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The answer may lay in associations, according to Elizabeth Weaver Engel , chief strategist for Spark Consulting , and Shelly Alcorn , principal for Alcorn AssociatesManagement Consulting , who just released, “ The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm.”. Try MOOCs or coding camps. So what should we do?
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Help people put together a career curriculum based upon courses offered by your association and other online learning organizations. Then, they could participate in association programs that teach human (soft) skills. If necessary, learners could supplement your programs with college courses offered by MOOCs.
Help people put together a career curriculum based upon courses offered by your association and other online learning organizations. Then, they could participate in association programs that teach human (soft) skills. If necessary, learners could supplement your programs with college courses offered by MOOCs.
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