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Minnesota State positioned as anchor partner in regional tech workforce partnerships
Summary
Presenters from America Achieves, Greater MSP and the Governor's Workforce Development Board outlined multi-sector coalitions — including CHIPS, medtech and photonics efforts — and described Minnesota State’s role as a coordinated training partner and convenor while noting resourcing challenges and employer expectations for long-term funding.
Allison Lisonbee, representing America Achieves, told the Minnesota State Board of Trustees on Monday that national tech-hub and sector-partnership work offers a model for Minnesota as the state seeks to align higher education, employers and workforce bodies.
Lisonbee said America Achieves has advised coalitions in New York, Virginia and Montana and described the role of a “backbone” organization that helps build governance, bylaws and sustainable funding. "At America Achieves, we have been guiding this work by helping them map the assets and resources that they'll need in order to, fulfill the workforce intermediary functions, in in the region," she said.
The presentation explained why Minnesota State is viewed as a critical partner for scaling workforce pipelines tied to CHIPS, medtech and other tech hubs. "We want Minnesota to win," said Ayesha McKenzie Collins of…
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