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Pearland Chamber and Pearland ISD strengthen workforce pipeline with soft-skills push
Summary
In a Pearland ISD podcast interview, Jim Johnson, president of the Pearland Chamber of Commerce, described an expanded partnership with the district and other education and economic partners to train students in "soft skills" and align K–12 programs with local employer needs.
Jim Johnson, president of the Pearland Chamber of Commerce, described a stepped-up partnership with Pearland ISD to prepare students for local jobs by teaching workplace “soft skills” and aligning career-technical programs with employer demand.
“'If you were to ask businesses what some of their number one issues are, top three issues — I could tell you workforce, workforce, or workforce,'” Johnson said. “'These students need... soft skills, and that's where business and education work so closely together.'”
The chamber and the district are using recurring meetings with local employers, community colleges and K–12 CTE (career and technical education) leaders to…
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