SmartLabs for Workforce Retraining

Written by Bill Laurienti

Today’s employers expect a workforce that can think critically and creatively, solve problems, collaborate, and communicate. The days of segregating the workforce between “those who can think” and “those who can use their hands” are long gone. Read how Northwest Mississippi Community College is using a SmartLab as a key element in their workforce retraining program.

Bill Laurienti

Bill Laurienti is a Content Marketing Specialist at Creative Learning Systems. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education (English) from Colorado Mesa University and a Master of Arts in Secondary Teaching from the University of California's Rossier School of Education. Bill came to CLS after 10 years in the secondary classroom. He believes SmartLabs are important tools for engaging unengaged students and helping them access careers they might not otherwise have imagined.

Case Study

Going beyond STEM to teach essential skills

When the team at Jewell Houston Academy, a magnet school in Texas, looked for a STEM program, they wanted one that would not only engage students in STEM careers but could also teach conflict-resolution, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.

Read about how the SmartLab HQ impacted both learners and enrollment.

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SmartLabs for Workforce Retraining

Bill Laurienti

Going beyond STEM to teach essential skills

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