Mid-Atlantic Consortium

To A Better Trained Workforce

Pathways

Awareness8-12 years

WorkWith

Others

COREVALUES

Self-Assess-ment

DevelopAn inquiring

mind

Ethics

Decision-Making

skills

Assistant-Ship 12-

18years

Post-Secondary Education

18 – 24 years

Adult Leader- ship 21+ years

EmployeesMentor, Coach,

& partnerWith youth

Pre-SchoolUnder 5 years

Early Development5 – 6 years

Guided Exploration12-16 years

Work-basedLearning

16 – 20 years

Life Cycle Approach to Workforce

Program Goals

Develop multiple pathways for youth and adults to enter the workforce.

Develop education, training, curricula, and technical support.

Build public/private collaboration within the food industry.

Develop and implement learning options for those employed in the food industry.

Develop and implement a marketing strategy in support of the MAC project.

Who Is the Target Audience?Who Is the Target Audience?

Those who are candidates for employment in diverse sectors of the food industry.

All ages of people: one project starts with 4th graders, while others will help any age.

Those still in school, those who have dropped out, those in "welfare-to-work" and those already working in the food industry in areas such as:

Production DistributionProcessing Retail

Packaging Food ServiceWholesale

FoodEmploy-

mentOppor-tunity

FoodScience

Tech. ProgramArticulation

Out-Of-SchoolInitiatives

Career Pathways

SupermarketExperience

&Young Consumers

In-SchoolInitiatives

Mentoring

PlanningIntegration

Factory FloorClassroom

Pathways To A Better Trained WorkforcePathways To A Better Trained WorkforceInitiativesInitiatives

Key Youth Themes in Workforce Development

Preparations for & Success in employmentImproving educational achievementSupport for youthServices to develop the potential of youth as

citizens and leaders

A Youth Development Approach

Encourages a Sense of Personal Identity

Broadens a Young Person’s Perspective

Focuses on a Young Person’s Assets

Communicates High Expectations

Focuses on a Young Person’s Assets

Communicates High Expectations

Provides Opportunities for Leadership

Students and Family

School Business

Coordinating Organizations

Key Youth Themes in Workforce Development

Preparations for & success in employmentImproving educational achievementSupport for youthServices to develop the potential of youth

as citizens and leaders

POSITIVES

Great interest existed in career possibilities when explained.

Potential 1st job to develop skills. Location and number of stores were seen as a

big plus.

500 Young People's Perspectives 500 Young People's Perspectives

of Food Industryof Food Industry

500 Young People’s Perspectives of 500 Young People’s Perspectives of Food IndustryFood Industry

NEGATIVESStudents see part-time, minimum wage and boring jobs in

the industry.No or little information about career ladders/lattices in the

industry were available to students.Parents see the food retailing industry as “dead end,

requiring little training and education.”Those employed in the industry cite supervision as a major

cause of leaving.Parents/students connect the industry to production

agriculture which has many negative perceptions.

Food Industry Internship Goals

Provide Students with a coordinated school and work-based experience.

Provide exploration and early training to students for a career pathway in the food industry.Provide the food industry with:

• Increased potential pool management candidates• Increase overall pool of workers• Reduce costs of turnover• Improve individual image of the store and the

food retailing industry

Build business and community partnerships to enhance education.

Cornell Curriculum

Fundamentals of the Food IndustryManaging and Training PeopleEconomics for BusinessEffective CommunicationCustomer RelationsFood Store Sanitation

(Required)

Cornell Curriculum(cont’d)

Choose a Minimum of One Elective:

Grocery Management and OperationProduce Management and OperationMeat Management and OperationService Department Management

(Deli, Bakery, Cheese, Seafood & floral

What Do We Need for Replication?

School Involvement

Business Involvement

Facilitation