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Economic Developmen Continuin E and approximately 15 new course offerings. CONOMIC The new certificates include a new Court Reporting Certificate Program which will be DEVELOPMENT & run in collaboration with the School of Court CONTINUING Reporting on the Elizabeth campus. EDUCATION In the 2009 fiscal year, the College’s Division of Economic Development and Continuing Education continued as a leader among New Jersey community colleges in the numbers of non-credit students served, and in the innovation, quality, and breadth of its services. Overall non-credit division enrollments increased by 9% to 31,805 students in fiscal year 2009.The Division implemented many new initiatives to expand the types of services provided and populations served. In the Continuing Education Department 13,972 students were served during the 2009 fiscal year. This number includes 3,765 Youth Program enrollments and 3,615 enrollments in the Police Academy. The occupational certificate programs included eight new or re-designed programs The youth programs offered through the Continuing Education Department were strengthened with the addition of academic remediation programs for College for Kids and the creation of a new “green careers” program, supported by funding from the Union County Freeholders. The Freeholders also provided funding for the College for Teens Pharmacy Technician and ServeSafe Certification Programs. Expansion of distance learning programs included eight new Ed2Go courses and new on-line certificate programs offered through Gatlin Education Services. Ed2Go enrollments increased by 52% over the previous fiscal year. The Center for Economic and Workforce Development (CEWD) provides training and support services to help unemployed and underemployed to be better positioned in the workforce and to develop lifelong learning skills. CEWD enrolled and served more than 5,200 students. CEWD implemented the first year of its RISE prisoner re-entry initiative with funding from the Nicholson Foundation and in partnership with the State Parole Board and Union County Department of Human Services. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
t& Education CEWD continued to provide innovative forms of professional development for adult educators in the County. This training included monthly workshops and distance learning opportunities for CEWD staff. CEWD’s Project ABLE Plus adult literacy grant allowed CEWD and other partners to expand GED preparation and ESL services at the Plainfield campus. The Industry-Business Institute, which moved into the Dr. Thomas H. Brown Center for Business and Educational Advancement in the new Kellogg Building, works with Union County employers to build a skilled workforce. IBI provides workplace-specific, customized education and training programs for employees working in local businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies. Professional instructors with relevant industry experience deliver the programs. The IBI enrollments exceeded its target of 3,500 with actual enrollments of 4,212, an increase of 22% from fiscal year 2008. IBI provided more than 60 companies with a variety of basic skills, management, communication, computer, and technical skills training services. This included completing a largescale project funded by a state customized training grant that served 29 companies, and implementation of NJ Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development programs, serving 11 companies. IBI provided large-scale training programs for companies and non-profits such as Schering- Plough, Muscular Skeletal Transplant Foundation, Community Coordinated Childcare of Union County and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway, among others. Expansion of services at the Retail Skills Center (RSC) and the implementation of a contract with the City of Elizabeth to serve Elizabeth job seekers and businesses resulted in services provided to 300 residents and more than 20 companies. The RSC also expanded its focus to include training for healthcare and transportation/logistics/distribution careers. The RSC conducted a major recruitment initiative with Continental Airlines to generate strong candidates for a summer youth employment program at Newark Liberty International Airport. As a result, Continental Airlines offered employment to 21 candidates, 16 of whom accepted the positions. In addition, the RSC launched a new “ESL for Healthcare Workers” program with funding from the MetLife Foundation. This program provided ESL training for immigrant residents, primarily of Elizabeth, who want to move into healthcare careers. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
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