Building Strategic Partnerships
Defining Tomorrow's Marketplace
After almost fifty years as an active partner in the community, PGCC has learned that businesses must often go beyond traditional education to...
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Over the last two decades, Prince George’s County has experienced dramatic growth and demographic change in its metropolitan, suburban, and rural communities. At the same time, there has been a significant influx in the county’s industrial base as well as in service-based professions. Resulting issues are further compounded by the ongoing demand for new and newer industrial technologies, production techniques, and management tools critical to keeping business competitive.
PGCC has always been committed to providing intellectually vibrant, technologically enhanced educational opportunities to the individuals in the workforce. Now, the college is equally committed to positively impact the operation and bottom line of local businesses, nonprofit organizations, and county government. To meet that demand, the PGCC Workforce Development Institutes were established to provide:
- Strategic partnerships with companies, organizations, and government.
- Progressive learning opportunities on the cutting edge of discipline-specific industries.
- Comprehensive career training programs leading to specialized competency credentialing.
Each program area is supported by a coalition of “industry experts” from private-sector business and industry, professional and/or trade associations, government agencies, and other non-government and associated disciplines. Then, as members of a team, the experts participate in the definition, development, implementation, and assessment of the program and industry-specific disciplines. By doing so, PGCC functions as a bridge that connects business and industry in the global marketplace with other functional components, knowledge, and/or students, who may be potential employees.
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Organizational Members
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Individual Members
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- Private-sector companies
- Government agencies
- Non-profit organizations
- Professional & trade organizations
- Small business start-ups
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- Emerging workers entering the workforce
- Transitional workers changing careers
- Incumbent workers seeking promotion
- Entrepreneurs who own small businesses
- Adult learners looking for personal growth
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By the same token, students, employees, and other related entities have direct access to the real world workplace. With mutual benefits to both worlds, the Institutes become advocates for industry-specific resources, responsive programs, and best practices which assist with the recruitment, development, and retention of workers. The outcome is a PGCC bridge between the internal and external barriers to effective industry collaboration resulting in:
- Clear career pathways with articulated program links and one-stop simplicity.
- Stronger and more synergetic business-education partnerships.
- Maximization of expert knowledge in both efficiency and effectiveness
To see the list of noncredit offerings available, click this link to Workforce Development Programs.