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GBIC urges earlier career-technical education and employer partnerships to shore up Vermont workforce
Summary
Frank Coffey told legislators that Vermont should expand career-technical education earlier in secondary school and strengthen employer partnerships to retain graduates and address workforce needs; he said a two-year Vermont Business Roundtable initiative will study approaches.
Frank Coffey, executive director of the Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation, told the House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development on Feb. 6 that Vermont should expand career-technical education (CTE) and begin vocational programming earlier than the current junior/senior-year model.
“About 12 years ago, I said to one of my colleagues, I’ll bet half of the students that go to high school go on to nothing when they…
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