Education & Talent Development Division

Transforming Education Fulfilling Workforce
Needs Building Thriving Communities

We must adequately prepare our students for post-secondary education attainment and 21st century careers to meet the economic challenges of the coming decades. Business leaders need the future workforce to engage in Deeper Learning, meaning they are mastering core academic content while also learning how to think critically, collaborate, communicate effectively, direct their own learning, and see the relevance of their schoolwork to success in the real world. Chambers can lead collaborative efforts in their communities to address pressing educational issues, better leverage resources and have a measurable impact. ACCE's Education & Talent Development Division (ETDD) exists to help address the business community's desire for better educational outcomes and to strengthen their position as the strongest voice regarding the need for a highly skilled workforce to meet the demands of our global economy.

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Division Mission

The Education & Talent Development Division will improve the capacity of chambers to engage their business communities to have a measurable and sustainable impact on cradle-to-career education and workforce development outcomes.

Division Principles

Read about the eight principles that the ETDD is built upon, compiled from a discussion among 100 members of the Metro and Major Cities Councils

Program of Work

Read more about Education & Talent Development Division programs, including the Education Self-Assessment, Award for Education Attainment, ACCE Fellowship, Regional Innovation Award, and Convention Workshops.

Resources

Chamberpedia pages on Education and Workforce Development
Deeper learning case studies
Customizable PARCC and SBAC fliers to use for assessment and curriculum standard communication
Workforce Wellness Communication Briefs
ETDD Blog
ETDD Twitter
ETDD Webinar Archive

Roundtable Calls

ETD Division Roundtable Call - March 26, 2020
- Kara Webb of Greater Lafayette Commerce (Ind.) and Peter Beard of the Greater Houston Partnership led a discussion on how sectors are filling their worker shortages, how companies are trying to maintain their workforces, and approaches for upskilling/reskilling workers in the near term and coming out of the economic downturn.
ETD Division Roundtable Call - February 27, 2020
- Discussion on community college partnerships led by Nicole Walrath, Workforce Director at the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce and Elizabeth Caudill McClain Managing Director of Higher Education and Workforce at the Dallas Regional Chamber
- Chat conversation from the call
ETD Division Roundtable Call - January 23, 2020
- Discussion on career readiness led by Gary Laird, President of the Hanover Area Chamber and Linda DiMario, Executive Vice President of Economic Development and Tourism at the Greater Irvine Chamber
ETD Division Webinar - 2019 Education Policy Trends - December 10, 2019
- Presentation of the 2019 education policy trends with Tom Keily and Lexi Anderson from Education Commission of the States
ETD Division Webinar - Preparing for the Future of Work - November 6, 2019
- Discussion of what chambers can do to help prepare for the changing world of work with Chauncy Lennon, Ph.D., Vice President for the Future of Learning and Work, Lumina Foundation
- Click here to see the presentation slides
ETD Division Roundtable Call - October 9, 2019
- Discussion early childhood education featuring the Los Angeles Area Chamber and the Dublin-Laurens County Chamber
- Click here to see the presentation slides