MCC Daily Tribune

EDIWS Convenes Over 100 Industry Professionals on the Future of Work

On Tuesday, November 5, 2019, the MCC Economic and Workforce Development Center conducted a series of focus groups targeted to industry professionals from across the Finger Lakes region. The focus groups were held at the Wegmans Conference Center and are part of a study related to the Career Pathway Systems project which was funded by a $1.2 million grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. Over 100 industry professionals representing the IT, healthcare, advanced manufacturing and skilled trades sectors attended.

The results of the input gathered during these sessions will be released in a report to the community early next year. The EDIWS division is also planning to convene a follow-up session in the first quarter of 2020 to discuss the findings and to propose ways MCC and the greater workforce community can better prepare residents for in-demand technical careers involving rapidly emerging smart technologies. The results of this report will also be used to inform programming and facility design of the Finger Lakes Workforce Development (FWD) Center which will be located in the MCC Downtown Campus.

Todd Oldham
Vice President, Economic and Workforce Development and Career Technical Education
11/20/2019