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Focus on Your Future Scholarship Recipients Named
The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce and the Business/Education Partnership of Sangamon County announced the winners of the Focus on Your Future Scholarships. These four Chamber Awards promote the advancement from education to career.
The Focus on Your Future Scholarship are intended to reward students who have been proactive in preparing themselves for the world of work through after school employment, community service and responsibilities at home. One scholarship is offered for each higher education institution in Sangamon County.
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If you have any questions about this scholarship, please contact Allan Woodson by phone 217.525.1173 or by email awoodson@gscc.org.
The 2009 Educational Opportunities in Sangamon County
publication is available!
The Educational Opportunities in Sangamon County publication provides summary information about K-12 school systems, institutions of higher education, and career/vocational centers, both public and private. The intent of this booklet is to provide an overview of educational opportunities in Sangamon County, particularly for those individuals considering relocation to this area.
For more information on this booklet, contact Lori Saling at 217.525.1173 or lsaling@gscc.org.
The Business/Education Partnership of Sangamon County (BEP) recognizes that the quality of our work force is critical to the career success of job seekers and to employers which constitute the economy within the greater Springfield metropolitan area.
Thus, the BEP is asking Chamber members to complete a short online survey to develop and prioritize a list of basic workplace skills that individuals need to become and remain gainfully employed. The purpose of this effort is to provide teachers, students, and job seekers with specific, localized information on the basic skills that area employers consider essential in their employees.
The survey is currently unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please contact Allan Woodson by email awoodson@gscc.org.
Connecting Businesses with Students:
Job Shadowing and Internship Opportunities
Job Shadowing and Internship Brochure
The Business/Education Partnership of Sangamon County is pleased to introduce a directory of job shadowing and internship programs for students in Sangamon County. Both of these programs offer businesses and organizations an opportunity to work with young people while students gain a better insight into future careers and professions.
Job shadowing and internship programs provide outstanding learning opportunities for students and help keep businesses connected with local schools by developing new partnerships. Through these partnerships, businesses are helping to ensure the development of a well prepared and educated workforce for tomorrowxs jobs. This feat is accomplished by offering real-life work environments and first-hand experiences that help students better understand their selected areas of interests and what it takes to achieve their long-term educational and employment goals.
The process of connecting businesses with students begins with your commitment and your companyxs listing in a Job Shadowing and Student Internship Directory. This directory will be used by coordinators of work based learning programs to connect interested students with appropriate businesses.
For more information about these programs or if you have specific questions related to the involvement of your business, please contact any of the following individuals:
Maureen Talbert, Superintendent, Pleasant Plains School District
626-1041, ext 404 or mtalbert@ppcusd8.org;
Mary Jo Wood, Director, Regional Office of Career & Technical Education
529-3716 or mjwood@rocte.k12.il.us; or,
Allan Woodson, Executive Director, Business/Education Partnership of Sangamon County
525-1173, ext. 211 or awoodson@gscc.org.
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