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FSW and Hodges Deans Present Workforce Now at Annual Summit

Jul 5, 2016

JULY 5, 2016 – FORT MYERS, FLA – Dr. John Meyer, dean of the Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) School of Business and Technology, and Dr. Aysegul Timur, dean of the Johnson School of Business at Hodges University, recently presented “Workforce Now: Aligning Workforce Demand and Post-Secondary Pathways” during the 2016 Florida College Access and Success Summit in Orlando.

Workforce Now is a regional research initiative conducted by FSW, Florida Gulf Coast University, and Hodges University to provide better information on regional workforce gaps, skills, and characteristics to a variety of stakeholders in the Southwest Florida region. The reports offer information gained from extensive surveys and interviews of large established employers, key business sectors, and key stakeholders from public and private educational institutions representing universities, colleges, technical schools, and K-12 school systems in Southwest Florida.

Dr. Meyer and Dr. Timur provided the background and strategies on Southwest Florida’s Workforce Now research project to attendees from various colleges and universities, local government agencies, and community-based and non-profit organizations from across the state.

“The quality of the regional workforce is a primary competitive factor in its growth and economic development,” Dr. Meyer said. “With the Workforce Now project, we have developed groundbreaking research that has been successful in our region, and that research could be used to develop similar strategies to replicate the project in other regions as well.”

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Florida SouthWestern State College is Southwest Florida’s largest and one of the most affordable institutions of higher education. Annually serving nearly 22,000 students globally, FSW offers a variety of nationally-ranked, career-focused academic programs with two- and four-year degrees, and professional certifications. Students are also active in clubs and programs catered to their interests. FSW debuted its intercollegiate athletics program in January 2016. Visit www.FSW.edu for more information.

Last Updated: July 5, 2016