2024 Educate Maine Symposium: Full Schedule

10:00am EST

Innovative Healthcare Career Pathways through Pre-Apprenticeships and Apprenticeships

Friday December 13, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am EST

MaineHealth, in collaboration with Southern Maine Community College and JMG, has created a unique Clinical Healthcare Career Awareness Pre-Apprenticeship opportunity with over 100 participants to date. In this session, the Maine Department of Labor will do a short presentation on pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship. Session attendees will also learn from MaineHealth about how and why they created this new opportunity, and how JMG is helping to expand healthcare career pathways to students across the state of Maine. Session participants will have the opportunity for questions during a facilitated Q&A following the presentations.

Speakers

Joan Dolan

Director of Apprenticeship & Strategic Partnerships, Maine Department of Labor

Melinda Hull

Director, Workforce Development Grant Programs, MaineHealth

Rachael Magill

Jobs for Maine Graduates

Friday December 13, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am EST
Oxford

Postsecondary Pathways, STEM

11:10am EST

Building Collaborative Networks Between Schools, Non-Profits, and Businesses

Friday December 13, 2024 11:10am - 12:00pm EST

Massachusetts

A dynamic panel discussion featuring non-profit and business leaders, educators, and students exploring how forging strong relationships can transform CS education by aligning curriculum with industry needs, integrating critical CS skills, and enhancing experiential learning. We will discuss innovative ideas for integrating relevant CS skills into K-12 programs to better prepare students for future career opportunities, and take questions from the audience. Participants will also learn actionable strategies for developing sustainable partnerships.

Speakers

Angela Oechslie

Program Director, Educate Maine

I direct the Project>Login program at Educate Maine and love to support CS teachers as they implement computer science in their schools. I am a trained CSforALL SCRIPT facilitator, the community partner for Girls Who Code, and the regional partner, along with MMSA, for Code.org's... Read More →

Friday December 13, 2024 11:10am - 12:00pm EST
Massachusetts

Postsecondary Pathways, STEM

11:10am EST

It’s Not Just Astronauts: Building a Workforce for Maine’s Growing Space Sector

Friday December 13, 2024 11:10am - 12:00pm EST

Oxford

Did you know that Maine is one of the best positioned states, both geographically and in terms of existing industries, to grow a robust space sector? Many of our existing design and manufacturing companies are connected to the space industry already or have workforces that can easily map onto the space sector, but to build a robust space economy, Maine must also develop, attract, and leverage companies across all aspects of the value chain, from launch and satellite manufacturing to data analytics, R&D, and monetizable services.

The Maine Space Corporation, a partnership between industry, education, and policymakers, has completed a Space Economy Workforce Roadmap to help achieve these goals. In this session, participants will:

--Learn about the current context of the nascent space economy, both nationally and in Maine specifically,
--Review key learnings from the Space Economy Workforce Roadmap, and
--Take part in breakout groups to discuss what role their own organization or educational institution might play in implementing the Roadmap’s recommendations.

Speakers

Kristin Sims

Science Teacher, Medomak Middle School

Sascha Deri

CEO, blueshift Aerospace

Terry Shehata Ph.D.

Interim Executive Director, Maine Space Corporation

Erica Watson

Maine Development FoundationSenior Program Director Education & Workforce

Friday December 13, 2024 11:10am - 12:00pm EST
Oxford

Postsecondary Pathways, STEM

3:00pm EST

Clean Energy Career Pathways: Innovative Workforce Development Strategies and Partnerships

Friday December 13, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm EST

Massachusetts

The Clean Energy Career Pathways panel will be hosted by the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) within the Governor’s Energy Office. Since 2022, the CEP has invested $4.9 million in clean energy workforce development initiatives across the state. The panel will begin with a presentation on the growing clean energy economy, the range of career opportunities and skills required, and a high- level overview of statewide clean energy workforce development initiatives. Following the presentation, the CEP Program Manager will lead a panel of 2-4 Clean Energy Partnership grantees who can speak to their innovative workforce development programs. Examples would include successful pre-apprenticeship, short term training and registered apprenticeships engaging diverse adult populations, youth and rural communities in clean energy career pathways and employment with clean energy businesses. Learning objectives: Greater understanding of career pathways in clean energy and innovative strategies and partnerships to support diverse learners, youth and rural communities.

Speakers

Kelly Sandman

Board President & Instructor, We Built This

I love building things, all kinds of things: houses, furniture, meals, clothes, gardens, relationships, to name a few. I love sharing my enthusiasm for life in general with others. I love learning new things. I love telling stories, singing, rowing, monkeying up and down staging... Read More →