
LIKE IT, AND IF I DO, MAYBE
THAT'S A PATHWAY I CAN KEEP
GOING ON.
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
STUDENTS KNOW THAT THESE ARE
GOOD PAYING JOBS.
WE'VE GOT TO LET PARENTS KNOW IT
IS OKAY IF A STUDENT COMES HOME
AND SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WANT TO BE A WELDER, OR I'M
INTERESTED IN THE BUILDING
TRADES, OR I WANT TO GO INTO AN
I.T. FIELD.
BECAUSE HAY-- THEY ALL CAN LEAD
TO LUCRATIVE CAREERS, AND
THEY'RE IN DEMAND RIGHT HERE IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
>> I THINK SOCIAL MEDIA IS
DEFINITELY THE WAY THAT'S MOVING
FORWARD.
I WAS JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION
WITH A COLLEAGUE, AND THEY WERE
ADVERTISING THROUGH TWITTER AND,
YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE OTHER
SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS AND GOT A
RESPONSE, I THINK, MORE SO THAN
MAYBE THEY DID FROM TRADITIONAL
E-MAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
SO I THINK USING THOSE MEDIA
OUTLETS JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER
ENTITIES DO TO JUST KEEP SHARING
THAT THAT INFORMATION AND
PUTTING IT FORWARD, I THINK IT
HELPS THEM CONNECT, AND THEY CAN
COME, YOU KNOW, AND ASK THEIR
SCHOOL, THEIR SCHOOL COUNSELOR,
THEIR TEACHERS, OKAY, WAIT, I
SAW THIS, YOU KNOW?
HOW DO I LEARN MORE.
AND THEN WE CAN POINT THEM AND
CONNECT THEM WITH, YOU KNOW, OUR
RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY
DIRECTLY.
I DO A LOT OF THAT WITH THE, YOU
KNOW, PROGRAM THAT I WORK WITH
AND THE STUDENTS THAT I WORK
WITH--
>> SPEAKING, SPEAKING OF SOCIAL
MEDIA, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME
MORE QUESTIONS.
LET'S TAKE THE NEXT QUESTION
THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.
I THINK IT WAS FROM FACEBOOK.
I'M INTERESTED IN ENCOURAGING
AND PROMOTING EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL
CTE PROGRAMS, BUT IT IS A LOW
WAGE CAREER.
HOW CAN WE ADDRESS THE
COMPENSATION ISSUE FOR THIS
FIELD?
ANYBODY WANT TO TACKLE THAT ONE?
[LAUGHTER]
>> I PERSONALLY THINK THAT'S
RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESSES AND
THE EMPLOYERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND AT SOME POINT THE DEMAND
WILL-- IT HAS TO DO SOMETHING
YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE SKILLED
FOLKS, YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
IF THAT INCLUDES INCREASING THE
WAGE COST TO ENTICE MORE FOLKS
INTO THAT FIELD, I THINK AS A
BUSINESS OWNER THAT'S ULTIMATELY
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO OR AT LEAST
A VARIABLE TO CONSIDER WHEN
DECIDING HOW YOU'RE GOING TO RUN
YOUR OPERATION OR BUSINESS.
>> AND ONE MORE QUESTION FROM
FACEBOOK, I BELIEVE, THAT WE
HAVE.
WHAT KIND OF COSTS ARE INVOLVED
IN SOME OF THE CERTIFICATION
COURSES LIKE CDL OR CNA WHICH
ARE SHORT THIS DURATION?
IS THERE FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE
FOR THESE SHORT CERTIFICATION
COURSES?
>> YOU WANT TO START?
>> I CAN START.
[LAUGHTER]
FINANCIAL AID THROUGH PELL IS
NOT AVAILABLE FOR SOME OF THE
SHORT COURSES.
THERE IS A MINIMUM OF 600 HOURS,
AND THEN CURRENT TECH ED WE'RE
BASED ON CLOCK HOURS VERSUS
CREDIT HOURS.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER RESOURCES,
LIKE DAN--
>> SO AS A LOCAL WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD, WE HAVE
ACCESS TO FEDERAL GRANT DOLLARS
THAT ARE HERE REALLY
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO BRING
ABOUT, TO HELP PROMOTE A SKILLED
WORK FORCE.
SO WE OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS, IF YOU
WILL, FOR ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS
IN OUR COMMUNITY TO GET INTO
HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-WAGE,
CERTIFICATION-LEVEL TYPE
POSITIONS.
SO WE CAN, FOR ELIGIBLE
PARTICIPANTS, PAY FOR A CNA
PROGRAM OR CDL, HVAC, MASONRY,
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND
ON.
A GREAT RESOURCE, KIND OF
PIGGYBACKING ONTO HOW DO WE
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS, ONE OF
THINGS WE'VE LAUNCHED IS A WEB
SITE CALLED MY CAREER
PATHWAYS.ORG.
AND WE'VE BROKEN DOWN BY
INDUSTRY THE VARIOUS PROFESSIONS
IN OUR COMMITMENT, IN OUR
INDUSTRY AND LINK THAT TO THE
EDUCATION PROVIDERS IN OUR
COMMUNITY THAT ARE TRAINING FOR
THOSE CAREERS.
SO YOU CAN SEE QUICKLY AT A
GLANCE WHAT TYPES OF PROFESSIONS
THERE ARE THAT REQUIRE THESE
TYPES OF CREDENTIALS, HOW THOSE
CREDENTIALS STACK, WHAT THOSE
SALARY RANGES ARE FOR EACH OF
THOSE TYPES OF POSITIONS AND WHO
IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE
TRAINING FOLKS FOR THOSE
POSITIONS.
IT'S A QUICK KIND OF ONE-STOP
SHOP TO GO TO TO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT THOSE TYPES OF CAREERS.
>> AND WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT,
AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A
VIDEO THAT SORT OF LOOKS AT
THOSE EXACT THINGS YOU WERE
TALKING ABOUT INVOLVING WELDING.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE EVERYBODY
TO A YOUNG MAN NAMED BENNETT.
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>> I'M BENNETT BARTLETT, I'M
HERE AT LIVELY WELDING.
BEEN HERE FOR THREE SEMESTERS,
ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, AND I
AM MY THIRD SEMESTER OF ADVANCED
TRAINING SIDE OF WELDING.
>> HE ATTENDED COLLEGE FOR A
YEAR.
HE WASN'T HAPPY WITH IT.
>> HE GOT BETTER GRADES THAN HE
DID IN HIGH SCHOOL.
>> RIGHT.
HE JUST DIDN'T SEE A GREAT
FUTURE IN IT.
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>> AS LONG AS YOU'RE DOING
SOMETHING, WE DON'T MIND, WE'RE
HAPPY FOR YOU, BUT I THINK THEIR
FIRST EXPECTATIONS WERE I WAS
GOING TO GO TO A TRADITIONAL
FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY AND GET A
DEGREE IN BUSINESS OR SOMETHING.
I LIKE SCHOOL, I LIKE GOING TO
SCHOOL, I LIKE LEARNING ABOUT
STUFF. I LIKE LEARNING ABOUT SCIENCE
AND ALL THAT WHICH IS THE RIGHT
ENVIRONMENT FOR ME.
I DIDN'T LIKE GOING THERE AND
KIND OF SITTING IN THE CLASSROOM
SETTING AND STARING AT A BOOK
FOR SIX, SEVEN HOURS A DAY.
IT WASN'T REALLY FOR ME.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW ANY WELDERS
PERSONALLY.
I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE WHO WAS
THAT FIELD OR IN THAT LINE OF
WORK.
THEN ONLY TO COME TO FIND OUT
THAT IT IS SOMETHING IN HUGE
DEMAND, AND THERE'S A GREAT
FINANCIAL REWARD TO IT AS WELL.
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>> I'M IN THE FIRST PART OF THE
ADVANCED.
IT STARTS OFF YOUR THIRD
SEMESTER WHERE YOU REALLY GET TO
HAVE WITH TWO COUPONS AND YOU'VE
GOT TO FILL THAT GAP WITH WELD.
WE START OUT THERE AND ADVANCE
ON TO DIG WELDING, AND THAT
GIVES YOU MORE ADVANCED WELDING
AND CERTIFICATIONS.
I GET HIGHER UP ON THE PAY SCALE
AS FAR AS THE JOB IS CONCERNED.
I THINK I'M DOING PRETTY WELL.
IT IS KIND OF-- IT'S HARD, IT'S
HARD WORK, BUT AS LONG AS YOU
ARE IN YOUR BOOTH AND YOU'RE
WORKING AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO
ASK QUESTIONS, THAT'S KIND OF
ONE THING THAT IS MORE NOTABLE
ABOUT HERE VERSUS THE SETTING
WHERE ONO ONE WANTS TO RAISE
THEIR HAND.
HERE YOU'RE LIKE, HEY, I'M
HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS, WHAT
DO I DO, CAN YOU COME WATCH ME
DO IT, DO IT FOR ME, THEY DON'T
HAVE ANY PROBLEM, AND THERE'S NO
EMBARRASSMENT BEHIND IT.
YOU CAN MAKE REALLY GOOD MONEY
IN TRADES BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG
GAP, AND NO ONE REALLY CONSIDERS
IT.
SO THE JOB IS THERE WAITING ON
YOU TO HAVE TO SHOW UP AND
PERFORM FOR THAT JOB.
BE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
AND THAT WAS BENNETT LEARNING
ABOUT WELDING WHICH IS SIMILAR
TO WHAT DAN WAS TALKING ABOUT.
KIM, WANT TO--
>> WELL, I'M CURIOUS, JACOB,
WATCHING THAT, DID THAT FEEL
FAMILIAR TO YOU?
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> SO WHEN YOU MADE THE DECISION
TO, LIKE, LOOK AT DUAL ENROLLING
AND THEN GOING INTO THIS HVAC
PROGRAM, WHAT DID YOUR PARENTS
SAY. >> THEY SAID WHATEVER MAKES YOU
HAPPY. YOU'VE GOT TO SEE WHAT YOU WANT
TO DO, AND WHATEVER YOU WANT TO
DO, JUST MAKE SURE YOU ENJOY IT.
DON'T DO IT JUST BECAUSE OF THE
MONEY, DO IT FOR THE EXPERIENCE
OF IT.
AND LEARN HOW TO GET BETTER AND
BETTER AND BETTER AT IT, BECAUSE
YOU NEVER KNOW, YOU MIGHT BE THE
BEST THERE EVER IS, AND YOU
WOULD NEVER KNOW IF YOU DIDN'T
TRY.
>> THAT'S GOOD ADVICE ARE.
I'M NOT SURE ALL PARENTS ARE
THAT WISE.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT-- DO WE
SEE THAT PARENTS CAN SOMETIMES
BE THE CHALLENGE IN GETTING
STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREER MANY
TECHNICAL EDUCATION?
>> FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND BEING
A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL,
I THINK SOMETIMES PARENTS HAVE
THIS PRECONCEIVED IDEA OF WHAT
THEY WANT THEIR STUDENT TO DO OR
THAT THEY WANT THEM TO FOLLOW
THEIR PATHWAY, OR THAT FOR SOME
REASON THEY STILL THINK THAT
FOUR-YEAR DEGREE IS HOW YOU
MEASURE SUCCESS.
AND SO GETTING PARENTS TO SEE
WHERE THE JOBS ARE, AND OFTEN
TIMES ONCE YOU SHOW THEM, YOU
KNOW, HERE'S THE DEMAND LOCALLY
OR REGIONALLY-- AND, BY THE
WAY, THEY CAN START ON THE DUAL
ENROLLMENT PIECE WHILE THEY'RE
IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT'S FREE,
IT'S COVERED BY THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, THAT TENDS TO CHANGE
THEIR MIND A LITTLE BIT.
BUT SOMETIMES IT IS DIFFICULT
FOR THE PARENTS TO KIND OF SEE
EXACTLY WHEN THE STUDENT MAY
COME HOME AND SAY, YOU KNOW, I
WANT TO GO INTO WELDING, OR I'M
THINKING I WANT TO GO AND DO
COSMETOLOGY.
IT'S LIKE, WELL, THAT'S NOT
EXACTLY WHAT I HAD PLANNED FOR
YOU.
BUT WHEN THEY SEE THE FUTURE
EARNINGS THAT THEY HAVE AND THE
TIME IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO GET
THERE, THAT SOMETIMES IT'S MUCH
QUICKER AND IT'S REALLY WHAT'S
GOING TO MAKE THEIR CHILD HAPPY,
WE CAN GET THEM, YOU KNOW, TO
RETHINK WHAT CAREER AND
TECHNICAL EDUCATION LOOKS LIKE.
>> WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FROM
FACEBOOK.
IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THESE
STUDENTS TO DO TRIAL DAYS WITH
A PROFESSIONAL IN THE FIELD TO
GET A SENSE OF WHAT THE JOB
WOULD BE LIKE?
SIMILAR THE WHAT YOU WERE JUST
TALKING ABOUT.
IS THAT SOMETHING--
>> WE DO ALLOW STUDENTS TO COME
AND SHADOW.
WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO COME
AND TAKE A TOUR OF OUR CAMPUS.
I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING JACOB
HAD DONE AND TO REALLY SEE WHAT
IT'S LIKE.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS
WHY YOU'RE SEEING A TREND OF
PUTTING BACK SOME OF THE
PROGRAMS BACK ON HIGH SCHOOL
CAMPUSES.
I LOOK AT THE HEALTH PROFESSION.
THE LAST THING YOU WANT IS
SOMEONE TO DECIDE THEY WANT TO
GO TO NURSING SCHOOL BUT, YOU
KNOW, THEIR FIRST DAY OF SEEING
BLOOD--
>> FREAK OUT.
[LAUGHTER]
>> THAT'S REALLY NOT FOR ME.
BY GETTING STUDENTS TO AT LEAST
TAKE A CLASS IN MAYBE HEALTH
CARE OR DO THE SUMMER CNA
PROGRAM TO FIGURE OUT, FIRST OF
ALL, IS THIS SOMETHING I WANT TO
DO?
AND SO WE DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE
STUDENTS TO COME LOOK AT
PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE AND ALSO
LOOK AT WHAT'S ON THEIR HIGH
SCHOOL CAMPUS.
BECAUSE YOU'LL FIND MORE AND
MORE PROGRAMS ARE BEING PUSHED
BACK INTO THE K-12 SETTING.
>> AND, DAN, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED
A LITTLE BIT IN THE PAST ABOUT
APPRENTICESHIP CANS AND TRYING
TO HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STUDENTS OR WHILE THEY'RE IN
TRAINING TO HAVE THAT CHANCE TO
FOLLOW A PROFESSIONAL AROUND.
>> SO I'LL SPEAK, FIRST, ABOUT A
PROGRAM THAT WE PARTNER WITH
LEON COUNTY CALLED THE LEON
COUNTY JUNIOR APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.
SO AS PARTNER OF THAT PROGRAM,
WE ARE TRAINING, WE'RE PROVIDING
SOFT SKILLS TRAINING AND ALSO
PROVIDING WORK-BASED TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES.
SO I BELIEVE THAT APPLICATION
WINDOW FOR THE SPRING IS STILL
OPEN, SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU'RE INTERESTED IN.
YOU CAN GET A GREAT WALK-THROUGH
OF WHAT A DAY IN THE LIFE IS
LIKE FOR A SEMESTER.
BUT THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT WE
EMPLOY IS A WORK-BASED TRAINING
MODEL.
SO FOR SOME POSITIONS NOT ONLY
DO YOU REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE, OR
MAYBE YOU DON'T, BUT WE CAN
ACTUALLY PUT YOU TO WORK WITH AN
EMPLOYER TO LEARN WHAT THAT'S
LIKE, WHAT IS GOING TO BE
EXPECTED OF YOU ON JOB, WHAT--
AND THE EMPLOYERS, IT'S A WIN
FOR THEM AS WELL BECAUSE THEY
CAN NOW TAKE A LOOK AT AND TRAIN
SOMEBODY FRESH HOW THEY WANT TO
BE TRAINED.
>> EXACTLY.
>> IN THAT INDUSTRY AND FOR THAT
COMPANY.
SO THAT'S A GREAT MODEL.
AND APPRENTICESHIP IS THE NEXT
STEP.
HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY I KNOW
WE'RE PARTNERING CLOSE WITH
SHELLEY AT LIVELY AND WITH TCC
AS WELL TO GET SOME ESTABLISHED
APPRENTICESHIPS IN OUR COMMUNITY
WHICH ARE LONGER TERM THE
TRAINING PROGRAMS WHERE FOLKS
EARN MONEY WHILE THEY ARE
LEARNING AND ATTEMPT TO GET TO
THE THAT JOURNEYMAN LEVEL
STATUS.
THAT'S A VERY HOT TOPIC AROUND
THE COUNTRY TO SOLVE THIS NEED,
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE
WORKING VERY, VERY HARD OR TO
GET ESTABLISHED IN OUR
COMMUNITY. >> THAT'S GREAT.
>> I WANTED TO ASK EACH OF YOU,
TERESA, BECAUSE YOU ARE REALLY
ON FRONT LINE WORKING WITH THE
STUDENTS ASK THE PARENTS-- AND
THE PARENTS, DO YOU SEE MORE
ACCEPTANCE FROM PARENTS TO THINK
ABOUT THEIR STUDENT, THEIR CHILD
GOING MAYBE NOT THE PATH THAT
THE PARENT MIGHT HAVE LAID OUT?
>> I MEAN, I THINK, ULTIMATELY,
YOU ALWAYS SEE THAT THE PARENT
WANTS THEIR CHILD TO MOVE
FORWARD, SUCCESSFUL DIRECTION,
YOU KNOW? THEY WANT THEIR CHILD TO BE MANY
A, YOU KNOW, FINANCIALLY
INDEPENDENT, YOU KNOW,
SUCCESSFUL--
>> FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE IS
VERY CRITICAL.
>>-- FUTURE.
>> YEAH, I KNOW THAT.
>> YES, YES, I KNOW.
I HAVE TWO.
MINE ARE JUST GETTING TO MIDDLE
SCHOOL, BUT I THINK ULTIMATELY
DO. I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR A
LONG TIME THE IDEA THAT
POSTSECONDARY WAS JUST COLLEGE
OR UNIVERSITY, AND I THINK
HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND THAT
POSTSECONDARY ACTUALLY
ENCOMPASSES A VARIETY OF
PATHWAYS INCLUDING TWO-YEAR
PROGRAMS, SOMETIMES A SHORTER
OPTION THAN SOME OF THESE THAT
ONLY TAKE A FEW MONTHS BUT THEN
CAN CONTINUE THEM ON THAT
PATHWAY THAT MAY END UP LEADING
THEM IN A MORE FOCUSED DIRECTION
TO COLLEGE OR GIVE THEM MORE OF
A FOCUS WHEN THEY DO DECIDE TO
GO THAT THE ROUTE.
SO I THINK JUST HELPING THEM TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A
VARIETY OF OPTIONS AND
CONNECTING THEM WITH THE
DETAILED INFORMATION TO HELP
THEM TO SEE THAT, OKAY, MY CHILD
CAN BE INDEPENDENT FINANCIALLY,
THEY CAN SUPPORT THEMSELVES, YOU
KNOW, THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, FIND A
CAREER PATHWAY THAT THEY FIND
MEANINGFUL AND IN SOME CASES
CONNECTING THEM BACK TO
CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION
BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL AND
UNDERSTANDING WHAT THAT ENTAILS.
>> SOUNDS GREAT.
>> AND I THINK ALSO IT'S, YOU
KNOW, THEY GO DOWN A ROAD AND
DECIDE MAYBE THAT'S NOT FOR THEM
AND THEY LEARN ANOTHER AREA THAT
THEY'RE INTERESTED IN, THERE'S
STILL TIME TO PURSUE THAT.
>> RIGHT. >> OR IF THEY HAVE GONE OFF AND
DONE SOMETHING ELSE AND SAID,
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DO WANT TO GET MORE
CERTIFICATION, THEY CAN COME
BACK.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I TELL STUDENTS ALL THE TIME AND
PARENTS, FOR A LONG TIME COLLEGE
IS ALWAYS THERE.
IT'S NOT A, YOU KNOW, IF YOU
DON'T GO AT THIS TIME, IT'S NOT
AN OPTION.
AND THE SAME WITH POSTSECONDARY.
BUT I THINK IT'S HELPING THEM
REMEMBER THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN
START CONNECTING WHILE YOU'RE IN
HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU CAN START, YOU KNOW,
EXPERIENCING CLASSES THAT ARE ON
CAMPUS, DIGITAL MEDIA OR WELDING
OR NURSING.
THAT'LL HELP YOU POTENTIALLY
THEN GO ON TO CONTINUE AND AN
EXTENDED CERTIFICATION OR MAYBE
TAKE THAT, GO WORK AND CONTINUE
YOUR EDUCATION BEYOND THAT.
>> SO, JACOB, WHAT ARE YOUR
FRIENDS, WHAT ARE THEY DOING,
AND WHAT DO THEY THINK ABOUT
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
PEER PRESSURE'S ALWAYS HUGE.
>> YES, MA'AM.
PEER PRESSURE'S ALWAYS HUGE.
I'VE ALWAYS KIND OF REALLY DONE
MY OWN THING AND WENT MY OWN
WAY.
I HANG OUT WITH A FEW FRIENDS,
AND THEY-- I SUPPORT THEM JUST
LIKE THEY SUPPORT ME MANY
ANYTHING THEY DO AND ANYTHING
THAT I DO.
IT'S KIND OF JUST WHAT YOU WANT
BEST FOR YOURSELF.
AND DOWN THE ROAD YOU MAY LOOK
BACK AND SAY, DANG, I REALLY
WISH I WOULD HAVE HUNG OUT WITH
MY FRIENDS MORE, BUT GO DOWN THE
ROAD AND YOU START GETTING INTO
BILLS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT
AND HAVING TO PAY FOR YOUR OWN
THINGS, YOU WANT TO SIT THERE
AND SAY THAT YOU GOT YOUR OWN
MONEY. YOU CAN GO OUT AND BUY YOUR OWN
THINGS AND LEARN HOW TO MANAGE
THE MONEY.
IT'S KIND OF, LIKE EVERYONE
SAYS, BECOMING AN ADULT.
YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW WHAT'S BEST.
>> THAT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
ADULTHOOD IS KNOCKING ON THE
DOOR.
>> KIM, BEFORE YOU ASK THE NEXT
QUESTION, I WANTED TO REMIND
EVERYBODY WHO IS WATCHING AT
HOME THAT THEY CAN ASK US THEIR
QUESTIONS BY GOING TO FACEBOOK
AT WFSU MEDIA, OR THEY CAN
HASHTAG ON TWITTER, WFSUAMGRAD
OR E-MAIL AMGRAD@WFSU.ORG.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CAREER AND
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR
COMMUNITY. AND WE ARE JOINED BY SOME
WONDERFUL GUESTS.
THE TOPICS HAVE BEEN QUITE
DIVERSE. WE'VE BEEN GETTING SEVERAL
QUESTIONS FROM FACEBOOK AND
HOPING SOME MORE FROM TWITTER
AND FROM E-MAIL AS WELL.
>> WE, THE AMERICAN
GRADUATE PROJECT THAT WE'RE
FOCUSING ON HERE AT WFSU, WE'RE
LOOK AT 16 TO 24-YEAR-OLDS.
SO, DAN,SOMEONE FINISHES HIGH
SCHOOL, THEY'VE GRADUATED-- OR
MAYBE THEY DIDN'T-- HOW DO WE
HELP THEM FIND THEIR PATH?
MAYBE WE'VE LOST THEM, THEY'VE
ALREADY DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL,
SO WE'RE NOT IN THAT.
SO THEY MIGHT COME INTO YOU.
HOW DO WE REACH THAT?
>> SO THIS IS OUR WHEELHOUSE AT
CAREER SOURCE.
WE RUN A PROGRAM WHICH WE CALL
DYNAMIC FUTURES WHICH IS
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE
OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH AGE 16 TO 24
WHO'S AT RISK OF KIND OF MOVING
FORWARD.
WE EMPLOY A STRUCTURED KIND OF
PROGRAM, I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT
SCHOOL BECAUSE SCHOOL ISN'T FOR
EVERYBODY, BUT WE RUN A
STRUCTURED PROGRAM THAT TEACHES
EVERYTHING FROM BASIC HUMAN
RESOURCES TRAINING TO
PROFESSIONALISM, SOFT SKILLS,
AND IT'S REALLY DESIGNED TO HELP
THAT YOUNG ADULT GET FROM, GET
TO THAT FIRST PROFESSIONAL LEVEL
TYPE POSITION.
SO INCLUDED IN THAT PROGRAM WE
DO A CAREER EXPLORATION.
WE HAVE ASSESSMENTS, CAREER
ASSESSMENTS THAT WE ADMINISTER
TO HELP PEOPLE KIND OF FIND THAT
PATH.
WE ALSO EMPLOY A ROBUST WORK
TRAINING PROGRAM, SO IF SOMEONE
IS INTERESTED IN I.T., WE CAN
PUT THEM TO WORK IN I.T. TO
LEARN SOME SKILLS OR THE SAME
WITH HEALTH CARE, MANUFACTURING,
ETC.
BUT THAT PROGRAM IS REALLY
DESIGNED TO GET OUR YOUNG
ADULTS, GET THAT EXPOSURE TO ANY
NUMBER OF FIELDS, AND A LOT OF
THEM ARE IN THE CAREER AND
TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
WE SEND THEM TO SCHOOL,
POSTSECONDARY, TO GAIN THOSE
SKILLS AS WELL.
SO THAT'S-- AND WHERE DO WE
RECEIVE PEOPLE, HOW DO PEOPLE
KNOW TO COME TO US?
SOME KNOW FROM WORD OF MOUTH,
BUT ALSO WE PARTNER WITH A LOT
OF COMMUNITY GROUPS.
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH MS. DENNIS.
SHE'S TRYING TO REENGAGE PEOPLE
TO GET BACK INTO THE SCHOOL
SYSTEM.
WE HOPE TO BE A PART OF THAT
PROCESS FOR THE RIGHT STUDENTS.
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH LIVELY AND
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS--
>> AND THESE PROGRAMS LIKE
LIVELY, TCC, WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT, YOU CAN BE ANY AGE
TO GO TO THESE PROGRAMS.
WHAT'S THE AVERAGE ANAL OF YOUR
STUDENT D AGE OF YOUR STUDENTS?
>> I'D SAY PROBABLY ABOUT 25,
26, BUT WE'RE SEEING MORE AND
MORE VETERANS COME TO THE US
THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, SERVED OUR
COUNTRY, AND THEY'RE COMING BACK
TO LEARN A NEW SKILL OR TRADE.
WE ALSO ARE SEEING A LOT OF
MOMS, A LOT OF YOUNGER MOMS WHO
MAYBE HAVE TODDLER,
ELEMENTARY-AGE CHILDREN WHO HAVE
DECIDED THEY WANT TO DO
SOMETHING FOR THEMSELVES.
SO WE REALLY ARE SEEING MORE
PEOPLE COME INTO OUR DOORS THAT
REALLY RUN ALL AGES.
WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN IN OUR
BUILDING TRADES PROGRAM, AND
HE'S IN HIS 70s.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS THAT ARE DUAL ENROLLED
WITH US THAT ARE 16, 17 YEARS
OLD.
SO REALLY ANY AGE CAN COME TO
US.
OUR DOORS ARE OPEN, OUR PROGRAMS
TRADITIONALLY WE HAVE ENROLLMENT
IN THE FALL AND IN THE SPRING,
AND THEN WE HAVE QUARTERLY
ENROLLMENT WITH A LOT OF OUR
BUILDING TRADES, HVAC,
AUTOMOTIVE, WELDING PROGRAMS AS
WELL AND AS WELL AS SHORT
COURSES THAT WE OFFER IN THE
SUMMER OR PERIODICALLY THAT
WE'LL PUT OUT THERE, A SHORT
EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAM TO COME AND
GET A CREDENTIAL.
>> AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST-- I
KNOW THAT YOU'RE WORKING MANY
TANDEM WITH COUNTY AND CITY
AGENCIES TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU'RE PROVIDING THE COURSEWORK
THAT'S, THAT LANDS A JOB, THAT
THERE'S A NEED THERE.
YOU'RE NOT JUST LIKE, WELL,
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO START THIS
PROGRAM. [LAUGHTER]
>>NO.
I LOOK AT-- OUR NEWEST PROGRAM
IS IN DIESEL, DIESEL TECH.
AND THAT CAME, ONE, BECAUSE
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE INDUSTRIES
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT ACROSS THE
COUNTY LINE IN GADSDEN COUNTY.
WE'VE GOT FREIGHTLINER OVER
THERE, WE'VE GOT--
>> WHO ARE SOME OF THE OTHER BIG
ONES?
>> [INAUDIBLE]
PETER BUILT.
>> PETERBILT.
AND THEY CAME TO US AND SAID WE
CAN'T FIND A DIESEL MECHANIC.
WE CAN'T FIND THEM.
AND SO WE WORKED WITH OUR
BUSINESS PARTNERS AND SAID,
OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO START A
PROGRAM. WE NEED YOU TO EMPLOY THEM.
AND SO WE'RE NEVER GOING TO
START A PROGRAM OR OFFER A
PROGRAM THAT THERE ARE NOT JOBS
RIGHT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> SO, I MEAN, TO ME, THAT'S
GREAT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS,
PARENTS TO KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW,
SO MANY TIMES OUR STUDENTS GO
OFF TO COLLEGE WITH NO IDEA WHAT
THEY WANT TO DO, ASK THEY
GRADUATE AND STILL DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
WHERE THESE ARE VERY TARGETED
PROGRAMS THAT LEAD DIRECTLY TO A
JOB. >> AND VERY NEEDED JOBS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THAT SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I LOOK EVEN IN THE HVAC PROGRAM,
ALL OF OUR GUYS AND GIRLS WHO
ARE IN THAT PROGRAM, WE CAN GET
THEM JOBS.
MEDICAL ASSISTING, AND I
MENTIONED THAT EARLIER, IS A HOT
ONE RIGHT NOW.
WE PROBABLY GET 2-3 CALLS A WEEK
FROM SOMEONE SAYING DO YOU--
WHEN IS YOUR NEXT GROUP
GRADUATING?
WE'RE READY, WE NEED TO HIRE
THEM.
AND SO THE JOBS ARE THERE.
I KNOW DAN SEES THAT WITH WHAT
THEIR DATA SHOWS.
THE JOBS ARE THERE.
WE JUST NEED PEOPLE TO COME AND
GET THE SKILLED TRAINING--
>> SO IT'S THAT GAP, FILLING
THAT GAP. >> YEP.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE ONE MORE FACEBOOK
QUESTION.
I MEAN, WE HAVE-- THE WE'RE
WELCOMING OTHER PEOPLE TO LET US
KNOW THEIR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER
OR E-MAIL QUESTIONS.
BUT THE FACEBOOK QUESTION IS HOW
DOES A STUDENT'S ACADEMIC RECORD
IMPACT HAIR ABILITY TO ENROLL IN
THESE PROGRAMS?
ARE THERE PREREQUISITES FOR
ACCEPTANCE?
ALL RIGHT. >> SO AT LIVELY, REALLY THERE'S
NOT.
IF YOU HAVE AT LEAST YOUR HIGH
SCHOOL DIPLOMA, SOME DOORS OPEN
FOR YOU THAT YOU CAN APPLY FOR
FINANCIAL AID AND MAYBE GET SOME
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH
PELL.
IF YOU DON'T, WE'RE NOT GOING TO
TURN YOU AWAY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE JUST
COMING IN AND YOU DON'T HAVE
YOUR GED, WE MAY TALK TO YOU
FIRST ABOUT AT LEAST GOING AND
GETTING YOUR GED WITH ADULT AND
COMMUNITY EDUCATION, THEN
STARTING ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS.
WE DO TRY TO PROVIDE COUNSELING
FOR ALL THE STUDENTS THAT COME
IN.
SO IF MATH ISN'T REALLY YOUR
THING, WE MAY TALK TO YOU ABOUT
IF IT'S NURSING, BECAUSE THERE'S
A LOT OF--
[INAUDIBLE]
OR IN PHARMACY, YOU MAYBE DON'T
WANT TO GO AND BE A PHARMACY
TECH.
IF THE SIGHT OF BLOOD,
SOMETHING-- SO WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH
YOU. IF YOU LOVE TO WORK WITH YOUR
HANDS WHETHER IT'S AUTOMOTIVE OR
WELDING OR HVAC, WE'RE GOING TO
TRY AND HELP YOU FIGURE OUT YOUR
BEST PLACE.
AND WE HAVE SOME PLACEMENT TESTS
THAT WE GIVE STUDENTS-- AND
SOMETIMES THEY COME AND SAY I
JUST DON'T REALLY KNOW.
AND SO WE'LL HELP THEM MAKE
THOSE DECISIONS, WE'LL HELP THEM
EXPLORE THE PROGRAM, SEE WHAT IT
IS THEY THOUGHT THEY LIKED AND
WHAT IT IS THAT THEY REALLY DO
LIKE. BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE PUTTING THEM WITH THE
BEST FIT.
AS FAR AS A GPA, THERE'S NOT A
MINIMUM FOR THAT.
>> THEY DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE
S.A.T.?
>> DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE S.A.T.
OR THE A.C.T., IF YOU'RE A HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENT AND YOU WANT TO
DUAL ENROLL, SCHOOL HAS TO GIVE
YOU PERMISSION.
ONLY THING WE ASK IS YOU'RE AT
LEAST 16 YEARS OR OLDER.
>> [INAUDIBLE]
ARE VERY, YOU KNOW, INTERESTED
IN DOING MAYBE A FULL-TIME DUAL
ENROLLMENT WHERE THEY CAN
POTENTIALLY PARTNER WITH DOING
ACADEMICS WITH LEON VIRTUAL
SCHOOL WHICH IS ALSO HOUSED ON
LIVELY CAMPUS WHILE DOING THEIR
FULL-TIME DUAL ENROLLMENT AS EL
WITH.
>> AND DYNAMIC FUTURES, THEY
HAVE TO GO I THROUGH THE GED IF
THEY HAVEN'T--
>> THAT'S A BARRIER TO OTHER
EMPLOYMENT OR TO EDUCATION, WE
WILL PARTNER WITH ACE AND SEND
FOLKS OVER THERE AND PAY FOR
THEIR EDUCATION AND THEIR TEST
AS WELL.
>> SO HEARING ALL THIS AND
KNOWING THERE'S A SKILL GAP AND
YOU GET THESE, YOU KNOW, YOUNG
PEOPLE COMING IN WHO WANT A JOB
BUT MAY NEED SOME TRAINING FOR
THAT JOB, WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN GETTING
THAT GAP FILLED?
IN WHAT YOU SEE?
LIKE, THE PEOPLE THAT COME
THROUGH YOUR DOORS, YOUR
STUDENTS--
>> I THINK, AND I THINK THIS IS
A CHALLENGE FOR EVERYONE, RIGHT?
IT'S FINDING THE TIME, BECAUSE
YOU HAVE TO LEARN-- TO EARN A
LIVING.
YOU EITHER HAVE RENT, A CAR
PAYMENT, INSURANCE, YOU MAY HAVE
CHILDREN.
SO YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF
THOSE THINGS WHILE ALSO FINDING
THE TIME TO FIT IN A
CERTIFICATION OR AN
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.
I THINK THAT ALWAYS BECOMES THE
CHALLENGE. SO THE MORE OUR EDUCATION-- I
KNOW AT LIVELY THEY'RE OFFERING
SOME NIGHT PROGRAMS AS WELL THAT
ALLOW FOR THAT.
I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
THE SHORT-TERM CERTIFICATION,
JUST BEING ABLE TO SEE THAT
FUTURE, IF I CAN GET A SIX-WEEK
CERTIFICATION, I CAN MAKE THINGS
WORK FOR SIX WEEKS, THEN I CAN
GET A JOB AND MAKE THINGS WORK
FOR A YEAR, AND CONTINUE TO
STACK THOSE CREDENTIALS.
BUT IT'S PAINTING THAT PICTURE
AND EDUCATING COMMUNITY AND
LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THE PATH
IS THERE, AND HERE'S HOW WE CAN
HELP YOU GET THERE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT
AND EXPLORE ANOTHER VIDEO THAT
WE DID ABOUT ANOTHER OPTION FOR
EXPLORATION CALLED LEON WORKS.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
SHOW YOU WHAT THAT IS ALL ABOUT.
♪
♪
>> MY NAME IS JOHNNY DAVID, I
GRADUATE 2016.
>> MY NAME IS JAMES, I GO TO
SUCCESS ACADEMY, AND I GRADUATED
MANY 2016.
>> I AM MELISSA HODGES,
GRADUATING FROM THE SUCCESS
ACADEMY IN 2016.
>> I'M--
[INAUDIBLE]
I WAS SKIPPING SCHOOL.
I DIDN'T REALLY GO TO SCHOOL.
I LIKED TO STAY HOME.
IT WAS JUST LIKE, HOW CAN I SAY
IT, IT WAS LIKE AN ENTERTAINMENT
SCHOOL FOR ME, SOMEWHERE TO GO
TO HAVE FUN.
I DIDN'T REALLY CARE ABOUT
NOTHING.
I JUST DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO DO
NOTHING. I USED TO LOVE TO FIGHT AND
STUFF TOO.
>> MY PARENTS JUST TOOK ME OUT
AND PUT ME IN THIS SCHOOL.
IN SUCCESS ACADEMY.
MAINLY GIRLS, LIKED TO PLAY
AROUND A LOT.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE A JAIL.
I DIDN'T WANT ENJOY IT AT ALL.
>> WHAT CHANGED?
>> MY MINDSET CHANGED.
THE PEOPLE DIDN'T CHANGE, IT WAS
JUST ALL ME.
I WAS LIKE, OH, GOSH, YOU KNOW?
I GOTTA ADAPT TO IT NOW.
I GOT ONBOARD WITH EVERYTHING
THAT THEY WAS DOING, AND I WAS
LIKE, OH, OKAY, IT'S NOT TOO
BAD. AND IT ACTUALLY HELPED ME SO I
WAS LIKE, OKAY, I GUESS I'LL
COOPERATE. [LAUGHTER]
>> I WANT TO GET A BUSINESS
DEGREE OR SOME CERTIFICATE WITH
BUSINESS.
I WANT TO BE WORKING FOR MYSELF.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO.
>> ANY KIND OF TYPE THAT YOU
THINK--
[INAUDIBLE]
>> PROBABLY REAL ESTATE.
>> MY GOAL IS TO FINISH EARLY
AND DUAL ENROLL AT TCC.
>> I WANT TO WORK IN THE LABOR
AND DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
SO--
>> WHY'S THAT?
>> BECAUSE MY SISTER HAD A
BEAUTIFUL BABY, AND I WAS THERE
TO WATCH EVERYTHING.
SO I WAS LIKE, WHOA, YOU KNOW?
>> THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY COOL?
>> YEAH, IT WAS REALLY COOL.
AND MY SISTER HAD THIS NURSE,
SHE WAS LIKE VERY, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU WOULD SAY, LIKE RUDE.
I WAS LIKE, OH, YOU KNOW, I'M
GOING TO BRING-- I'M GOING TO
HELP YOU.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT
EXPERIENCE.
>> AT FIRST I WANTED TO DO LAW
ENFORCEMENT, BUT THAT CHANGED.
THEY TOLD ME THAT ENGINEERING,
BECAUSE I LOVE MATH, SO I'M
GOING TO TRY THAT OUT.
BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE
ORIENTATION, THEY SHOWED ME HOW
TO, LIKE, USE THE TOOLS FOR
WELDING AND HOW MUCH MONEY THEY
MADE.
THE HIGHEST IS, LIKE, $40 AN
HOUR.
I SAID, YEAH, I'LL TO THAT, AND
IT'S HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE.
JUST TRAINING RIGHT NOW.
WE STARTED THE SECOND WEEK OF
SCHOOL WITH THE HANDS-ON
TRAINING IN WELDING.
THEN WE DO THE BOOK WORK.
>> NOW, ALL THE STUDENTS THAT
WERE THERE GOT A CHANCE TO
EXPERIENCE LEON WORKS CAREER
EXPO THAT HAPPENED.
A YEARLY EVENT.
AND ORIGINALLY IT WAS GOING TO
BE THIS COMING FRIDAY, BUT
BECAUSE OF THE HURRICANE, IT'S
BEEN POSTPONED NOW TO MARCH.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE-- WE HAVE A
GRAPHIC OF WHEN THAT IS GOING TO
BE.
AND THE KIDS ARE ABLE TO SEE ALL
THE DIFFERENT CAREERS AND
EXPLORE SOME OF THAT--
>> ALL THE, IT REALLY STARTED,
MARY ANN LINDLEY, ONE OF OUR
COMMISSIONERS, FELT THERE HAD TO
BE A FOCUS ON TRADES BECAUSE OF
WHAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT.
THERE'S A HUGE NEED TO ENGAGE
MORE PEOPLE GOING INTO THESE
FIELDS.
SO SHE ORGANIZED ALONG WITH THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC VITALITY
ENGAGING BUSINESSES TO COME AND
SET UP FOR A DAY.
IT STARTED AT LIVELY, BUT IT GOT
SO BIG NOW IT'S AT CIVIC CENTER
WHERE STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE
AREA CAN COME AND TALK TO PEOPLE
MANY THESE PROFESSIONS AND LEARN
WHAT DOES IT TAKE, WHAT KIND OF
SKILL SETS DO I NEED, WHAT TYPE
OF PERSONALITY IS GOOD FOR THIS
WORK.
STUDENTS GET TO ASK DIRECTLY.
SO I JUST THINK THAT'S AN
IMPORTANT PART OF HOW DO WE
EXPOSE KIDS TO THE JOB
OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LIMITED--
WHEREVER KIDS ARE WATCHING WHAT
THEY SEE ON TV, THAT TENDS TO BE
JOBS THEY THINK ABOUT, AND
THERE'S SO MANY MORE JOBS OUT
THERE THAN THAT.
SO IT'S LIKE HOW TO WE BUILD
AWARENESS AROUND--
>> LET'S ASK OUR PERSON WHO IS
THAT AGE.
>> YEAH.
>> JACOB, WHERE DO YOU LOOK TO
THE FIND--
[INAUDIBLE]
LIKE THIS?
>> I'VE HAD A LOT OF HELP FROM
MY TEACHERS AT LIVELY.
MR. STEVE AND MR. DARREN,
THEY'VE HELPED ME OUT A LOT.
THAT AND MY FIRST JOB THAT I DID
IN THE FIELD WAS WITH HEATING
AND COOLING, AND MR. STEVE AND
MR. DARREN HELPED ME OUT.
THEY TOLD ME-- MR. DARREN CAME
UP TO ME AND SAID, JACOB, I NEED
YOU TO TIGHTEN DOWN ON YOUR BOOK
WORK, THAT WAY YOU CAN GO INTO
THE EXALTERNATIVESHIP.
BUT ALSO YOU NEED TO GO BACK
THERE AND GET HANDS-ON
EXPERIENCE, THAT WAY YOU'LL KNOW
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SEE SOMETHING
SIMILAR OUT THERE IN THE FIELD.
AND IT REALLY HELPED ME OUT A
LOT.
AND I'M NOT ONE TO THE SIT IN A
BOOK AND READ ALL DAY.
I LIKE TO WORK WITH MY BE HANDS
AND GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
BECAUSE IT HELPS YOU OUT A LOT
MORE THAN JUST READING A BOOK.
>> BUT AT THE SAME TIME, ONCE IT
WAS DEFINED TO YOU LIKE, OKAY,
YOU DO THE SCHOOLWORK BECAUSE
IT'S GOING TO LEAD YOU TO
THIS-- >> THE YES, MA'AM.
>>-- IT PROBABLY MOTIVATED YOU
TO GET THAT SCHOOLWORK DONE IN A
DIFFERENT WAY.
>> IT DID.
AND EVERYTHING MANY OUR TEXTBOOK
LEADS UP TO WHERE WE NEED TO GO
IN THE SHOP AND WHAT WE NEED TO
LEARN.
AND ALSO OUR LAB BOOKS WHERE IT
DESCRIBES WHAT TOOLS YOU NEED,
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, WHERE YOU
NEED TO GO AND EVERYTHING LIKE
THAT.
AND IT JUST, IT HELPS YOU IN THE
FUTURE WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE AND
WORK IN THE FIELD.
YOU SAY, OH, I SEEN THAT WHEN I
WAS IN SCHOOL.
AND IT JUST ALL, IT ALL COMES TO
YOUR BRAIN AT ONE TIME.
>> SO FOR THE LET'S OF YOU,
WHEN-- THE REST OF YOU, WHEN
YOU LISTEN TO THESE STUDENTS,
DOES THAT ALL SOUND FAIRLY
FAMILIAR TO YOU?
THOSE STUDENTS TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO?
>> IT DOES.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, ONE OF
THE VALUES-- AND JACOB BROUGHT
THIS UP-- OF TECHNICAL
EDUCATION, EVERYTHING YOU DO IS
LEADING TO SOMETHING, AND YOU
CLEARLY CAN MAKE THAT LINK.
IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, SITTING AND
LEARNING, YOU KNOW, LEARNING
LITERATURE OR ENGLISH AND TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHEN WILL I USE
THIS MY FUTURE .
YOU'RE LEARNING HOW TO HOOK UP
FREON TANKS, YOU KNOW EXACTLY
HOW YOU'RE GOING TO USE THAT IN
YOUR FUTURE.
AS A PARENT MYSELF OF FOUR KIDS,
I THINK ABOUT-- I CONSCIOUSLY
HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE
CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE AT THE
DINNER TABLE.
BECAUSE MY CAN KIDS WILL SAY
THINGS LIKE, WHEN I GO TO
FLORIDA STATE.
I SAY, IF YOU GO TO FLORIDA
STATE, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF
OPTIONS.
THAT'S A CONSCIOUS DECISION, AND
ONLY BECAUSE I SEE THE SUCCESS
THAT FOLKS LIKE JACOB AND FOLKS
BEFORE HIM HAVE HAD IN OTHER
FIELDS.
SO IT'S A HARD THING, I THINK,
AS A PARENT JUST TO OPEN A
DIFFERENT SET OF OPPORTUNITIES
OR A DIFFERENT SET OF DOORS THAT
YOU MAY NOT HAVE GONE THROUGH.
AND I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT UPON
ALL OF US TO BE AWARE AND BE
EDUCATED TO DO THAT.
>> SO FOR PARENTS WHO MIGHT BE
WATCHING OR LISTENING TO THIS
AND THEY OR A STUDENT, HOW CAN
THEY-- WHAT ARE DIFFERENT TOOLS
THEY CAN ACCESS TO KIND OF
FIGURE OUT WHERE THEIR SKILL
SETS MIGHT BE?
ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
THINGS THEY CAN BE LOOKING AT?
>> THERE ARE.
IF YOU'RE K-12, THERE'S
RESOURCES ONLINE.
MY CAREER SHINE--
>> AND THAT'S OOH OFFERED BY THE
STATE, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S A STATE RESOURCE, AND
THAT CONNECTS THEM WITH, YOU
KNOW, INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO
THE OUR STATE FROM EMPLOYMENT TO
EDUCATION PROGRAMS AROUND OUR
STATE.
BUT AS SIMPLE AS JUST AN
INTEREST.
OKAY, ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS,
AND BASED ON WHAT YOU SAID
VERSUS WHAT YOU WEREN'T
INTERESTED IN,ST GOING TO
GENERATE AND FOCUS INFORMATION
FOR YOU WHERE, HEY, YOU MAY BE
INTERESTED IN SOME OF THESE
CAREER PATHWAYS.
AND BE HERE'S WHAT, YOU KNOW,
WHAT YOU WOULD NEED TO DO.
HERE ARE CLASSES YOU CAN TAKE
WHILE YOU'RE IN SCHOOL, IN HIGH
SCHOOL, IN K-12.
HERE, YOU KNOW, HERE'S WHERE YOU
GO AFTER THAT WHETHER IT'S TO A
ONE, TWO, FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM SO
IT GIVES THEM THAT HANDS ON.
SO THERE ARE RESOURCES, THERE'S
SCHOOL COUNSELORS AS
RESOURCES--
>> AND I THINK CAREER SHINES IS
ALSO A LINK ON THE CAREER SOURCE
WEB SITE, SO YOU CAN GET TO IT
THROUGH THE CAPITAL REGION.
>> AND THAT'S A SHARED RESOURCE
WHICH IS GREAT THAT THE LOCAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEN AFTER
YOU'RE OUT OF SCHOOL ARE USING
THE SAME EXACT RESOURCE.
WHICH, AGAIN, AND TERESA SAID
IT, IT JUST LINK ARES DIRECTLY
TO THE LOCAL JOB MARKET.
HERE'S WHAT YOU INTERESTED IN,
HERE ARE THE POSITIONS IN OUR
AREA.
>> WHAT ABOUT FOR PEOPLE WHO,
YOU KNOW, WATCHING THIS WHO LIVE
OUTSIDE OF CAPITAL-- OR CAREER
SOURCE, CAPITAL REGION, OUTSIDE
THAT AREA?
>> SO FORTUNATELY, CAREER SOURCE
IS A STATEWIDE WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT, AND WE'RE ONE OF 24
WORK FORCE BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE OF FLORIDA THAT ARE ALL
CALLED CAREER SOURCE SOMETHING.
SO THE BEST PLACE FOR YOU
OUTSIDE OF OUR REGION IS GO TO
CAREERSOURCEFLORIDA.COM, AND YOU
CAN FIND FROM YOUR COUNTY WHO
YOUR LOCAL CAREER SOURCE IS, AND
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT TODAY THE, THEY MAY
BE DOING IT IN A SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT FASHION.
BUT THE CAREER SOURCE NETWORK
THROUGHOUT THE STATE IS ALIGNED
TO THE IN-DEMAND POSITIONS IN
THOSE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND
THEY ARE PARTNERS WITH THE LOCAL
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO
PROVIDE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
>> THE LINKAGE IS JUST, I THINK
WE'VE COME A LONG WAY IN BEING
ABLE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL
WORKING FROM THE SAME PAGE AND
HAVE INFORMATION OUT THERE THAT
MAKES SENSE FOR PEOPLE.
AND THE SAME FOR, LIKE, LIVELY.
THERE ARE OTHER CAREER AND TECH
PLACES THROUGHOUT THE STATE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THERE'S, I THINK IT'S 48 OR 49
PUBLIC CAREER TECH
COLLEGES/CENTERS SIMILAR TO WHAT
WE HAVE HERE AT LIVELY.
AND THEY SERVE-- AND YOU CAN GO
TO ANY ONE OF THEM, YOU KNOW?
GO LOOK AT THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND FIND THEIR INFORMATION ON
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
AND IT MAY BE THEIR TECHNICAL
SEARCH, TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
BUT JUST LIKE HERE IN LEON
COUNTY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE IN
LEON COUNTY TO COME TO LIVELY.
WE SERVE STUDENTS FROM FRANKLIN,
WAKULLA, WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT
DRIVE OVER FROM BAY COUNTY.
WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT MOVE HERE
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, LIKE, OUR
AIRPLANE POWER PLANT AND
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM BECAUSE
THEY'RE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
SO WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT WILL
COME TO US, WELDING'S ANOTHER
ONE, THAT WILL COME HERE JUST
LIKE YOU'RE COMING TO GO TO
FLORIDA STATE OR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE TO MOVE TO THE AREA TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ONE OF OUR
TECHNICAL PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE.
>> NOW, THERE IS ALSO RIGHT NOW
GOING BACK, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT
LEON WORKS, THERE'S ANOTHER
EVENT COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 15TH
IN THAT'S A HIRING FAIR FOR
PEOPLE-- TELL US ABOUT THAT.
>> SO ON NOVEMBER 15TH, WHICH IS
A THURSDAY.
CAREER SOURCE CAPITAL REGION IS
HOSTING OUR PAYCHECKS FOR
PATRIOTS JOB FAIR.
FROM 9-12:30 AT THE
FSU TURNBULL CENTER,
IT IS ONLY FOR VETERANS.
AND THEY CAN GET FIRST CRACK AT
EMPLOYERS THAT WE'LL HAVE THERE.
AND FROM 10-12:30, IT'S OPEN TO
THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
WE WILL HAVE EMPLOYERS WHO ARE
LOOKING TO HIRE IMMEDIATELY.
SO COME ON OUT, YOU CAN REGISTER
AT CAREER SOURCE CAPITAL
REGION.COM, AND YOU JUST FIND
BANNER FOR PAYCHECKS FOR
PATRIOTS AND CLUCK THERE. -- AND
CLICK THERE.
>> IT'S A CATCHY NAME.
>> AND IN HONOR OF NOVEMBER AND
VETERANS DAY AROUND THE CORNER,
WE TYPICALLY WILL HAVE OUR
VETERANS HIRING EVENT RIGHT IN
THAT MIDDLE PART OF NOVEMBER
EVERY YEAR.
>> WE KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF
VETERANS AT TCC, FSU HAS A VERY
BIG VETERANS PROGRAM.
I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE
ATTRACTIVE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SO, DAN, HOW DO WE-- I'M STILL
GETTING BACK TO, LIKE, FOR THOSE
STUDENTS TO FIND OUT HOW TO
ENGAGE WITH YOU.
AND FOR PARENTS, HOW TO KNOW
WHAT CAREER SOURCE DOES.
LIKE, CAN THEY GO ONLINE?
WHAT DO THEY FIND?
>> THE WEB SITE IS THE BEST
FIRST PLACE TO START.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN OUR
PROGRAM, WE HAVE LINKS FOR
PRE-APPLICATIONS ON THE WEB SITE
AS WELL.
I THINK THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT
IS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF, A LOT
YOU CAN READ ON WHAT WE DO AND
HOW WE DO IT, BUT YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN CHANGING CAREERS,
BE YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
EXPLORING CAREERS, GAINING
SKILLS TO ATTAIN A CAREER, COME
SEE US.
YOU CAN STOP BY ANY ONE OF OUR
FOUR CENTERS.
WE HAVE TWO IN LEON COUNTY, ONE
MANY GADSDEN, ONE IN WAKULLA
COUNTY, AND ALL THE ADDRESSES
ARE ON SITE.
SPEAK WITH ONE OF OUR TALENT
ACQUISITION SPECIALISTS.
WE'RE HERE TO HELP.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU CAN
READ A LOT ON THE WEB SITE, BUT
OUR ROLE IS TO BE A CONDUIT AND
TO HELP IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN
TO EXPLORE.
SO WHETHER YOU'RE ELIGIBLE FOR
SOME OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAMS, WE CAN HELP YOU
DETERMINE THAT OR FIND THAT OUT.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT, WITH OTHER A
GREAT PLACE TO JUST GET GREAT
INFORMATION.
AND YOU CAN GO TO
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__WWW.EMPLOYFLORIDA.COM&d=DwIDaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=E6BU3Gw_wM0BUXCJUKkDTQ&m=sQqv5GAcIbeAR2H-IoOpO8jPSbfyyQHPDO1H3RW27SA&s=8pdnBqywe9ZpNJWq0HTRH9fYHjIpCJj4HOdfvLFTi3I&e=.
THAT'S WHERE THE EMPLOYERS WE
WORK WITH ARE POSTING JOBS.
CHECK OUT EMPLOYFLORIDA.COM.
>> WELL, THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
SO IF I'M AN EMPLOYER AND I'M
LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY, CAN I GO
TO YOU AND SAY, HEY, I NEED X,
Y, Z, AND YOU'LL HELP ME FIND--
>> YOU CAN.
AND BE WE CAN HELP IN A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
THE EASIEST IS WITH A FREE JOB
POSTING.
WE DON'T CHARGE FOR THAT.
BUT WE CAN HELP SCREEN
CANDIDATES OR HELP YOU USE
EMPLOY FLORIDA TO FIND
CANDIDATES MUCH LIKE YOU WOULD
USE ANY OTHER JOB SEARCH SITE.
SOME OF THE PREMIERE TYPE
SERVICES OR SOLUTIONS THAT WE
PROVIDE TO BUSINESSES IN THE
AREAS IS WE WILL HOST
RECRUITMENT EVENTS WHERE WE WILL
HELP AN EMPLOYER HIRE UPWARDS OF
40-50 PEOPLE IN A DAY.
LET US KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU
HAVE TO RUN INTERVIEWS, HOW MANY
POSITIONS YOU NEED AND WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, AND WE CAN
HELP FILL THOSE INTERVIEW SLOTS
FOR YOU.
IN FACT, OUR NEXT ONE IS THIS
SATURDAY IN GADSDEN COUNTY.
WE ARE ASSISTING TRUE LEAF, HIRE
A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS.
I THINK THEY'RE LOOKING AT
UPWARDS OF 150 POSITIONS, AND WE
ARE COLLECTING RESUMÉS RIGHT NOW
AND SCREENING.
>> WHAT TYPE OF, WHAT TYPE OF
POSITIONS ARE THEY?
[LAUGHTER]
I'M CURIOUS.
WATERING?
>> I THINK THEY ARE LOOKING FOR
EVERYTHING FROM AGRICULTURAL
POSITIONS TO OPERATIONS
POSITIONS AS WELL AND EVERYTHING
MANY BETWEEN.
IT'S A GROWING INDUSTRY--
>> IT IS.
>> AND IT'S A NEW INDUSTRY, SO
THERE'S A LOT OF UPSIDE AND A
LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH,
YOU KNOW, FROM NO PUN INTENDED.
BUT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES JUST
FROM A CAREER PERSPECTIVE, YOU
KNOW, RISING IN THE RANKS AS
THAT ORGANIZATION GROWS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE WAYS IN
WHICH-- AND WE'VE HELPED
WELDERS, WE HAD A WELDING
COMPANY COME IN FROM I THINK IT
WAS LOUISIANA, ACTUALLY.
WE CALLED SHELLEY, WE CALLED
TCC, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SEND
30 PEOPLE OVER WHO GOT JOBS ON
THE SPOT. SO WE LOVE THOSE EVENTS.
WE LIKE-- HASHTAG CHANGING
LIVES, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE
FASTEST WAYS WE CAN HELP
SOMEBODY GET FROM AN UNEMPLOYED
STATUS TO AN EMPLOYED STATUS IN
A HEARTBEAT.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I LIKE THAT
HASHTAG, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE
TALLAHASSEE CHAMBER HAS A SORT
OF HASHTAG TALENT ARE LIVES
HERE. BUT THEY'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON,
I THINK, PROFESSIONALS.
SO I-- HOW CAN WE PUT SOME SORT
OF SWAG INTO PROMOTING TALENT
LIVES HERE FOR THE HVAC YOUNG
PERSON, JACOB, OR WELDER OR THE
TILE PERSON?
HOW CAN WE GIVE SWAG THE THOSE
PROFESSIONS?
>> IT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE
WELDING HAS BECOME, APPARENTLY,
VERY SEXY.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A WELDER,
AND IT SHOWS JUST BY OUR NUMBERS
THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE, I THINK, 163 STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN OUR WELDING PROGRAM.
BUT THEY ALSO KNOW THE MONEY'S
THERE. AND THIS GETS BACK TO SOMETHING
THAT DAN MENTIONED EARLIER.
WHEN THERE'S SUCH A DEMAND AND
NO ONE TO FILL THOSE SPOTS,
THAT'S WHEN THE WAGES GO UP.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BECOMES A
LITTLE BIT MORE ATTRACTIVE.
AND WELDING INDUSTRY HAS BEEN
ABLE TO DO THAT.
NOW, GRANTED, YOU MAY HAVE TO
LEAVE THIS AREA, AND YOU MAY GO
TO A PIPELINE OR UP AT ONE OF
THE POWER PLANTS MANY IN AWE GUS
A THAT OR OVER IN NEW ORLEANS,
BUT THEY CAN GET THE MONEY.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, IN ORDER
TO GET SOME PEOPLE INTO SOME OF
THESE OTHER ONES, YOU'VE GOT TO
SPEND MONEY.
THEY WANT TO SEE THE MONEY.
AND AS WE CAN SHOW THOSE LADDERS
OF SUCCESS THAT IF YOU START
HERE AND YOU CONTINUE YOUR WAY
UP, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW SOME OF
OUR-- IN THE BUILDING TRADES
THEY'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT
SUCCESSION PLANNING AND DOING
JUST THAT.
SHOWING THAT YOU CAN COME IN IN
AN ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION.
BUT AFTER TWO OR THREE YEARS,
YOU CAN BE A PROJECT MANAGER
HERE, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AFTER
ANOTHER FIVE OR SIX, YOU CAN BE
UP HERE.
SO SHOWING THOSE LADDERS AND
SHOWING WHERE THE MUST BE IS,
THAT'S HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET
CAN MORE AND MORE PEOPLE IN
THERE. WE KNOW WHAT THE MONEY LOOKS
LIKE AFTER MAYBE 10, 15, 20
YEARS, BUT FOR A YOUNG PERSON --
>> THAT SEEMS ANCIENT.
[LAUGHTER]
>> IF THEY CAN SEE, WOW, AFTER
TWO OR THREE YEARS I'M GOING TO
HAVE MY OWN TRUCK AND GET PAID A
LITTLE BIT MORE, SO THINGS LIKE
THAT TO SHOW THEM THAT
SUCCESSION PLANNING, I THINK, IS
REALLY GOING TO HELP.
>> THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
SHOW ME THE MONEY.
>> OWN A HOME WITH NO STUDENT
LOAN DEBT.
THERE'S SOME SWAG RIGHT THERE.
>> VERY.
THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
>> NOW, WHAT KIND OF THINGS IF
WE WENT TO YOUR WEB SITE, LIVELY
TECH, WHAT KINDS OF THINGS CAN
PEOPLE FIND THERE?
>> YOU CAN SEE AN OUTLINE OF
EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM, THE COSTS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF VIDEOS ON
THERE, LINKS TO ALL OF OUR
SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO YOU CAN REALLY FIND ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT OUR
PROGRAMS RIGHT THERE, AND WE
HAVE 38 FULL-TIME, PART-TIME,
NIGHTTIME, EVENING, ALL
DIFFERENT OFFERINGS.
SO GO TO LIVELYTECH.COM, AND YOU
CAN CHECK CONNECT WITH US
THROUGH OUR WEB SITE AS WELL.
>> AND WITH LEON SCHOOLS, WHAT
KIND OF-- I KNOW YOU CAN FIND
OUT MORE ABOUT THE DUAL
ENROLLMENT PROGRAM THERE?
>> SO GO TO YOUR SCHOOL
COUNSELOR.
YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE GOING
TO HAVE THE INFORMATION ON WHAT
THE CRITERIA IS IF THERE IS ANY,
WHAT THE PROCESS IS, WHAT THE
DEADLINES, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE
THE FORMS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO ASSIST THOSE STUDENTS
AND FAMILIES IN PUTTING THAT
PLAN TOGETHER AND HELPING THEM
PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THESE
DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS.
>> WE'RE, WE'RE JUST BEGINNING
THE CONVERSATION AS WE'RE
STARTING TO WRAP UP HERE.
DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY FINAL
THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO
TALK ABOUT AND WHAT PEOPLE
SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HERE?
>> I THINK THEY JUST NEED TO
OPEN THEIR MIND A LITTLE BIT AND
BE OPEN TO WHAT CAREER AND
TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS ALL
ABOUT.
FINISH AND KIND OF PUT ASIDE ANY
OF THOSE OLD MAYBE MYTHS THAT
YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WOULD LOOK
LIKE.
ALSO INVITE THEM TO COME AND
LOOK AT OUR PROGRAMS.
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE COMING OUT FROM
THE CHAMBER AND ALL DIFFERENT
BUSINESSES, AND THEY'RE LIKE,
OH, MY GOSH, I HAD NO IDEA YOU
OFFERED THIS PROGRAM.
OR I HAD NO IDEA THIS IS WHAT
THE WELDING LAB LOOKED LIKE.
SO COME OUT AND SEE.
COME AND TALK TO US.
>> I THINK IT'S KNOWING THAT
THERE'S VIABLE AND SOLID CAREER
OPTIONS THAT, YOU KNOW, AFTER
HIGH SCHOOL THAT ARE ONE,
TWO-YEAR PROGRAMS AND THAT LEAD
TO SOLID WAGE AND BENEFITS IN
THE WORK FORCE.
>> AND LOOK AROUND YOUR
COMMUNITY WITH A DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVE.
YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU SEE
CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING,
SOMEBODY'S BUILDING THAT.
IF YOU'RE MANY A BUILDING,
SOMEBODY BUILT THAT.
SOMEBODY SET UP I.T. THE, YOU
KNOW, FOR THAT COMPUTER TO WORK
OR FOR EVEN AT A RETAIL
ESTABLISHMENT FOR THAT POINT OF
SALE SYSTEM TO WORK.
SOMEBODY SET THAT UP, SOMEBODY
HAS TO FIX THAT.
SOMEBODY'S KEEPING
AIR-CONDITIONING RUNNING, RIGHT?
24 HOURS A DAY.
ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT WE
ENJOY AND TAKE FOR GRANTED ON A
REGULAR BASIS, SOMEBODY DID
THAT. AND THE PERSON WHO DID THAT THAT
WAS VERY SKILLED, RIGHT?
>> SOMEBODY'S GOT TO GET REALLY
DIRTY TO DO IT TOO.
>> AND THAT'S VERY VALUABLE.
I MEAN, TO, YOU KNOW, I VALUE MY
AUTO MECHANIC.
I VALUE MY HVAC-- I NEED THEM.
>> WE SOMETIMES DON'T EVEN WANT
THE SHARE BECAUSE YOU FIND
SOMEBODY THAT'S REALLY GOOD,
THEY GET SO BUSY--
>> YOU TRUST THEM, YOU KEEP
GOING TO THEM.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO WRAP
UP THIS PROGRAM.
YOU CAN SHARE WITH US YOUR
COMMENTS, E-MAIL OR HASHTAG WFSU
AMGRAD, WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT THESE TOPICS.
ALSO SHARE THIS PROGRAM WITH
PARENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHERS YOU
THINK CAN BENEFIT, IT'LL BE
ARCHIVED AT WFSU MEDIA ON
FACEBOOK, AND WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS WE'LL HAVE IT ON YouTUBE
AS WELL AS OUR WEB PAGE, GRADS
TO WORK.WFSU.ORG.
I'D LIKE TO THANK SHELLEY, DAN,
TERESA, JACOB FOR JOINING USED
TODAY. FOR KIM KELLY AND MYSELF AND
EVERYONE AT WFSU PUBLIC MEDIA
AND AMERICAN GRADUATE, HAVE A
GREAT EVENING, EVERYONE.
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