Non Traditional
Local Practices
Learn about successful practices and initiatives by campuses that support nontraditional training and employment efforts. Some of these programs are short term (summer camps, workshops, tours/site visits) while others are long term (clubs, mentoring). These practices have been successful in exposing students to nontraditional careers. Most of the links are in PowerPoint.
Tours/Job Shadows/Site Visits
- You Want to Do What? -Dakota County TC
- Workplace Tours (A Guide for Planning and Conducting Tours)- Dakota County TC
- Video & Views (NT Approach to Career Exploration) - Rochester
- Increasing Gender Equity in Nursing - Rainy River CC
Camps/Clubs
- Camp Rock - (Robbinsdale Occupation & Careers Kamp)
- Mpls High Tech Girl's Society
Mentoring/Partnerships/Collaborations
- Health Care Contextual Learning for Dislocated Workers
(Mn Teamsters Service Bureau) - Practicum Workshops/Mentoring - Hennepin Tech
- Metro Alliance - A higher education network to provide students greatly expanded access to cross-campus programs and services.
Workshops
- Changes Cambios - Riverland CC
- HOSA Project - Hennepin TC
- Extreme Tek 1 - Non-Traditional career Day for 10th Grade Girls - Bemidji State University
Other
- Improving Retention of NT students - Inver Hills CC
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