Press Conference: The Employ Central Illinois Initiative Will Leverage Over $3 Million to Innovate Across 7 Partners to Align Career Exploration, Education and Employers.
East Peoria,IL (02/14/2024) — Press Conference: The Employ Central Illinois Initiative Will Leverage Over $3 Million to Innovate Across 7 Partners to Align Career Exploration, Education and Employers.
Date: Thursday, February 15
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: ICC Peoria Campus Student Center, 5407 N. University St., Peoria, IL (Parking Lot 2)
The U.S. Department of Education awarded an over $3 million ($3,377,000) Perkins Innovation and Modernization Grant to Illinois Central College for a consortium of local school districts and workforce organizations, including Illini Bluffs High School, Pekin High School, Peoria Public Schools, the Peoria Regional Office of Education, SkillsUSA Illinois, the West Central Illinois Building and Construction Trades Unions and Illinois Central College. The consortium will use the grant to embed work-based learning experiences and dual credit along high-demand career pathways for high school students aligned with three paid apprenticeship options post-high school graduation. This regional game-changing initiative will integrate earn-and-learn opportunities through a Regional Work Based Learning HUB, providing employers a one-stop-shop to engage students in internships, pre-apprenticeships and job shadowing while in high schools and apprenticeships post-high school graduation.
Available for interviews:
Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey, Illinois Central College President
Dimitri Almasi, Illini Bluffs High School Principal
Dr. Danielle Owens, Pekin Community High School District #303 Superintendent
Susan Grzanich, Peoria Public Schools District 150 Innovation and Grants Officer and Director, Woodruff Career and Technical Center
Clint Drury, West Central Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Director
Eric Hill, Skills USA Illinois Executive Director
Beth Crider, Peoria Regional Office of Education Regional Superintendent
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Illinois Central College is a two-year community college with campuses in East Peoria, Peoria, and Pekin, Illinois providing a high-quality, affordable education to prepare individuals for success in the workforce or at a four-year college or university. For more information on ICC, visit icc.edu.
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