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Wellspring Studio SchoolBuilding Skills. Building Communities.

Technical Workforce DevelopmentThrough Service Learning

America’s Economic Engine

“… the need for skilled human capital is the

most critical component of our nation’s

economy, and demand for highly skilled workers

appears to exceed supply.*”

*http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=key_workplace&sei-redir=1#search=%2221st%20century%20workforce%22

Is a Skilled & Creative Workforce!

A Skilled & Creative Workforce

*http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=key_workplace&sei-redir=1#search=%2221st%20century%20workforce%22

Is Increasingly Hard to Find

“Too many adults are entering the U.S.

workforce with poor basic academic and

workplace skills, far from the high level of

technical skills required for IT employment.*”

• Students who graduate without applied skills struggle to find professional employment

• Entry level jobs that provide these skills are disappearing

• Shrinking university budgets reduce capacity to close this gap

.Graduates Lack Workforce-Ready Skills

Educated but Unprepared – Why?

Educated but Unprepared. Why?

Employers expect universities to produce

a trained workforce

Universities expect employers to provide

on-the-job training

A Catch-22

Academics

Application

We expect students to make the leap

from academics to application without guidance, mentoring

or training from mature professionals.…….

Wellspring Closes the Expectations Gap

?

Aligning Expectations Through Managed Community Service

Extending and Reinforcing Academic Work

IncreasedDemand

ReducedFunding

WELLSPRING BUILDS BOTH LOW-COST, HIGH VALUE CAPACITY AND

WORKFORCE -READINESS

Why Focus on Non-Profits?

Non-Profits Are

Squeezed

Wellspring Works!

Building Skills While Building Community

Website Development and HostingPrivate email services with personal support

Network and Server ManagementDesktop support

Database Development

Tech on Tap

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