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Success Stories in Building Curricula for Broadband Professionals
Thursday October 10, 2024 4:20pm - 5:05pm EDT
Woodrow Wilson D

Tailored training programs offer certifications for positions like Fiber Optic Technicians, Broadband Installation Specialists, and Heavy Equipment Operators. These programs focus on immersive, hands-on learning experiences provided by vocational or community colleges. Through strategic collaborations with both industry and government partners, these programs prepare individuals for successful careers within their local communities.
  • The role of non-degree programs in creating a pipeline of broadband talent
  • Curricula development
  • Attracting and supporting diverse students
Moderators
avatar for Jennifer Stiddard

Jennifer Stiddard

Senior Fellow, National Skills Coalition
Jennifer Stiddard is a Senior Fellow at the National Skills Coalition, where she serves as an expert on higher education and workforce policy for the organization’s government affair’s team. In that role, Jennifer focuses particularly on federal policies to increase access and... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Catherine Frugé Starghill, Esq.

Catherine Frugé Starghill, Esq.

Vice President of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) and Executive Director, New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development (NJCCCWED)
Catherine Frugé Starghill, Esq. is the Vice President of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) and Executive Director of the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development (NJCCCWED). She has been with the NJCCC since May 2020. And, she... Read More →
avatar for Stacey Slaughter

Stacey Slaughter

CEO, NCTI
Stacey Slaughter is the president and CEO of NCTI, a leading provider of training, education, and workforce development services. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Washington, she built a 20-year career with Jones International, rising to CFO... Read More →
avatar for Dr. Gemma Frock

Dr. Gemma Frock

Director of Workforce Development, NATE Workforce Development Committee
Dr. Gemma Frock has been engaged with the telecommunications industry since 2012 in her role as the Vice President of Education and Training at Aiken Technical College. She led the efforts to develop and implement a series of stackable certificates for a tower technicians’ program... Read More →
avatar for Gilberto Guitarte

Gilberto Guitarte

FOA-CFOS/I Certified Fiber Optics Instructor, Wake Tech Community College
Gilberto was born in Argentina, where he graduated as an Industrial Engineer from UCA Buenos Aires with honors and received the CAI “Patricio Shanley Award for Overall Engineering Studies Performance.” He earned a post-graduate title in Advanced Management from UNC Chapel Hill... Read More →
Thursday October 10, 2024 4:20pm - 5:05pm EDT
Woodrow Wilson D
  Track: Workforce Development

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