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Bridging The Gap

Bridging the Gap Toolbox

Our Bridging the Gap Toolbox is designed to connect educators and industry leaders, equipping them with the tools needed to create meaningful partnerships that prepare students for real-world success. Inside, you’ll find practical resources, strategies, and templates to help you engage with employers, develop work-based learning opportunities, and align education with the needs of today’s workforce. Whether you're a teacher, administrator, or business professional, this toolbox will empower you to build stronger connections and create pathways to success for students and industries alike.

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Getting Started

The Getting Started section of the Bridging the Gap Toolbox provides essential resources to build strong partnerships between chambers, ISDs, and workforce boards. It includes a collaboration framework, partnership agreements, outreach templates, and tools to track critical information like CTE programs of study, labor market data, and employer information and engagement. These resources streamline the process of aligning education and industry for impactful, region-wide collaboration.

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Framework
Outreach
Partnership Agreement
Information Tracker (General Tracker)
Marketing Tools

Marketing

The Marketing section of the Bridging the Gap Toolbox offers customizable resources to promote your event, including Save the Date and follow-up email templates, as well as a social media tracking tool. These materials help ensure effective communication and outreach to engage key stakeholders.

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Save the Date/Invitation
Thank you for Registering
Social Media Tracker (General Tracker)
Event Planning

Event Planning

The Event Planning section of the Bridging the Gap Toolbox provides practical tools for organizing your event, including event registration templates, an event planning tracker, sign-in sheets, and a Work-Based Learning menu for employers and educators. These resources help streamline the planning process and ensure a smooth, well-coordinated event.

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Event Registration
Event Planning Tracker (General Tracker)
WBL Menu for Employers
Sign-In Sheet
Data Collection

Data Collection

The Data Collection section of the Bridging the Gap Toolbox features tools to track key metrics, including an industry partnership tracker and a work-based learning tracker for educators. These resources help monitor engagement and participation, providing valuable insights to measure impact and drive continuous improvement.

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Industry Partnership Tracker (General Tracker)
Teacher Work-Based Learning Tracker
Post Event

Post Event

The Post-Event section of the Bridging the Gap Toolbox provides tools to ensure continued momentum, including a follow-up meeting agenda that guides discussions around next steps and assigning responsibilities. These resources help sustain partnerships and drive ongoing progress toward shared goals.

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Follow-up Meeting Agenda
Resources

Resources

The Resources section of the Bridging the Gap Toolbox offers work-based learning toolkits for both educators and employers. These toolkits provide guidance for employers on how to get started after connecting with school districts and offer teachers templates to invite employers to engage in the learning process, fostering meaningful partnerships that benefit students and industry alike.

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Work-Based Learning Employer Toolkit
Work-Based Learning Educators Toolkit
Work-Based Learning Training For Employers
Work-Based Learning Training For Educators

Explore Work-Based Learning Resources

We've created two distinct pages for Work-Based Learning, tailored specifically for employers and educators. Choose the one that suits your role to learn more and find the resources you need to get started.

Data Dashboard

Explore our Data Dashboard, your go-to resource for regional education and training opportunities, labor market information, and soon, program enrollment and completion data. Gain valuable insights to support career pathways and workforce development in our community. Click here to view the dashboard and see how we’re building connections for a stronger future workforce!

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