Industry Visioning Workshop II

 
 
 

INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP SURVEY

Please provide your insights so that CNM can better serve our workforce and remain a dynamic resource for industry partnerships for years to come.

Summary of Responses

 

WORKSHOP OUTCOME

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Goals & Visions [draft]

  • Create an accessible pathway in partnership with employers to support direct job-placement and apprenticeship opportunities to allow students the chance to earn while they learn.

  • Market clear and accessible pathways to success for local communities of Black, Indigenous, and people of color.

  • Provide a meaningful blend of class instruction and real-world experience from K-12 through certificate and licensing.

  • Meet community and employer needs through relevant trades training in combination with skill training in technology, business, management, and problem solving.

 
 

Poll Everywhere Survey Results

 

 What does the trades industry need most from CNM?

 “Meet community where the need is”

 

“A partner who will prioritize and place CNM and APS graduates on their construction projects”

 

“Theory, hands on, real work”

 

“Trades training programs”

 

“Qualified people to enter programs”

 

“Alignment of learning pathways with Industry”

 

“Partnership for promoting trades and a direct pathway for job placement”

 

“Rebranding”

 

“Partnership”

 

“Partnership, employability skill building”

 

“Skilled employees who value the tasks at hand and promote professionalism”

 

 

What do you need from CNM to support your workforce requirements?

 “Supporting more opportunities, partnerships, and outreach on the westside”

 

“Technology skills for trades”

 

“Continued collaboration. (Great existing partnership!)

 

“Finding ways to train people faster”

 

“Relevant, contemporary skills of trades”

 

“Skill individuals to excel in apprenticeship programs”

 

“Certification that means something to the trades industry”

 

“On the job training opportunities”

 

“Employability skill building”

 

“Pipeline of talent”

 

“Understanding of trade needs”

 

  

 

What do you need from CNM to support your business requirements?

 “Ongoing skill building opportunities for employed individuals at reasonable costs”

 

“Pairing management classes with trades classes for growth opportunities”

 

“Ability to work on high tech machinery”

 

“Individuals that understand business needs, in addition to their specific trade skills”

 

“Students who are professional and customer-service focused”

 

“Language access”

 

“Partnership”

 

“Triage talent”

 

“Ongoing learning opportunities”

 

 

What additionally would you like to tell us?

 “As the campus grows, so should its ability to be at the forefront of technology in the trades.”

 

“Want a real partnership that is mutually beneficial”

 

“CNM partnership with industry needs more of a commitment than in the past.”

 

“More interaction between CNM and K-12 to create educational pathways”

 

“Statewide collaboration that benefits learners and supports completion and employment”

 

“Use TikTok!”

 

“Having this session at schools—from middle school to high school. What do our youth want to see from trades programs or CNM?”

 

“Find ways to re-market these trades.”

 

“Work with employers to find opportunities for traditional 4-year degree ‘jobs’ that can be filled by trades.”

 

“CNM needs to develop more partnerships with professions to allow students to work in industry while earning credit and pay.”

 

“More interactions between professions during education”

 

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