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It's estimated that boomers will soon begin to retire in droves, potentially leaving huge gaps in our skilled workforce.

This skill shortage could seriously impact how we each live, work, and play. Much of our region's infrastructure was built and is presently maintained by professionals who are drawing up their retirement papers as you click through this site.  
 
So who will train the next generation of professionals? 
 
We're recruiting experts who have up-to-date skills and expertise, perhaps from their years of service in industry or the military, to complete our accelerated teacher preparation classes and teach in community college and secondary career tech classrooms. We're also recruiting high school and college students who are interested in both acquiring industry skills and teaching. 

Industry2Classroom is a top-down, bottom-up recruiting and training program, designed to reach out to those who are interested in either supplementing their income or mapping out a future as a career technical training professional. We've designed a series of six  4 - hour courses that cover topics including Teaching Methods and Styles, Learning Styles, Classroom Management, and more.
 
If you're interested in sharing your skills with others as a professional instructor, contact us for more information. And check out these career pathways to get an idea of your options for training and development. 
 
This program does not replace traditional academic teacher preparation, nor does it lead to a California teaching credential at this time, but it does offer practical and professional training to assist you with issues that notoriously distract, inhibit, and/or prevent subject matter experts from effectively sharing their knowledge with others in a training environment.  


New Educational Resources for self-study New Educational Resources for self-study
  These online training opportunties include current technology and provide a way for you to continue your self-study More >>

Industry2Classroom Mini-Internship Industry2Classroom Mini-Internship
  Grossmont Teaching Careers students are eligible to recieve a slot in a paid mini-internship... More >>

Teacher Training for New and Seasoned Instructors Teacher Training for New and Seasoned Instructors
  Whether you're a new career technical education teacher or a seasoned classroom veteran, I2C classes... More >>


The Fine Print: Industry2Classroom.org is a career technical teacher preparation program featuring the partnership, expertise and resources of regional educational institutions, various industry professionals, and the employment / recruitment community. Funding provided by the California Community Colleges System office as specified in the Governor’s Career Technical Education Initiative (SB70/SB1133).
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