Michigan Government Officials, Employers and School Counselors to Address State’s Talent Shortage Solutions at Lansing Conf...
02 Ottobre 2018 - 8:20PM
The Michigan Association for College Admission Counseling’s (MACAC)
first Focus: Future of Work conference, sponsored by Kelly
Services®, a Michigan-based global workforce solutions
leader, will take place on Friday, October 5, 2018 at Lansing
Community College from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. This professional
development event is exclusively for Michigan school counselors and
focused on career and college counseling. Michigan government
officials and employers focused on talent development and education
will share what career options are open to students now and in the
next 5-10 years, including salary projections; professional skills
requirements for future careers; and relevant high school
experiences that will prepare students for the future world of
work.
While obtaining a four-year degree will continue to be an
effective path for many of our state students, it is no longer the
“only” route leading to successful, credible and well-paying
careers. Michigan will have more than 811,000 high-demand,
high-wage career openings to fill through 2024 with nearly $50
billion in potential earnings.
“With an economy that’s completely transformed, it’s imperative
that we also transform and innovate talent development within our
education system,” said Holly Markiecki Bennetts, president of
MACAC. “Now more than ever, Michigan has an increasing number of
careers available in healthcare, manufacturing, technical fields
and other professional skill trades that offer benefits and high
wages ranging to six figures, and they don’t require four-year
degrees, but instead associate’s degrees, certifications on-the-job
training or alternative opportunities. The issue is that many
students and their counselors aren’t aware of these career pathways
and opportunities.”
MACAC’s and Kelly Services’ concerns and efforts towards
Michigan’s talent shortage are echoed by the state government, with
its Talent and Economic Development Department stating that “this
shortage is the single greatest threat to the state’s continued
economic recovery.” In June 2018, Governor Rick Snyder signed the
Marshall Plan for Talent into law, which invested $100 million to
create, expand and support educators and businesses who form
innovative programs for high-demand, high-wage careers.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to see the growing, much-needed
attention and investment that Michigan’s talent and schools are
starting to receive,” said Michelle Steffes, Kelly Services vice
president and managing director, Talent Strategy, who will be the
keynote speaker at the Future of Work conference. “The Marshall
Plan follows another impactful law on this matter that was recently
signed by Governor Snyder, House Bill 4181, which will result in
school counselors expanding their knowledge base of successful and
rewarding careers, fields and pathways
that students might never have considered before.”
The law will go into effect in 2019 and will require school
counselors to spend 25 hours of their 5-year, 150-hour
recertification process solely on college admissions,
20 hours solely on career counseling and 5 hours on
military careers.
MACAC’s Future of Work conference will dive deep into how the
next generation wants to work, what employers need from future
talent, and how school counselors can help lead the way. The event
on this important issue will provide participants the opportunity
to earn 3-4 SCECH credits.
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About MACACThe Michigan Association for College
Admission Counseling (MACAC) was founded in 1970 and is an
affiliate of the National Association for College Admission
Counseling (NACAC). It is an organization averaging 1,100
professionals from across the state and region serving students as
they make choices about pursuing post-secondary education. MACAC
effectively brings together secondary school counselors, college
admission and financial aid officers, enrollment managers,
independent counselors, and organizations engaged in guiding
students through the secondary-to-higher-education transition
process.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Heather KleeKelly Services
248-519-3642heather.klee@kellyservices.com
Patrick O’ConnorMACAC248-645-3430 POConnor@cranbrook.edu
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