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Kips Bay Science District Education Workforce Task Force
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The Kips Bay Science District Education Workforce Task Force was established to develop strategies for connecting New Yorkers to job opportunities in the district's growing industries. The task force brought together experts from various sectors to create a comprehensive plan.
- 50 experts from healthcare, life sciences, public health, education, workforce, and industry
- Includes project partners CUNY, Health and Hospitals, OCME, and NYC Public Schools
- Focused on creating equitable access to family-supporting jobs in life sciences and healthcare
- Released a report with four key recommendations:
- Scale and fund exposure-based learning opportunities
- Strengthen student career pathways through dual enrollment, transferable credits, and work-based learning
- Develop sector-specific, industry-driven training programs
- Create an independent organization led by SPARC's anchor tenants for district-wide training and engagement
Julieanne Herskowitz
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And EDC also kicked off the Kicks Bay Science District's Education Workforce Task Force last spring.
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As Cecilia mentioned, this brought together 50 experts in health care, life sciences, and public health working across education workforce and industry, including our project partners of CUNY Health and Hospitals, OCME, and New York City Public Schools.
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With support from council member Powers, the task force aligned on a vision for career pathways, programs, and partnerships needed to ensure that Kipps Bay provides equitable access to family supporting jobs within the city's life sciences and health care ecosystem.
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Next slide, please.
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And as noted, we released the report today.
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You should have copies before you.
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And these insights and expertise culminated in 4 key recommendations, scale and fund exposure based learning opportunities, strengthen New York City's student career pathways through dual enrollment, transferable credits, and work based learning, all things that will take place at Spark Hips Bay, develop sector specific industry driven training programs for talent into priority occupation career tracks, create an independent organization led by Spark's anchor tenants to drive district wide training and engagement.
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This report sets a concrete framework for the next steps of developing impactful career pathways connected to establish and growing job opportunities in health and sciences in the Kibbs Bay Science District and beyond.
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