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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Workforce
Development. The Institute is a strong proponent of the P-20,
Lewis and Clark Initiative and METS initiatives for Missouri. The
Institute can assist in these initiatives through the opening of a
training laboratory on the Missouri Western State University (MWSU)
campus where undergraduate and graduate students alike can learn
what it is like to work in a regulated environment. This applied
learning aspect will make the University a leader in the region and
provide value to employers and employees. The workforce training
effort must be part of an integrated effort in conjunction with a
program to increase our science and technology training at the most
basic level. The IIALS believes strongly in supporting METS efforts
that start in the grade schools and continues through MWSU’s degree
programs and includes professional development. The IIALS
recently approved spending $125,000 to help prepare the Christopher
S. "Kit" Bond Science and Technology Incubator for occupancy. The IIALS will occupy
3,000 sq ft of laboratory, office and classroom in the
Christopher S. (Kit) Bond Science and Technology Incubator (see
below) on the West campus of MWSU. |
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