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Teaching-Learning Center
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Career
Services
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Human
Resources Development
Program
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Triangle
Educators'
Institute
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| What
is it? |
The
TLC at Durham Tech collects and disseminates information and
ideas about effective and innovative methods of teaching and
learning. Resources include an annual journal, workshops, and
this web site, made possible in part by a grant from the Carl
D. Perkins Foundation. |
Provide
classroom workshops and one-on-one counseling for Durham Tech
students in need of job-seeking support. Assistance includes
help with identifying appropriate jobs and careers, writing
resumes and cover-letters, interviewing, and networking. |
Durham
Tech, the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, and
the Department of Social Services in Durham and Orange Counties
work together to identify and provide support to the area's
un- and underemployed. Services include weekly workplace preparation
workshops; monthly courses on re-careering, computer basics
for job-seeking; job search strategies, and customer service;
and one-on-one assistance with resume and cover-letter preparation. |
Durham
Workforce Partnership has sponsored this collaboration among
three school systems, Durham Tech, and a growing number of area
employers to raise awareness of pressing needs in both education
and the workplace and to create better communication among participants. |
| Who
is the primary audience? |
Faculty
at Durham Tech |
Students
enrolled in a curriculum program at Durham Tech and Durham Tech
alumni. |
Community
members from Durham and Orange Counties working with the Employment
Security Commission and DSS to obtain employment or change careers
after a layoff. |
Faculty
and staff at Durham Tech interested in establishing lines of
communication between area teachers, schools, and employers. |
| Who
is the contact person? |
Mary
Anne Grabarek, Director.
Phillips 312;
686-3413.
|
Tom
Russo, Director.
White 23;
686-3396; |
Penny
Gluck, Program Director.
Phillips 312;
686-3373; |
Mary
Anne Grabarek. Phillips 312;
686-3413. |
| How
can Durham Tech faculty and staff use this resource to enhance
teaching and learning and better prepare students for the workplace? |
Read
the web site regularly and participate in the workshops and
forums sponsored by the TLC. Contribute to Learning Matters,
the TLC's annual journal. |
Arrange
for Tom Russo to conduct a workshop in your classroom on skills
such as job seeking, resume and cover letter preparation, and
interviewing. Refer students who need help in these areas to
Tom Russo. |
Attend
an HRD workshop to learn more about workplace and job-seeking
needs of students. Refer eligible students to HRD. Volunteer
to offer feedback on participants' resumes and cover letters. |
Inquire
about the program. Participate in site visits to area employers
to find out what their needs and perceptions are. |
| Web
site for more information? |
TLC
web site |
Career
Services |
T.B.A.
|
Mary
Anne Grabarek |
