Community College Partnerships to Create Workforce Pipelines: Lessons from Denver and San Bruno

Understanding what manufacturing looks like today is the first step towards cultivating value for the trades again, while simultaneously demonstrating the skills and opportunities they give individuals and communities.

While many types of academic institutions play a role in local and regional economic development, often community colleges are the place that under-served communities are most likely to land. They play a critical role in the economic development equation because they directly connect workforce to industry through the skills training they provide. Taken in context, access to the right training and jobs can create a pathway to the middle class.

From CNC skills to warehousing and logistics, manufacturing industry jobs take on many forms and opportunities aren’t just confined to production. In this webinar, we will learn about how local organizations and city governments are partnering with area community colleges to connect youth to skills training and job opportunities in manufacturing along the full spectrum of industrial careers.

Featuring Alpha Lewis of Skyline College and Goodwill Industries; Sarah Wilson from the City and County of Denver’s Office of Economic Development; and Janet Colvin from the Community College of Denver; facilitated by Claire Michaels of SFMade and UMA Workforce Community of Practice Advisory Board Member.