Strategies
1. Create Arkansas Delta WIRED Academy2. Through partnerships, create:
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Alternative fuel training and education capacity
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Transportation, distribution, and logistics center of excellence
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Expansion of advanced manufacturing infrastructure
3. Expand education infrastructure4. Establish entrepreneurship system5. Expand workforce development system
As illustrated in
Figure 1
, the workforce development modelis driven by continuous industry input and feedback and acontinuous trained worker pipeline. This includes three major resource pools for workforce talent development:
• Industry Training and re-training of existing workers• Workforce Investment System Unskilled and dislocated
workers
• ADTEC Secondary Technical Centers High school students
Workforce Development Model
The Arkansas Delta Training and Education Consortium(ADTEC) provides for a coordinated, regional responseto workforce development in the Arkansas Delta and isthe education and training arm of ADWIRED. ADTEC is apartnership of five community colleges: Arkansas NortheasternCollege, Blytheville; Arkansas State University – Newport;East Arkansas Community College, Forrest City; Mid-SouthCommunity College, West Memphis; and Phillips CommunityCollege of the University of Arkansas, Helena.
Business & Industry Demand-Driven Workforce Development
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A Career Pathway provides a career-specific seamless
educational continuum that consists of multiple entry/exit
points and credential attainment levels (certificate of proficiency, technical certificate, associate degree, andbaccalaureate degree).
2. Center of Excellence in Renewable Energy TechnologyEducation (CERETE)3. Transportation Technology Center 4. ADTEC University Center 5. Minority Contractor Training Model6. Workforce Development Counselors
Results of WIRED Region
1. Career Pathway Model
Figure 2
illustrates the Career Pathway model that is embeddedas part of the ADTEC Workforce Development Model. ADTEChas developed Career Pathways in Advanced Manufacturing;Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics; and Renewable
Energy Technology.
Bachelor of Applied Science DegreeAssociate of AppliedScience DegreeHigh School Graduation11th GradeCertificate ofProficiency
Recruiting and mentoring activites
9th Grade
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