What is the East Bay Linked Learning Hub of Excellence?
The Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, in partnership
with school districts, community colleges, and industry employers from Contra
Costa to Hayward, is actively addressing the need to align educational
opportunities with the workforce needs of industry in the region.
A prime example of the Chamber’s work is the recently
launched East Bay Linked Learned Hub of Excellence, a multi-year initiative made
possible with the support of James Irvine Foundation. Part of the broader
effort underway in California known as “Linked Learning,” the initiative integrates
academics with career-based learning and real-world workplace
experiences. The Chamber’s role in the program is to serve as the central
anchor organization that connects education, industry, and government partners
to further develop work-based learning in the region.
As the program’s lead and anchor intermediary in the East
Bay, the Chamber is responsible for developing and coordinating regional
strategy to create and strengthen career pathways. The overall goal of the
Chamber’s effort is to create more and better career opportunities for our
region’s young people.
What is a Career
Pathway?
A well-developed career pathway is a strong partnership with
education, industry, and government partners that systematically builds awareness
of, interest in, and skills for high-demand jobs. By way of example, a career
pathway may initially begin with a workplace tour or career fair to build
awareness of the range of available careers. It might then include a job shadow
to allow individuals to further explore career opportunities. From there, the
next step in a career pathway might be a paid internship to allow students to
further develop their skills. Finally, a career pathway might include a paid job
featuring robust on-the-job training to allow students to develop a mastery of
job skills.
Career pathways can be developed for a range of industries
based on industry needs. The East Bay Linked Learning Hub of Excellence is in
the process of developing career pathways for the following sectors: computer
science, advanced manufacturing, health care, cyber security, and
transportation and logistics.
Get Involved: Education
and Industry Partnerships
The Chamber’s has hired two East Bay Linked Learning Hub of
Excellence staff members that may be contacted for more information about
education and industry partnerships. Courtney Riley (criley@oaklandchamber.com)
serves as the Linked Learning Program manager, with a focus on working with and
developing new education partners to scale Linked Learning practices. Mark
Butler (mbutler@oaklandchamber.com) is the Hub’s Industry Engagement Director
and works with regional industry employers to connect them with work-based
learning opportunities.
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