Kankakee Joliet Prairie State South Sub TWLA bstract

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Kankakee Community College along with Joliet Junior College, Prairie State College and
South Suburban College worked to develop a CTE program that would meet the needs of
the transportation and distribution industries in their area.


The college’s used WIA Incentive Grant funds to:

      created five courses which target TWL skills and competencies
      develop a 29 hour certificate program in Global Supply Chain
      develop a 14 hour certificate program in Supply Chain Management
      develop a non-credit curriculum for entry and advanced level training
      develop a general TWL cluster video and a college specific flash movie ad
      each college utilized remaining funds to:
           o provide scholarships
           o purchase TWL related equipment
                    RFID laboratory hardware and software
                    forklifts

   Unique aspects of this initiative include:

      each college has identical approved certificate programs and related courses
      each college will rotate the delivery of online coursework
      each college will register their in-district students
      the sending college will be responsible for instructor acquisition and payment
      the sending college will prorate the cost of the instructor and bill the receiving
       colleges
      Kankakee Community College will host the marketing video with a link to the
       other community colleges for the college specific video
      each college will submit for WIB certification
      colleges will continue to meet to facilitate future TWL offerings and initiatives


For further information contact:

Dennis Haynes – Joliet Junior College
Dennis Sorensen - Kankakee Community College
Mary Klinfelter – Prairie State College
Jim Coates – South Suburban College