The Business and Education Talent Readiness Project

2007

Winner of the Colorado Best Practices Award

2008 Winner of the

Excellence in Local Industry Award

Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation

KVOR 740 AM - A Radio Interview with the Director of The BETR Project - Randy C. Dalton - August 2007

Peak Workforce Ctr- Tips and Trends- Randy Dalton

KOAA TV - Southeast Colorado - The BETR Project

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Weaving a community fabric: Betr Project seeks to build a better work force for the future

By April Peregoy

Holyoke Enterprise October 22, 2008

Since the dawn of the 21st century, a new trend has been sweeping through the nation that has the business world concerned for its future: a growing number of students are exiting the educational pipeline without the skills needed to be successful in business. Areas of particular concern are science, technology, math and engineering skills.
To counteract this trend, Colorado Workforce Centers and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment are funding a state project called the Business and Education Talent Readiness Project, or BETR Project. Read more...

Tuesdays With Businesses

Carie Canterbury

The Canon City Daily Record

November 19, 2008

The Colorado Workforce Center and local business leaders have joined efforts to meet monthly to provide teachers and interested parents with current and relevant information about local businesses and the necessary skills students need to succeed in various types of employment.

In collaboration with the Colorado Work Force Center, Four Mile Ranch Golf Club Superintendent John Feeney hosted a “Tuesday Tour” in October and in November. He looks forward to meeting with more teachers and eventually, employable students.

“My motivation for Tuesday Tours is to find employees. It is difficult to find seasonal staff,” Feeney said. “One goal for Tuesday Tours is for teachers to get a better idea of what students would be doing on a daily basis and get an overall view of what tasks are required of the job. We also let teachers know what skills the students will learn here.” Read more...