爱荷华州中心和iJAG启动试点计划

Iowa Central/iJAG
3/30/2024

爱荷华州道奇堡（2024年3月29日）-今天宣布，爱荷华中央社区学院将启动新的试点计划，以增加对州内工作的招聘和保留。 The Early College Success Program (ECSP) with Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG) aims to boost workforce in statewide high-demand occupations.

The ECSP will start in August as a tailored collaboration between Iowa Central and iJAG, a statewide nonprofit organization that typically partners with Iowa’s secondary school districts to deliver career development in classrooms. 爱荷华中心将是唯一一个实施iJAG早期大学成功计划模式的高等教育机构。

爱荷华州中心和iJAG将针对一组经过选择的学生，以及iJAG的学生，他们需要额外的基于能力的职业bet365中文支持，以便在入学的第一年和第二年从高中过渡到高等教育/职业培训，从事需要两年制学位的高需求职业。 一位训练有素、合格的职业成功协调员将在高中和校园内与学区工作人员和爱荷华中心教师一起实施项目。 课程将包括职业准备、在职学习、与雇主合作的项目、量身定制的职业咨询、大脑健康bet365中文支持等等。 该计划的一部分将是建立学生在高中获得大学学分的管道，并确保他们有进入高需求职业的职业道路。

“For 24 years, we’ve been able to prove that our program model works for students in grades six through twelve plus the one year following graduation,” said iJAG President & CEO Dr. Wendy Mihm-Herold. “We want to continue our momentum beyond high school graduation and this pilot program will propel us to expand our reach to meet the needs of students who continue in postsecondary institutions across Iowa. We look forward to working closely with Iowa Central to leverage proven strategies that positively impact student engagement and performance, employer services and career preparedness to help young people discover, plan and prepare for a future employment in Iowa.”

“We want students to come to Iowa Central, finish their degrees and certifications in the shortest amount of time, with the least amount of student loan debt possible, so they can have a better life. 爱荷华州社区学院在劳动力培训和发展方面处于全州领先地位。 We are proud to partner with iJAG, who has a track record of success in increasing retention and graduation rates, to bring those services to students at Iowa Central to increase their potential to have a better life,” said Dr. Jesse Ulrich, President, Iowa Central Community College.

According to the Retaining Iowa’s Talent Report released by the Iowa Workforce Development in February 2024, there is a need for solutions like ECSP to help drive in-state jobs. 报告对4260名大学生进行了调查，结果如下：

• 40.8% will stay in Iowa after graduation; 而38%的人声称他们将离开该州。 爱荷华中心的ECSP将把每个参与者与州内雇主和工作机会联系起来。

*在那些计划毕业后留在爱荷华州的学生中（1738名学生），82.2%的人知道他们想从事什么职业。 爱荷华中心的ECSP将通过量身定制的职业和学术咨询、在职学习和培训、雇主指导等，帮助学生获得对职业选择的确定性和信心。

• Approximately 83.3% will consider employment opportunities when choosing to live in-state or out-of-state. 爱荷华中心的ECSP将与当地、地区和全州的雇主进行接触。 目前，iJAG与全州的雇主都有关系。

• Students enrolled at a community college are more likely to stay in Iowa; 比私立四年制大学的学生高19.5%，比公立四年制大学的学生高23.4%。 根据这项研究，爱荷华中心认识到他们可以继续作为提高州内留用率的领导者。

爱荷华中心的ECSP等项目有可能提高毕业率。 如果爱荷华中心中学的毕业率能翻一番，其收益将包括为学校增加660万美元的额外收入，为该地区创造2860个就业机会，并为当地经济每年增加1.529亿美元。

爱荷华中央社区学院； 爱荷华中央社区学院服务于9个县，包括布埃纳维斯塔、卡尔霍恩、格林、汉密尔顿、洪堡、波卡洪塔斯、萨克、韦伯斯特和赖特。 学院提供超过99个学术项目，30多个体育项目和众多表演艺术机会。 爱荷华中心也与该地区的高中学区合作，提供大学学分。 Iowa Central’s Fort Dodge campus spans across a 114-acre site where approximately 1,200 students live in apartment-style residences. 此外，爱荷华中央大学在风暴湖和韦伯斯特城设有校区，在劳伦斯、伊格格罗夫和杰斐逊设有职业学院。 除了传统的学术课程，爱荷华中心还通过各种项目、职业联系和社区教育为当地和地区企业提供服务。 欲了解更多信息，请访问iowacentral.edu。

Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG) 是一个全州范围内的非营利组织，它与爱荷华州的学区合作，提供校园职业发展计划。 这包括领导力培训、技能培养、雇主参与和量身定制的指导。 Iowa is one of 39 affiliates of Jobs for America’s Graduates, a nationally recognized program model for middle schools and high schools with one-year post-graduation services. 在全州范围内，iJAG目前为113所学校和67个地区的6-12年级的7200多名学生提供服务。 iJAG参与者的毕业率为97%，而非参与者的毕业率为90%。 此外，iJAG校友的失业率比非校友低4%。 欲了解更多信息，请访问iJAG.org。