Life-long Learning Committee
GWDC Workgroup

Vision Statement:

To embrace the concepts of lifelong learning and on-going training.

Mission Statement:

To focus on continuous education and up-to-date knowledge and skills after high school and throughout a worker’s lifetime.

Strategic Goals:

1. Address the mismatch between employment opportunities and post-secondary education programs.
   • What is the policy problem/issue?
   • Focus
     • Better communication between businesses and MnSCU
     • To identify learning requirements and numbers of workers needed
2. Sustain and improve workforce development education and services including enhancing and promoting access to technology, which provides career information.
   • What is the policy problem/issue?
   • Actions
     • ISEEK
3. Increase customized training/new, non-traditional systems.
   • What is the policy problem/issue?
   • Actions
     • Better communication between business and education; for example: TIP
     • Rapid-response
     • Telecommuting &/or Distance work
4. Promote modular learning modules, which may add up to form a credit-based course which is transferable.
   • What is the policy problem/issue?
   • Action
     • Create a system which recognizes and values vendor certification
5. Increase the recognition of high-quality, technical employment opportunities.
   • What is the policy problem/issue?
   • Action
     • Marketing
     • Active and early career development and exploration in K-12
     • Citizens accept that they must continually update their skills