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Assignment: Workforce Development

Through a Lens of Cultural Experience

Since 2013, my mission has been to help and empower organizations and communities to overcome their most challenging obstacles while building their own talent pipelines through educational partnerships.

 

My extensive experience means that I'm fully equipped to guide, support and assist your organization in building programs and processes that are both functional and inclusive.

 

As an organizational development expert, I create programs that help organizations align their actions with their outcomes. It’s time to start delivering on the promise that education brings social and economic uplift for all.

Self-awareness and (NOT OR) Skill Development
Recognized Voice in Equitable Workforce Practices
A wholehearted commitment to transparency can improve workforce development. Wholehearted means anyone concerned about the future of work will have to reimagine their role in action items and partnerships.

Faculty need to explicate career linkages, employers need to recognize there are multiple ways to demonstrate skill, and students need to learn how to calculate and articulate their value. Dr. Rawls is intentional in her dedication to these workforce development issues and only works with colleges and employers who are serious about making changes to practice. All reports come with action plans.

Dr. Rawls envisions a future where learner-workers are empowered to see themselves as active contributors to a society (and workforce) they co-create. This future will require a bold commitment to transparency. 
What is Open Recognition and what does it have to do with workforce development?
Open Skills Network- Open Recognition Workgroup leaders discuss the importance of recognition systems. The work of this group is inspired by international Open Recognition principles and most are members of the Open Recognition Alliance.

Dr. Rawls works with organizations to answer important questions:
  • How do we recognize the skill contribution of non-academic experiences in academic settings?
  • Will quantifying the skills of first-generation students help decrease imposter syndrome or increase their sense of belonging?
  • How can open recognition support credit for prior learning and credit for work experience development?
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“…you're teaching them this kind of range of hybrid skills that lets them both understand who they are and understand what they're capable of.” Rawls, Chapter 8
​Increasing Student Engagement with Skills Match
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Dr. Rawls shares how one institution uses a technical application to help students see themselves in the 'language' of job posting analytics.
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