Developing Market-Relevant Curricula and Credentials: Employer Engagement for Community Colleges in Partnerships

Business and education communities share an understanding of the type, level, and quantity of skills and credentials needed by the workforce. However, community colleges often struggle to engage employers effectively. This report outlines strategies community colleges can take to partake in effective engagement with employers, in order to build deep, sustainable relationships that ensure their curriculum design and credentials meet the needs of industry sectors/clusters important to the region, and that students exit institutions able to demonstrate that they have the skills and credentials needed by business.