Professional Development

Career Development Facilitator Networking Meeting

Creating Career Connections Symposium (C3)

Target Audience: Career Specialists, School Counselors, Teachers and Administrators

The Symposium will showcase many Midlands Hot Jobs, highlighting training requirements, job responsibilities, workforce needs and employer expectations. Participants will have the opportunity to network with local business partners, attend breakout sessions and visit resource books to learn more.

Career Development Facilitator Networking Meeting

Career Development Facilitator Networking Meeting

Coffee Talk Careers: NCAA Eligibility for Student Athletes

Friday's Focus on Your Future / Topic: Finding Your Passion/Entrepreneurship

Elementary School Resource Share

Building Your Career Tips

Wellness Wednesdays / Topic: Health Habits in the New Year

Friday's Focus on Your Future: Careers at BCBSSC

Partners Connect / Topic: Microburst Employability Skills Certification

Coffee Talk / Topic: Midlands Moving Forward Economic Development Panel

Friday's Focus on Your Future / Topic: SC Department of Consumer Affairs/Social Media

Friday's Focus on Your Future / Topic: SC Asphalt Science Session

ATD Leadership Session - One Session daily for students (Time TBD)

Introduction to the MEBA Virtual Career Fair Site / Resources

Friday's Focus on Your Future / Topic: SC Department of Consumer Affairs/Credit

Partners Connect / Topic: WIN Work Ready Certificate

Coffee Talk Careers / Topic: Software and Technologies Used in Industry

MEBA Networking Meeting

Partner Connect / Topic: Understanding School Report Cards

Coffee Talk Careers / Topic: SC Employer: TBD

MTC Engineering Day for Students & Educators

Columbia International University Lunch and Learn - In Person Event

Friday's Focus on Your Future / Topic: Personal Finances 101

Girls in STEM Networking Event

Friday's Focus on Your Future / Topic: Interview Tips and Techniques

Partner Connect: Midlands Regional "Reverse Career Fair"

Construction Industry Job Shadow Day

MEBA Networking Meeting / Topic: Best Practices Sharing

College and Career Exploration Day

Career Development Facilitator Networking Meeting - Best Practice Share

Student and Educator Construction Field Study: Blueprint for Your Future, BIA of Central SC

Teachers In The Workplace I and II Summer Internship-- June 14 - 18, 2021

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

- GOAL: The goal of this internship is to allow the educator an opportunity to examine the relationship between business and industry and the school setting and how to assist students to make the transition from student learner to valuable employee. The purpose of the “Teachers in the Workplace” internship is to afford educators the opportunity to explore in-depth, the real workplace. This internship is an opportunity for educators to learn the current business technology and interpersonal skills used in the workplace. The educator should plan to spend 40 working hours, on site, in a local industry, under a qualified on-site supervisor.

OBJECTIVES
The student will:
1. Develop an increased awareness of the requirements of the world of work.
2. Develop an awareness of the opportunities and experiences that business and industry can offer to educators and students alike.
3. Develop a working relationship with business and industry in the Midlands area.
4. Develop activities that tie their particular internships offered to activities that business and industry practice on a daily basis. (Assist in answering the question" When we will ever use this?")
5. Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of the role business and industry can play in their classrooms.
6. Develop a list of new partnership opportunities based on classmate’s worksite experiences. (MEBA to give contact information sheet to all participants)

--- INSTRUCTOR WILL VISIT EACH WORKSITE PERIODICALLY DURING THE WEEK ---

Assessments / Final Products required in this internship:

1. Submit a signed internship agreement form to the Midlands Education and Business Alliance prior to the first day of the internship.

2. Complete 32 hours of on-site professional development in an appropriate business/industry setting, as well as attend two class meetings.

3. Compose and send thank you notes/letters to your company representatives.

4. Develop a list of the "TOP FIVE" characteristics/ traits that you find common among employees in your industry. You will rank those characteristics/ traits in order of importance as you see them.

5. Develop a lesson plan, project or event to utilize your knowledge gained in the internship at your school, district or place of employment. Summarize that lesson or project, with details, in a one-page summary.

6. Oral Presentation: This presentation should last between three and five minutes. The purpose of the presentation is to inform fellow classmates of where you worked, how the company operates, what different areas you worked in, how you will incorporate activities into your classroom / school and what benefits you received from this experience. This presentation will allow your classmates to begin building their business connections from the various sites that participated in the program. (Even though they did not actually get to visit all sites) Participants should come away with a list of new partnership opportunities.

SPECIAL NOTE -- MEBA may contact you during the school year to conduct a survey or do a sit-in observation of how the Teachers in the Workplace internship made you a more knowledgeable educator or attend an event based on your knowledge from the Teachers in the Workplace course.

SC Education and Business Summit -- VIRTUAL Event -- July 19 - 21, 2021