Iowa Code 84A.15 – Regional industry sector partnerships
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1. A community college and the department of workforce development may use moneys for the pathways for academic career and employment program to provide staff and support for the development and implementation of a regional industry sector partnership within each region served by each community college. For purposes of this section, “community college” means the same as defined in section 260C.2.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 84A.15
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
2. A regional industry sector partnership may engage in but is not limited to the following activities:
a. Collaborating with representatives from industry sectors, government, education, local workforce boards, community-based organizations, labor, economic development organizations, and other stakeholders within the regional labor market to determine how pathways for academic career and employment projects should address workforce skills gaps, occupational shortages, and wage gaps.
b. Integrating pathways for academic career and employment projects and other existing supply-side strategies with workforce needs within the region served by the community college in that region.
c. Developing pathways for academic career and employment projects that focus on the workforce skills, from entry level to advanced, required by industry sectors within the region served by the community college.
d. Structuring pathways so that instruction and learning workforce skills are aligned with industry-recognized standards where such standards exist.
3. The department of workforce development shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section.