500+ Students from Leadership Communities Receive College and Career Pathway Endorsements
Congratulations to all the school districts who awarded College and Career Pathway Endorsements to 596 students in the Class of 2022. We’re thrilled to share that more than 500 of those students are from our Success Network Leadership Communities.
Spotlight on North Chicago’s Work-Study Program
North Chicago Community High School’s work-study program is preparing students for life after high school.
MEAC, North Chicago Community High School Share Lessons Learned on Virtual Work-Based Learning
In May, the Mayor’s Employer Advisory Council (MEAC) and North Chicago Community High School presented to the Illinois Work-Based Learning Innovation Network (I-WIN) community on their processes to shift typically in-person WBL events to fully virtual opportunities. Download the presentation.
North Chicago Community High School Creates Virtual Work-Based Internships
Plans are underway for a virtual work-based internship in the second semester through a WIOA grant received in July 2020.
Lake County Community Update
With funding from the Telligen Community Initiative, HPEC established strategic partnerships with regional healthcare employers to better align education and training with the regional workforce needs in health informatics. This work includes increasing awareness for and the adoption of apprenticeship programs that benefit both students and employers.
Lake County Update
In AY 2016-17, the Lake County collaborative provided healthcare career exploration field trips to students from 11 high schools, and 63 students from four high schools participated in healthcare simulation cases in the Rosalind Franklin University Simulation Laboratory. We also provided information on careers in health informatics to more than 300 students, and partnered with ISAC […]
