Attendee Academy

A talented workforce is Florida’s best long-term economic strategy. However, Florida faces an emerging talent gap — a crisis in human capital that represents a vast and growing unmet need for a highly skilled and educated workforce.

At the Florida Chamber Foundation’s 2016 Learners to Earners Education Summit, Florida’s business community, workforce professionals and education thought leaders will participate interactive discussions on how to connect today’s learners to tomorrow’s opportunities.

Below you will find research, reports, articles and videos from the Chamber Foundation and our partners. These resources were compiled so that summit attendees have important information about Florida’s education and workforce systems at their fingertips. We hope you will review the materials below and come ready to engage.

We look forward to seeing you on June 2^nd.

 

Talent Pipeline:

• VIDEO: Why Education is Important to Florida – FloridaWins.org
• FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION REPORT: From Excuses to Excellence: Another Call to Action for Job Creators and Employers to Sustain Educational Accountability, Continue Boosting Student Learning and Close the Skills Gap (2016)
• LUMINA FOUNDATION REPORT:A Stronger Nation: Postsecondary learning builds the talent that helps us rise (April 2016)
• LUMINA FOUNDATION REPORT:Talent Investments Pay Off (April 2016)
• VIDEO: Connecting Today’s Workforce with Tomorrow’s Opportunities

 

Workforce:

• REPORT: 2016 State of the State Addresses: Governors’ top education issues (February 29, 2016)
• FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION REPORT: Quantifying the Unemployment Rate for Workers with Disabilities in Florida (January 6, 2016)
• FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION RESEARCH: STEM Jobs Account for 1 in 4 Job Openings in Florida(June 8, 2015)
• FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION RESEARCH: In 2030, 1/3 of Florida’s Current Workforce Will be Retired or Planning to Retire(April 27, 2015)
• FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION REPORT: Closing the Talent Gap (2010)
• JPMORGAN CHASE REPORT: Tech Jobs for All? Exploring the Promise and Pitfalls of Technology Training in the United States
• JPMORGAN CHASE REPORT: Skills Gap Report: Miami
• JPMORGAN CHASE REPORT: A Path Forward: Rethinking Solutions to Homelessness
• ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE: Leading the Way in Workforce Education

Higher Education

• GALLUP-PURDUE INDEX REPORT:Great Jobs, Great Lives. The Relationship Between Student Debt, Experiences and Perceptions of College Worth (2015
• WEBINAR: Talent Caucus Webinar with Chancellor Criser (March 3, 2016)
• VIDEO: Chancellor Criser Discusses Role of State Universities in Florida’s Innovation Economy (May 12, 2015)
• VIDEO: Simulation Video University of Central Florida – Enterprise Florida
• LUMINA FOUNDATION REPORT: Who Is Today’s Student?
• LUMINA FOUNDATION FACT SHEET: Today’s College Students

 

K-12:

• FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION REPORT: From Excuses to Excellence: Another Call to Action for Job Creators and Employers to Sustain Educational Accountability, Continue Boosting Student Learning and Close the Skills Gap (2016)
• DATA: PK-20 Education Data Warehouse – Florida Department of Education
• BENCHMARKS: S. Chamber Foundation Convenes National Education Leaders to Discuss Every Student Succeed Acts (April 05, 2016)
• FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION RESEARCH: High School Dropouts Lose $250,000 in Lifetime Earnings(March 28, 2016)
• FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION RESEARCH: Florida Tops the Nation in Digital Learning (November 30, 2015)
• VIDEO: Patricia Levesque Discusses Education and Closing the Achievement Gap (October 22, 2015)
• FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION RESEARCH: More Than Half of Florida ‘s Children Qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch(August 10, 2015)
• FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION RESEARCH: 7 Million Children are Expected to Live in Florida by 2030(May 18, 2015)
• FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION RESEARCH: More Than 2.7 Million Students Enrolled in K-12 Schools This Year (September 3, 2014)
• VIDEO: The Myth of Average : Todd Rose at TEDxSonomaCounty
• VIDEO: Dr. Sugata Mitra on Self Organized Learning Environments at ExcelinEd National Summit 2015
• VIDEO: Salman Khan: Let’s use video to reinvent education at TED
• VIDEO: Sugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud at TED
• VIDEO: Sal Khan at Excellence in Action 2011
• JPMORGAN CHASE REPORT: Expanding Economic Opportunity for Youth: Boosting Program Capacity
• JPMORGAN CHASE REPORT: New Skills At Work: Building Skills through Summer Jobs

 

Early Learning:

• FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION RESEARCH: 1 in 4 Florida Children Are Living in Poverty(October 5, 2015)
• FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION RESEARCH: 3 Million Florida Children Under Age 6 Will Be Part of the Workforce in 2030(April 13, 2015)
• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Strong Workforce Begins with Early Learning – Susan Towler (February 2, 2016)
• ARTICLE: Adopt a Reader (February 4, 2016)
• VIDEO: The Importance of Early Education in Children – Florida Chamber Foundation