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Business and community leaders

Business and Community Leaders

WICHE encourages the business community to become more involved in shaping policies that affect the development of the future workforce. By focusing specifically on the influences that impact the western region, WICHE leads several initiatives that assist in the creation of an educated community prepared to meet the needs of the western states.

 

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  • Behavioral Health Workforce Development

    Provides analyses of mental health workforce supply and preparedness, with a special focus on rural issues and cultural competence in the workforce. ► Technical Assistance ► Annapolis Coalition ► Workforce Briefs

  • Cost-Saving Purchasing Options

    Enables eligible institutions and agencies to cut costs through group purchasing through WICHE's partnership with MHECTech.

  • EduTools

    Provides independent reviews and side-by-side comparisons of educational software to assist decision making in the e-learning community.

  • eLearning Membership Organization

    WCET (formerly the Western Cooperative for Telecommunications) serves a membership cooperative of institutions and organizations dedicated to advancing access and excellence in higher education through the innovative use of technology.

  • eLearning News Digest

    Gathers and disseminates press articles about advances in e-learning.

  • Fostering Collaborative State-Level Education and Workforce Database Development

    Helps states expand analytical capacity for improved policy and practice through longitudinal data systems development.

  • State Scholars Initiative

    Administered by WICHE from October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2009, SSI partnered with business leaders to motivate students to complete a rigorous course of study in high school.

Business and community leaders
Publications, Papers, and Reports
  • Broadband for Education: The National Internet2 K20 Initiative’s and WICHE’s Recommendations to the FCC (November 2009)
  • A Framework for a Multi-state Human Capital Development Data System (October 2009)
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    State Scholars Initiative in Review : Promising Practices & Lessons Learned (August 2009)
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    Goal One of the State Scholars Initiative Annual Evaluation Report (June 2009)
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