Past Events
Register today for Oct. 27 FCAN webinar — You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know About Apprenticeships
Guest presenters: Henry Mack, Chancellor, Career, Technical and Adult Education, Florida Department of EducationSusan Biszewski-Eber, M.A., Apprenticeship Coordinator, St. Petersburg CollegeJenna Silva, HR Training Coordinator, Geographic Solutions Opening remarks: ...
Key takeaways from “Striving to Thriving: How Listening to the Experiences of Young People Can Help Black, Hispanic, and Lower-Income Students Succeed”
Guest presenters: Nate Cadena, Chief Operating Officer, Denver Scholarship Foundation Michaela Leslie-Rule, Senior Strategist, Wonder: Strategies for Good Emily Lockwood, Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Roz Pierson, Founder and Principal,...
Register today Oct. 15 FCAN Webinar — Estamos Aquí: Building Momentum & Capacity to Serve the Growing Latinx Population in Central Florida for Postsecondary Success
Guest presenters: Dr. Fernando Rivera, Professor and Director, UCF Puerto Rico Research Hub, University of Central Florida Mitzy González, Program Manager, Coalition of Urban Serving Universities at the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Zoé Colón,...
Key takeaways from “Future Ready: Aligning Industry and Higher Education So Students Earn Credentials Towards In-Demand Jobs”
Guest Presenters: Tessa LeSage, Director, FutureMakers Coalition Megan Cochran, Healthcare Sector Strategist, CareerSource Brevard Teri Jones, Founder and Executive Director, Macedonia Education Technology and Career Academy (METCA) Jennifer Thayer, Workforce Planning...
Register today for Sept. 30 FCAN Webinar — “Striving to Thriving: How Listening to the Experiences of Young People Can Help Black, Hispanic, and Lower-Income Students Succeed”
Guest presenters: Nate Cadena, Chief Operating Officer, Denver Scholarship Foundation Michaela Leslie-Rule, Senior Strategist, Wonder: Strategies for Good Emily Lockwood, Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Roz Pierson, Founder and Principal,...
Key takeaways from “Ready, Set, Plan It: A District-Wide Approach to Preparing Students for College and Career”
Guest presenters: Anthony Cook, Coordinator of College and Career Services, School District of Osceola County LaVerne Handfield, Programs Coordinator, Florida College Access Network FCAN host: Kathy McDonald, Assistant Director for Network Partnerships In 2013,...
Register today for Sept. 25 FCAN Webinar — “Future Ready: Aligning Industry and Higher Education So Students Earn Credentials Toward In-Demand Jobs”
Guest presenters: Tessa LeSage, Director, FutureMakers Coalition Megan Cochran, Healthcare Sector Strategist, CareerSource Brevard Teri Jones, Founder and Executive Director, Macedonia Education Technology and Career Academy (METCA) Jennifer Thayer, Workforce Planning...
Key takeaways from “Career Discoveries: Helping Students Envision Their Future and the Education Beyond High School to Get There”
Guest presenters: Ian Fletcher, Vice President, Education and Talent, Greater Gainesville Chamber Chris Laney, Workforce Education Director, CareerSource Suncoast FCAN host: Kathy McDonald, Assistant Director for Network Partnerships The last 20 years have brought...
Register today for “Ready, Set, Plan It: A District-wide Approach to Preparing Students for College and Career”
In 2013, Osceola County education stakeholders gathered to analyze their data and map out a plan to improve student postsecondary outcomes. One of the strategies became the inspiration for FCAN’s Plan It Florida – to ensure every student graduates high school with a...
Register today for “Career Discoveries: Helping Students Envision Their Future and the Education Beyond High School to Get There”
A recent study by OECD found that student career aspirations have not changed much in the last 20 years, despite dynamic changes that have shrunk some industries while growing new ones. Students from low-income families are more likely to have a limited view of future...