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Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce
The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce is actively engaged in supporting public
education. In 2005, the Chamber developed an Education Inititiave to contend with
the issue of workforce development in the public school system from preschool through
the students’ exit points which may extend as far as the Baccaluaureate degree.
The initiative is intended to develop business and education partnerships to help
optimize curriculum, technology, internships, transferability and system accountability.
The initiative seeks to prepare the best possible career prepared graduates who
will move into the local market. It is a comprehensive plan for the business community
to engage in a productive and collaborative relationship with the public education
system from preschool through higher education.
The Education Initiative Strategic Plan has two goals:
To initiate an ongoing dialogue between business persons and educators about workforce
needs and the resources required to meet those needs.
To work to achieve broad-based community support for and investment in public education
at all levels.
The Education Initiative is a four-year action plan funded by the Chattanooga Can
Do program and is an outgrowth of successful existing workforce development projects
run by the Chamber including Reality Check, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire, Career
Crunch and the Career Readiness Certificate.
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