Category Archives: workforce development

Workforce development for advanced manufacturing in the Cheatham County region

Last October, I posted on this blog about a LEAP 2.o (Labor Education Alignment Program – LEAP) grant that the Cheatham County Joint Economic & Community Development Board in collaboration with the Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Dickson (TCAT) … Continue reading

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Tennessee Reconnect: Help for adults to go back to college

In an effort to help Tennesseans qualify for better jobs and to meet the workforce needs of our employers, Tennessee provides assistance to adults who want go back to school and complete a degree or a technical certificate program.  Tennessee … Continue reading

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Mechatronics Program to Improve Cheatham’s Manufacturing Skills

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced that the Cheatham County School District will share in a $400,000 grant through the Labor Education Alignment Program (LEAP). The grant will allow the school district to fund the equipment and training needed … Continue reading

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Learn about tuition assistance for Tennessee adults

Tennessee Reconnect and the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology will be hosting TCAT Scholarship Saturday on April 2, 2016 from 10:00 to 2:00 o’clock at most of the TCAT locations.  This is an opportunity to learn about the Tennessee Reconnect … Continue reading

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Middle Tennessee Workforce Study Released

Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce released a workforce study of the Nashville area, which includes Cheatham County, titled Strengthening the Middle Tennessee Region 2020: Building a Vital Workforce to Sustain Economic Growth and Opportunity. It is a comprehensive analysis of the … Continue reading

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Adults get help to finish certificate or degree in Tennessee

Governor Bill Haslam’s Tennessee Reconnect initiative helps adults enter higher education so that they may gain new skills, advance in the workplace, and fulfill lifelong dreams of completing a degree or credential. Tuition to training at a Tennessee College of … Continue reading

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Latest Unemployment Rate Release Reveals Cheatham Fifth Lowest in Tennessee

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development released last month’s (December 2013) labor force estimates and unemployment rates yesterday.  Cheatham County had the fifth (5th) lowest unemployment rate at 5.5%.  Only Williamson (4.8%), Lincoln (5.1%), Wilson (5.2%) and Rutherford … Continue reading

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Norms, not dorms

Just more evidence that I am not normal: “Why is is graduating from high school the norm in parts of Tennessee and going to college is not,” WPLN Nashville Public Radio.  I graduated from the high school featured in the … Continue reading

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Columbia State Community College Annual Legislators and Community Leaders’ Breakfast

I am about to go into the 16th Annual Columbia State Community College Annual Legislators and Community Leaders’ Breakfast.  Columbia State Community College serves this region, including Hickman County, Tennessee, improving the quality of our workforce and collaborating with our … Continue reading

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Regional Rural Education Summit

The Southeast Regional Rural Education Summit will be held July 19-20 at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. Session topics include using technology to improve student achievement, strategies for improving high school graduation and college completion rates, implications of federal policy … Continue reading

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All the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average…

“More than half the students in Tennessee public schools failed state tests last spring based on new proficiency standards,” reported Memphis, TN’s The Commercial Appeal. Individual student test scores will go out to parents in Hickman County and the rest … Continue reading

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Tennessee Race to the Top in Education

Tennessee was one of two states awarded a federal Race to the Top grant to carry out a bold plan to overhaul public school systems. Recognizing that our education system needs to improve in order for the state to remain … Continue reading

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Higher Education Options in the Hickman County Area

It is a little like I am burning the midnight (1:00a.m.) oil doing homework again, but I have just updated the higher education information web page that lists some of the higher education providers, information about entrance testing, and financial … Continue reading

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