The WTCS Standing Committee on International Education

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The WTCS Standing Committee on International
Education

• Dr. Geoff Bradshaw, Cmte. Chair
• International Education Coordinator
• Madison Area Technical College
• gbradshaw_at_matcmadison.edu

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International Education Committee Summary

• Established in 1994 the mission of the Standing
  Committee on International Education is to
  facilitate cooperation and foster international
  education efforts at each of Wisconsins 16
  technical colleges.
• Early efforts by the committee included a federal
  grant for curriculum development projects, the
  establishment of Summer Institute professional
  development conferences, and international
  professional development travel seminars.
• Development of a Curriculum Analysis (DACUM)
  identifying key global competencies for technical
  college occupational programs.

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International Skill Sets as Identified by WI
Employers

• Panel experts represented employers in child
  care, education, human services, information
  technology, labor unions, manufacturing, WI Dept
  of Workforce Development, and Technical College
  educators were surveyed to identify key global
  competencies shared in all workforce training
  programs.
• Those surveyed identified the following six
  categories
• Global Perspective
• Communication
• Language
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Cultural Integration
• Professional Growth

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Current International Committee Initiatives

• International Partnerships
• Hessen Germany Sister State Initiative
• China Professional Development Programs
• Summer Institutes and Professional Development
  Workshops
• Visiting Fulbright Scholar Program
• (Direct Access to the Muslim World Program)
• Cooperation with UW, WAICU, DPI, and other
  partners on collaborative Global Education
  conferences
• Cooperation with Student Services Administrators
  (SSA) to provide training and support for
  international student admissions
• Sharing of information and resources
• Advocacy and district support

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WTCS International Committee Resources

• See website at
• www.wtcsglobaled.org
• Website includes contact information, global
  skill and competencies (DACUM), lists of business
  engaged in international trade by technical
  college district, and other information.

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International Business Education

• Todays symposium is part of a targeted
  effort by the International Committee to foster
  increased cooperation among WTCS districts to
  infuse more international content into our
  business curricula and foster dialog among
  faculty and administrators working on
  international business education.