{"id":1509,"date":"2026-05-07T23:26:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oakbridgeis.dennisasante.com\/?page_id=1509"},"modified":"2026-05-07T23:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:50:44","slug":"employability-community-of-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oakbridgeis.dennisasante.com\/index.php\/employability-community-of-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Employability Community of Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1509\" class=\"elementor elementor-1509\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5733e6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5733e6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae396c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ae396c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd720f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cd720f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employability Community of Practice<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-850f4cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"850f4cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ff4de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34ff4de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e79dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69e79dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9c88f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df9c88f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Overview<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f72cec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f72cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Employability Community of Practice brings together career services leaders, educators, employers, and sector stakeholders to strengthen how institutions prepare students for life after graduation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through a practical, hands-on approach, members co-develop tools, share models, and build career systems that respond to the evolving needs of students and employers. The community meets quarterly\u2014virtually and in person\u2014and remains active through ongoing resource sharing and collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed520c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ed520c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac868b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac868b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/oakbridgeis.dennisasante.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SA-Convening.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-334\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oakbridgeis.dennisasante.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SA-Convening.jpg 1280w, 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52068ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52068ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Members Do<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43a2be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d43a2be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-develop and adapt career services models across institutions<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share tools and practices that respond to changing workforce needs<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthen career services leadership and institutional capacity<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn from peer institutions through continuous exchange<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5961f50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5961f50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc6a61e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc6a61e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Can Join\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9f4c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c9f4c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open to all institutions within The Education Collaborative network.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a40be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50a40be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1210b4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1210b4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92ffe5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e92ffe5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c5ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4c5ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact in Practice<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b69697d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b69697d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6cd4dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6cd4dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to the growing demand for digital skills in the workforce, members have collaborated to develop tools that help institutions better prepare students for 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work.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2014 Segun Ogunwale<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e854578 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e854578\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b3637 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"b4b3637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p 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