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Why? Who? What? How? When? Where? Read on, and if you have questions, please contact: walter@coursewell.com

Preface: Building on our extensive career certification training experience with the Department of Defense’s MyCAA, MedCerts’ Southwest Florida Workforce Development, and National Science Foundation’s Playing and Inventing sponsored projects, employer-partners: Adaptiva Corp and Coursewell, among other private and public entities, we are collaboratively training SWFL residents (teachers, corporate trainers, volunteers, employees, associates, staff). Why? To continuously sustain and expand (scale) our current no-cost career certification training programs in SWFL.

Abstract: The learning program is designed to upskill, reskill, assess, and certify our SWFL employees, recruits, new hires, associates, and partners based on the needs of employers and employees at our partnering companies and institutions.

Why: To survive and thrive in challenging times, we (employers, leaders, entrepreneurs) must commit to accelerating our employees’ and partners’ careers. Prioritizing the acquisition of high-demand skills and fostering a logistics and entrepreneurial mindset ensures we (employers, leaders, companies, organizations, and entrepreneurs) have the talent necessary to meet evolving business requirements while enabling employees to uphold their proficiency in relevant skill sets. By first focusing on training our trainers, with an innovative work-based, peer-learning, and learning-by-teaching model, we will maximize our impact in SWFL.

Who: The program, titled “AULA” (Spanish for Classroom) targets the Southwest Florida workforce, involving collaborations with Adaptiva Corp, Coursewell.com, NUROis, Economic Recovery Center LLC, Lexos Media, Inc., and Nexus Capital, among other employers. Initially, we anticipate 100 employees and continuously grow to thousands of participants. 

What: Based on our (employers and employees) needs, the AULA program will deliver short-term certification training to enhance in-demand job skills identified for our employees in FGCU’s RERI sectors—from PK-12 Education and Healthcare to Logistics and Manufacturing—by offering onsite (mobile) and online (virtual) classroom to educate intrapreneurial employees (teachers, trainers, associates, and partners). Please check “Certification Paths” below.

How: Depending on the employees’ (teachers, industry trainers, staff) selected career certification training path, they will train and take certification exams to earn credentials (badges and certifications. Initially, the participants will engage (learn, play, design, build, play) in developing and continuously improving the AULA classroom (mobile and virtual) learning space while strengthening their in-demand business technology readiness (AI, computer literacy), communications (verbal, written, visual), design-thinking (innovation, creativity), vocational/manual dexterities, sales & marketing, customer service, people-care, and other critical workforce skills identified by RERI (see “Certification Paths” section below), during the training and beyond. [If needed, stipends or vouchers may be provided once the participants gain the competencies to take and pass the certification exams.] 

When: Anytime from Anywhere. The AULA program is an adaptable, ubiquitous, asynchronous learning experience. Also, it is sustainable and scalable, focusing on continuously ‘training the trainers’ with a mobile and online classroom and additional resources available always for as long as needed to maximize long-term impact in SWFL.

Sustainability: To maintain the AULA workforce development initiative and ensure its ongoing sustainability post-grant, we are partnering with School Districts, Career Resources, and all other collaborators. Adaptiva Corp's Coursewell.com will provide enduring online support through its Learning Management System, extending AULA's educational reach beyond the grant period. In addition, the AULA-developed courses and materials will be duplicated to be accessed at all collaborator institutions LMS. And The Immokalee Foundation will continue its support of diverse, Hispanic, Latino, immigrant, and rural communities.

Certification Paths: Skills to Be Developed—mapped to the most in-demand job skills (FGCU/RERI Reports, LinkedIn, and Manpower Group). Participants will meet with their mentors and participating entrepreneurs to choose a career path and credential(s) relevant to their career goals and industry. By integrating subject-matter knowledge with practical experience and the chance to obtain industry-recognized qualifications, we not only enhance employees’ job performance but also equip them with entrepreneurial skills that will be beneficial throughout their careers. This ensures employees are ready for the challenges of the modern workforce. Below are the learning paths.

• Technical Certification Training: Industry-specific (i.e., PK-12 Vocational Education, Healthcare Administration, Adaptive Logistics, Construction- Manufacturing Operations, etc.) technical expertise and proficiency with relevant tools or software. With this training in the select career paths, participants earn credentials (badges and certifications), such as Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher (CET), Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA A+), Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)’s Certified Supply Chain Technology Certificate, Logistics+, Project Management+, AI+Entrepreneurship, and other badges & certificates offered by Coursewell and its partners. [Stipends or vouchers are provided once the participants gain the competencies to take and pass the certification exams.]

• Communication & Teamwork Certification Training: Effective verbal, written, and visual communication is essential in most jobs in your selected industry. Collaborative skills—the ability to work well with others. Resilience/Stress Management—positively coping with pressure and challenges, as applied to your industry sector. With this training in the select career path, participants earn credentials (badges and certifications), such as the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Certification. Certified Team Performance Practitioner (CTPP), Toastmasters International, Professional Writing Certificate, Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM), Certification in Team Collaboration by the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators, Certified Stress Management Consultant (CSMC), and Resilience Training Certification. 

• Problem-Solving & Design Thinking Certification Training: The ability to analyze situations and find practical solutions. The ability to think creatively and analytically and make informed decisions for your selected industry sector. With this training in the select career path, participants earn credentials (badges and certifications), such as Certified Problem and Decision Analyst (CPDA), Lean Six Sigma Certification, Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Certification, Certification in Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving, Certified Analytics Professional (CAP), Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate, Certified Decision Analyst (CDA), and Decision Making for Leaders Certification. 

• Adaptability, Management, and Leadership Certification Training: From being able to adjust to change and new situations to the capacity to lead and motivate teams. Customer Service. Project & Operations Management. Time Management—efficiently managing tasks and meeting deadlines. Sales & Marketing, as applied to your industry sector. With this training in the select career path, participants earn credentials (badges and certifications), such as Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), Adaptive Mindset for Resiliency Certificate, Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Manager (CM), Certified Customer Service Professional (CCSP), Customer Service and Management Certification, Project & Operations Management Certification, Certified Operations Professional (COP), Lean Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt, Time Management Certification, Certified Professional Sales Person (CPSP), Digital Marketing Certification, in collaboration with Credly, Coursewell, and Badgr. These badges can be displayed on LinkedIn and other professional platforms. 

• Creativity, Innovation, Research, and Entrepreneurship Certification Training: Thinking creatively to develop new ideas, projects, ventures, and solutions, as applied to your industry sector. With this training in the select career paths, participants earn credentials (badges and certifications), such as Certiport Entrepreneurship, Small Business Certification (WFB), Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher (CET), Certified Innovation Leader (CIL), Creative Problem Solving Certificate, Certified Market Research Professional (CMRP), Certified Research Specialist (CRS), Entrepreneurial Mindset and Skills Badges, Design Thinking Certification, Innovation Management Certification, Certificate in New Venture Creation. 

  For more details, contact walter@coursewell.com or DrWRodriguez@gmail.com.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Why: To survive and thrive in challenging times, we (employers, leaders, entrepreneurs) must commit to accelerating our employees’ and partners’ careers.

Prioritizing the acquisition of high-demand skills ensures we (employers, leaders, entrepreneurs) have access to the talent necessary to meet evolving business requirements while enabling employees to uphold their proficiency in relevant skill sets.

This “AULA: Training the Trainers” initiative identifies & addresses the upskilling, reskilling, and career certification needs of our recruits, new hires, employees, associates, and partners (namely, trainers, teachers, volunteers, and staff) at our partnering companies and organizations.

Who: AULA targets the Southwest Florida workforce, involving collaborations with various educational entities (Ave Maria University, SCLC/ACE, The Immokalee Foundation, Coursewell, and corporations—including Adaptiva Corp, NUROis, ByGeorge Marketing, Economic Recovery Center LLC, Lexos Media, Inc., Gulfcoast Transportation Systems, Inc., Batteries Plus, Inc, Crown Roofing (pending), Nexus Capital, among others employers. Initially, we anticipate 100 to 200 employees/participants and laterngrow to thousands.

What: Based on the employers’ identified needs, the AULA program will deliver short-term certification training to enhance in-demand job skills identified for RERI sectors—from PK-12 Education and Healthcare to Logistics and Manufacturing—by offering onsite (mobile) and online (virtual) classroom career certification training to our employees, associates, and partners.

How: Depending on the employees’ selected career certification training path, they will train and take exams to earn credentials (badges and certifications), such as Certiport Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certification (WFB), Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher (CET), Medical Administrative Assistant, SME’s Certified Manufacturing Associate (CMfgA), Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA A+), Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)’s Certified Supply Chain Technology Certificate, Logistics+, Project Management+, and other badges & certificates offered by Coursewell and its education partners. Stipends or vouchers are provided once the participants gain the competencies to take and pass the certification exams.]

When: Anytime from Anywhere. The AULA program is an adaptable, ubiquitous, asynchronous learning experience. Also, it is sustainable and scalable, focusing on continuously ‘training the trainers’ with a mobile and online classroom and additional resources available always for as long as needed to maximize long-term impact in SWFL. This learning experience will cover:

Skills to Be Developed—mapped to the most in-demand job skills (FGCU/RERI, LinkedIn, Manpower Group). Participants will meet with their advisors to choose a career path and credential relevant to their career goals and industry. [A personalized training plan will be created for each participant.]

• Technical Certification Training: Industry-specific (PK-12 Vocational Education, Healthcare Administration, Supply Chain Logistics, Construction- Manufacturing Operations) technical expertise and proficiency with relevant tools or software. With this training and your select career path, you may earn credentials (badges and certifications), such as Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher (CET), Medical Administrative Assistant, SME’s Certified Manufacturing Associate (CMfgA), Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA A+), Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)’s Certified Supply Chain Technology Certificate, Logistics+, Project Management+, and other badges & certificates offered by Coursewell and its partners. Stipends or vouchers are provided once the participants gain the competencies to take and pass the certification exams.

• Communication & Teamwork Certification Training: Effective verbal, written, and visual communication is essential in most jobs, applied to your selected industry. Collaborative skills—the ability to work well with others. Resilience/Stress Management—coping with pressure and challenges positively, as applied to your industry sector. With this training and your selected career path, you may earn credentials (badges and certifications), such as the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Certification. Certified Team Performance Practitioner (CTPP), Toastmasters International, Professional Writing Certificate, Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM), Certification in Team Collaboration by the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators, Certified Stress Management Consultant (CSMC), and Resilience Training Certification.

• Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking Certification Training: The ability to analyze situations and find practical solutions. The ability to think analytically and make informed decisions for your selected industry sector. With this training and your selected career path, you may earn credentials (badges and certifications), such as Certified Problem and Decision Analyst (CPDA), Lean Six Sigma Certification, Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Certification, Certification in Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving, Certified Analytics Professional (CAP), Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate, Certified Decision Analyst (CDA), and Decision Making for Leaders Certification.

• Adaptability, Management, and Leadership Certification Training: From being able to adjust to change and new situations to the capacity to lead and motivate teams. Customer Service. Project & Operations Management. Time Management—efficiently managing tasks and meeting deadlines. Sales & Marketing, as applied to your industry sector. With this training and your selected career path, you may earn credentials (badges and certifications), such as Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), Adaptive Mindset for Resiliency Certificate, Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Manager (CM), Certified Customer Service Professional (CCSP), Customer Service and Management Certification, Project & Operations Management Certification, Certified Operations Professional (COP), Lean Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt, Time Management Certification, Certified Professional Sales Person (CPSP), Digital Marketing Certification, in collaboration with Credly, Coursewell, and Badgr. These badges can be displayed on LinkedIn and other professional platforms.

• Creativity, Innovation, Research, and Entrepreneurship Certification Training: Thinking creatively to develop new ideas, projects, ventures, and solutions, as applied to your industry sector. With this training and your selected career path, you may earn credentials (badges and certifications), such as Certiport Entrepreneurship, Small Business Certification (WFB), Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher (CET), Certified Innovation Leader (CIL), Creative Problem Solving Certificate, Certified Market Research Professional (CMRP), Certified Research Specialist (CRS), Entrepreneurial Mindset and Skills Badges, Design Thinking Certification, Innovation Management Certification, Certificate in New Venture Creation.

For more details, contact walter@coursewell.com or DrWRodriguez@gmail.com before January 15, 2024.

Enhance the job skills of your PK-12 Education, Logistics, Healthcare, or Manufacturing employees with our proposed mobile classroom training (real & virtual), conveniently brought directly to your organization—free, to SWFL partnering employers and their employees.

And experience the transformation of your employees (teachers, trainers, staff, workforce) as they gain specialized credentials (badges, certifications) and grow more engaged, carring, creative, innovative, analytical, and productive, embodying an intrapreneurial spirit!

"The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."

— Steve Jobs

CONTACT

Project Director: Walter Rodriguez, PhD, PE

Email: walter@coursewell.com and DrWRodriguez@gmail.com

Cell/Text: 239.405.3339

Mission: To continuously train and upskill employees and recruits in the PK-12 Education, Logistics, Healthcare, and Manufacturing sectors in Southwest Florida, based on Florida Gulf Coast University RERI research findings.

Introduction: Building on our no-cost career certification training experience with the Department of Defense’s MyCAA, MedCerts’ Southwest Florida Workforce Development, and National Science Foundation’s Playing and Inventing sponsored projects, employer-partners: Adaptiva Corp and Coursewell, in collaboration with Ave Maria University, The Immokalee Foundation, School District of Lee County (SDLC) Adult Career Education (ACE), and several logistics, PK-12, healthcare, and manufacturing employers, with guidance from Southwest Florida Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development (SEED), Futuremakers Coalition (at the Collaboratory) and Florida Gulf Coast University stakeholders, will develop and implement the AULA comprehensive real (onsite) and virtual (online) career certification employee training in Logistics, PK-12 Education, Healthcare, and Manufacturing. And quickly expand (scale) our career certification upskilling programs for the SWFL workforce.

With a renewed focus on ‘training the trainers’ in 4 identified RERI sectors of specialization—from PK-12 Education and Healthcare to Logistics and Manufacturing, employees (teachers, trainers, staff, volunteers, and trainees) will gain and spread the knowledge and practices learned in the AULA career training to other trainers, trainees, students, employers, and employees.

Initially, the participants will engage (learn, work, play) in developing and improving the AULA classroom (real and virtual) learning space while strengthening their in-demand business technology readiness (AI, computer literacy), communications (verbal, written, visual), design-thinking (innovation, creativity), vocational/manual dexterities, sales & marketing, customer service, people-care, and other critical workforce skills identified by RERI (see Career Certification Paths section below), during the comprehensive 6- to 16-week training and beyond training! Of course, not all at once!

To ensure completion, participants will have up to 24 months to complete their career certification training. Depending on the employees’ upskilling needs and employers’ wants, participants will earn specialized badges and certifications from entrepreneurship (ESB & CET) to SCM Logistics, Project Management, Eldercare Administration, IT, VR/AR, CAD/CAM, 3-D Printing (Manufacturing), Simulations (caring, driving, manipulating equipment) among many other RERI sectors specializations (see Certifications section below) based on their employers’ requirements.

Adaptiva Corp guarantees that AULA and its trainees will continue to learn and thrive using intra— and entrepreneurial, continuous learning, and funding strategies beyond the initial funding phase. Every participant will be able to complete their career certification training. The initial funding allocation will be based on the number of participants, trainees, and trainers—with the approval of sponsors—and may include stipends, devices, and vouchers needed to obtain their certifications.

We anticipate over 100 participants within the granting period cycle but expanding quickly to thousands as the program evolves beyond the initial grant, based on our extensive experience developing and offering career training programs in SWFL and beyond. The project can be scaled up or down depending on the funding constraints, challenges, and opportunities.

Career Certification Paths: In consultation with the employers, AULA participants (employees) select a path to train and obtain credentials (badges and certifications) in one of the following skills gaps identified by RERI.

1. PK-12 Education Skills Gaps and Certifications

> Interpersonal Communications

> School Administration: Planning & Scheduling

> Ethical Standards and Conduct

> Student Information Systems

> Speech and Language Pathology

> Conflict Resolution and Mediation: Classroom Environment & Management Strategies

> Language Education: Non-English Speaking, Workforce Language Support

2. Logistics Skills Gaps, Learning Objectives and Certifications

> Communication and Sales Prospecting

> Machinery: Lifting Ability Development for Loading and Unloading, Robotics, Pallet Jacks, Forklift

> Commercial Driving: Safety and Responsibility, CDL License and Vehicle Maintenance

> Troubleshooting and Problem Solving: Identifying and solving problems, ensuring that operations run smoothly. Analyzing data regarding external disruptions, like weather events, political instability, or global pandemics. Addressing technical glitches in software or machinery that can disrupt operations. Identifying and resolving problems early to mitigate risks associated with supply chain disruptions, compliance issues, or safety hazards. Maintaining high service standards by resolving issues that could affect delivery times or product quality. Minimizing costs by addressing problems promptly.

> Computer Literacy: CompTIA A+ certification training is widely recognized by the Computing Technology Industry Association or CompTIA. It certifies your competencies for PC Service Specialist jobs. Pearson VUE independently administrates the required exam; Microsoft and Transportation Management Systems

3. Manufacturing Skills Gaps, Learning Objectives and Certifications

> Communications & Sales Prospecting

> Troubleshooting and Problem Solving

> Machinery: Lifting Ability Development for Loading and Unloading, Machine Tools, Robotics, Pallet Jacks, Forklift [Training on-site at SWFL manufacturing plants.]

> Language and English proficiency training and support programs

4. Healthcare Skills Gaps, Learning Objectives and Certifications

> English and Spanish Proficiency

> Essentials of Speech and Language Pathology

> Effective communication in healthcare is not just about exchanging information but also about doing so clearly, accurately, and compassionately. It bridges the gap between medical professionals and patients, ensuring that patients understand their treatment and feel involved in the decision-making process.

> Essentials of Mental Health and Support:

> Healthcare Administration Essentials: Coordinating & Planning

> Caring: Empathy, Customer Care, Elder Care, Nursing Care

> Mediation and Problem-Solving: Challenges such as staff disputes, healthcare crises, and budget issues. Objective problem-solving involves remaining neutral, engaging creativity, and involving the right people to support the decision-making process.

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Value Proposition for Employers: AULA will come to train your employees (teachers, staff, workforce) at no cost to your company or school via an innovative mobile classroom and its virtual equivalent. We focus on developing job skills using well-tested intrapreneurial practices in the PK-12 Education, Supply Chain Logistics, Healthcare Administration, and Construction and Manufacturing Project Management sectors, based on Florida Gulf Coast University RERI research, the Midland Institute of Entrepreneurship curriculum, and the Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB) Certification (Certiport/Pearson/VUE) and the Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher (CET) requirements. Plus, participants will earn specialized credentials in logistics, communications, sales & marketing, healthcare/customer service, AI readiness, computer literacy, and other critical workforce skills during their 6- to 16-week and beyond training!

For additional information, please contact walter@coursewell.com or DrWRodriguez@gmail.com

Leading Company

Adaptiva Corp, established on May 27, 2004, provides logistics & design-build-manufacture consulting services tailored to older adults’ needs in Southwest Florida, from adaptive transport solutions to advice on Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) facilities. Adaptiva Corp provides industry consultations and training (online and onsite) with real-life industry experts via Coursewell—which offers career certification training in vocational education, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare informatics & administration, among other areas.

The Adult, Career & Technical Education (ACE) Department provides quality programs in middle school, high school, Adult Basic and General Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), and Life-long Learning. Also, partnerships are developed with businesses, agencies, and other educational institutions to ensure collaboration and articulation of programs to benefit the students and the community. The Adult ESOL Program is an instructional program of noncredit English language courses designed to improve the employability of the state’s workforce by acquiring English language communication skills and cultural competencies. ESOL courses are for adults wanting to learn to speak, read, and write the English language. The Lee County Adult Education Program is responsible for administering the GED (General Educational Development) Test. We also offer GED Preparation classes to help prepare you for the test. If you left high school without graduating, the General Educational Development Test provides an opportunity to earn your State of Florida high school diploma. Through funding provided by the American Rescue Act Plan, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, Lee County residents are eligible for free a soft skills micro-credentialing program offered through Adult Education at the School District of Lee County.

Mission: To provide support and assistance to ALL stakeholders served by Adult, Career, and Technical Education by developing and delivering quality instructional programs and services.

Vision: All students will complete instructional programs with the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in society and the workplace.

ACE is staffed by a Director, 2 Coordinators, 2 College and Career Specialists, 9 Teacher-on-Assignment (TOAs), 2 Supervisors, 3 Information Specialists, a Grants Specialist, a Bookkeeper, a Senior Administrative Assistant, 2 Support Specialists, and a Clerk Typist. ACE staff supports 15 traditional high schools, 22 middle schools, 4 combination schools, 50 elementary schools, and 5 Special Centers on the K – 12 side. The ACE Team supports over 2,500 Adult Education Students (GED and ESOL) across 5 daytime sites and 8 evening sites, an online program, and over 30 Life lifelong learning courses throughout the year.

Employer Partners: Adaptiva Corp and Coursewell, in collaboration with School District of Lee County (SDLC) Adult Career Education (ACE), Ave Maria University, The Immokalee Foundation, NUROis, ByGeorge Marketing, Economic Recovery Center/Lexos Media, Inc., Crown Roofing (pending), Gulfcoast Transportation Systems, Inc., Batteries Plus, Inc, and other SWFL-based companies and schools, with SEED (Southwest Florida Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development) team mentors—including and specialized PK-12 education, logistics, healthcare, manufacturing industry trainers.

Potential Grantor(s): TBA

Project Sectors: AULA emphasizes vocational training, equipping your employees with essential skills such as communication, computer proficiency, data analysis (marketing), coordination, business logistics & operations, writing, problem-solving, decision-making, and administration. This approach is informed by RERI research and utilizes both a physical mobile classroom and its virtual counterpart to deliver effective learning experiences in the PK-12, Logistics, Healthcare, and Manufacturing sectors.

Engage in actual Adaptive Logistics and Design-Build Senior Projects in SWFL. Copyright © Walter Rodriguez, PhD, PE, and Adaptiva Corp

Adaptiva Corp, in collaboration with Coursewell.com, ACE, Ave Maria University, The Immokalle Foundation, NURO.is, Inc., and other selected SEED organizations, will deliver an inclusive, diverse, AULA workforce program to train the trainers & trainees, innovative intrapreneurs—from employees to teachers, and industry trainers, to expand economic opportunities in SWFL. The project will serve companies and institutions in the economic sectors and skills gaps identified in the FGCU RERI research.

Training and upskilling innovative, entrepreneurial logisticians from business communication and disaster zone preparation to healthcare and manufacturing product readiness for SWFL older adult needs.

Impact: The AULA-sponsored project will train 200+ motivated employees, industry trainers, and instructors. The program will progressively benefit hundreds more companies and various organizations. AULA's blended training approach, combining onsite and online employees (trainees), will significantly influence and grow the PK-12 Education, Logistics, Manufacturing, and Healthcare economic sectors in Southwest Florida (see Florida Gulf Coast University’s RERI analysis.)

An imaginary delivery van illustrating an “Uber” Business Model Concept for Fresh Produce Delivery for Mom and Pops shops or Elders homes in SWFL Copyright © Walter Rodriguez, PhD, PE, and Adaptiva Corp

Total Budget: TBA by the Sponsor

Amount Requested: TBA by the Sponsor

Type of Credential to be Earned: Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB) Certification (Certiport/Pearson/VUE), Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher (CET) credentials, and specialized digital badges and certificates in Logistics+ (SCM, distribution, etc.), Healthcare+ (monitoring devices, etc.), and Manufacturing+ (i.e., product design and 3-D printing), for instance, integrated within the intra- and entrepreneurship learning process.

Justification: In an era where job-threatening technologies are prevalent, training employees in creative, communication, and innovative entrepreneurship in specialized areas like PK-12 Education, Logistics, Manufacturing, and Healthcare provides immense value to employers and employees. The AULA training not only equips SWFL workers with the skills to adapt, invent, communicate, and thrive amidst technological changes but also offers employers a more enterprising and resilient workforce. Coupled with real and AI virtual expert coaches, the Aula training fosters creativity, adaptability, and a forward-thinking entrepreneurial mindset, essential for navigating the challenges and opportunities presented by modern technological advancements.

Per RERI research, communication and logistics skills are in demand. The communication skills were noted in most logistics job postings. The next most in-demand skill was lifting ability, computer literacy, a good driving record, and loading and unloading ability. For high-demand manufacturing jobs, detail orientation, problem-solving, lifting ability, and machine tools were noted. For the healthcare sector, communications, coordinating, planning, nursing care, and problem-solving figure high in the desired talents. Finally, in the PK-12 Education sector, communication, writing, ethical standards (conduct), and information systems mastery are job requirements.

By integrating project-based learning, AULA participants will gain practical experience and skills in the above high-demand areas, depending on the selected specialization.

Length of program: 6- to 16 weeks (Flexible, so all employees and participants have an opportunity to complete the workforce training program.)

PROJECT OVERVIEW: UPSKILLING EMPLOYEES AND TRAINERS.

An open version of the AULA designed for modular growth. Similar layouts will developed by trainees (employees) as part of their first innovative entrepreneurial task. Copyright © Walter Rodriguez, PhD, PE, and Adaptiva Corp

El Aula Vacía* (The Empty Classroom) sustaining workforce development initiative trains and certifies employees and industry trainers in an innovative method for learning specialized (PK-12 education, manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare) the intrapreneurship innovation subject—drawing on the PD’s National Science Foundation-funded STEM project Playing and Inventing! (Curriculum 21) while at Georgia Tech** and emulate some of the successful characteristics of the CEO Program at the Midland Insitute of Entrepreneurship.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Focused on upskilling Adaptiva Corp consulting trainers, and other SEED-team employees— encompassing PK-12 education, manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare sectors — this program employs a mobile classroom (and its virtual equivalent) reset to an empty state at the start of each academic year. This approach actively challenges conventional educational settings and promotes integrated science, technology, arts, engineering, and mathematics (STEaM) entrepreneurship education in the economic sectors mentioned.

Brainstorming and Design Thinking Team with Employees (Onsite), Parents & Training Consultants (Online),

SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY

Every academic year, the contents of an empty classroom or AULA are either recycled, auctioned, or sold, generating fresh capital to begin anew. Even the space itself could be sold—if needed. The newly acquired AULA transitions to campuses (secure corporate locations), serving new employees and collaborators in response to socioeconomic analytics from Florida Gulf Coast University RERI*****. Adaptiva Corp will incrementally take on the training expenses, aiming for financial sustainability by December 2025.

Concurrently, a digital learning platform will be created to efficiently expand (scale) the AULA mobile training and education concept, beyond physical campuses into an innovative virtual environment. This will offer greater flexibility to thousands of additional learners in SWFL. A revenue model will be developed to potentially charge a fair tuition or fee to those who can afford the training while providing full tuition assistance to economically disadvantaged families.

MISSION: UPSKILLING EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS & PARENTS

Enhance and certify the skills of intrapreneurial employees (on-site and online) across specialized entrepreneurship fields, from the PK-12 education and manufacturing sectors to the logistics and healthcare sectors.

Inventing Gadgets to Learn New Concepts. Copyright © Walter Rodriguez, PhD, PE, and Adaptiva Corp

2024 Edition of “Rodriguez, W. (2024). How We Innovate: The Startling Truth About How, Why, Where, and When it Happens. Washington: KDP.

Rendering of a product idea for a lightbulb embedded with a security camera for easy installation. Copyright © Walter Rodriguez, PhD, PE, and Adaptiva Corp

Another idea on the lightbulb security camera. Copyright © Walter Rodriguez, PhD, PE, and Adaptiva Corp

4 RERI Areas

Conclusion

Leveraging our expertise in no-cost career certification training, as demonstrated through grants and collaborations with the DOD MyCAA, Enterprise Florida, and NSF workforce initiatives, we are excited to propose a dynamic employer-employee partnership with Futuremakers Coalition at the Collaboratory. This collaboration includes key players like Adaptiva Corp, Coursewell, Ave Maria University, The Immokalee Foundation, and the School District of Lee County's Adult Career Education. Together with a network of employers from diverse sectors—including logistics, education, healthcare, and manufacturing, and under the guidance of influential entities such as Southwest Florida Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development (SEED) and Futuremakers Coalition at the Collaboratory, along with Florida Gulf Coast University, we are spearheading the development of the innovative AULA mobile classroom and virtual platform.

The AULA initiative aims to significantly broaden our no-cost career certification upskilling program for the Southwest Florida workforce at Coursewell and Adaptiva Corp. A standout feature of this program is its emphasis on 'training the trainers.' Through AULA, participants from various sectors — ranging from education and healthcare to logistics and manufacturing — will not only enhance their skills but also become conduits for disseminating this knowledge. This approach ensures a multiplier effect, benefitting a broader spectrum of trainers, students, employers, and employees.

Our program focuses on an array of critical skills needed in today's workforce. This includes business technology competencies like AI, Cloud Computing, and robotics, and essential soft skills in communication and design thinking. Additionally, it covers practical skills in areas such as vocational training, sales, marketing, customer service, and more. These have been carefully curated based on the Regional Economic Resiliency Initiative (RERI) standards.

The AULA career training program is comprehensive, spanning 6 to 16 weeks, but it is also flexible, allowing participants up to 24 months to complete their certification. The program is designed to be adaptive to the specific upskilling needs of employees and the requirements of their employers, offering a range of specialized badges and certifications in fields as diverse as entrepreneurship, supply chain management, project management, eldercare, IT, and advanced manufacturing technologies.

Adaptiva Corp is committed to ensuring the long-term success and adaptability of AULA and its participants. This includes strategies for continuous learning and sustainable funding beyond the initial grant period. We are prepared to start with 200 to 300 participants, with a vision to rapidly expand the program, drawing on our extensive experience in career training in Southwest Florida and beyond.

The project is scalable, allowing us to adjust according to funding availability and constraints. Our initial funding plan considers the number of participants, including stipends and necessary resources for certification attainment. We are poised for significant growth and impact, ready to evolve and expand our reach beyond the initial grant phase.

On-the-Job Training

The program aims to enhance the skills of caring, engaged employees, educators, and industry-specific trainers across various sectors such as PK-12 education, logistics, healthcare, and manufacturing. In addition, this initiative will foster intrapreneurship and the creation of effective workflows, processes, products, and ventures, tailored to meet the unique requirements of Southwest Florida's employers and a diverse workforce. These sectors range from education and healthcare to manufacturing and logistics, focusing on developing certified specialists and trainers. Moreover, the project's design allows for scalability & sustainability, enabling its continuous implementation in different employer settings, educational campuses, or through virtual online platforms.

Training Goals

• Upskill current employees and new hires on the intrapreneurship mindset and associated communication & technical skills—specializing in the PK-12 education, manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare sectors. Enterprises in the above regional sectors will also collaborate with learning teams to offer hands-on project opportunities. This includes financial support, professional guidance, providing spaces for meetings, organizing company tours, and personalized mentorship. Participants visit local companies & schools, gain insights from industry professionals, engage in learning activities, develop and present their intrapreneurial business plans, and launch and manage their innovative, projects. The focus of this experiential learning is not just on business entrepreneurship theories but also on cultivating vital skills. These skills include critical thinking, teamwork, self-drive, accountability, advanced cognitive abilities, effective communication, and investigative learning, all fundamental to participants’ (employees, trainees) growth during the program.

• Skills to Be Developed—mapped to the most in-demand job skills (FGCU/RERI, LinkedIn, Manpower Group, etc.):

  Technical Skills: Industry-specific (PK-12 Vocational Education, Healthcare Administration, Adaptive Logistics, Construction-Manufacturing) technical expertise and entrepreneurial proficiency with relevant tools or software.

  Communication & Teamwork: Effective verbal, written, and visual communication is essential in most jobs, applied to your selected industry. Collaborative skills—the ability to work well with others. Resilience/Stress Management—coping with pressure and challenges positively, as applied to your industry sector.

  Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking: The ability to analyze situations and find practical solutions. The ability to think analytically and make informed decisions for your selected industry sector.

  Adaptability, Management, and Leadership: From being able to adjust to change and new situations to the capacity to lead and motivate teams. Customer Service. Project & Operations Management. Time Management—efficiently managing tasks and meeting deadlines. Sales & Marketing, as applied to your industry sector.

  Creativity, Innovation, Research, and Entrepreneurship: Thinking creatively to develop new ideas, projects, ventures, and solutions, as applied to your industry sector.

  For more details, contact walter@coursewell.com or DrWRodriguez@gmail.com before January 15, 2024.

Coursewell (an Adaptiva Corp team)—the Training Providers and collaborators:

• Commit to hiring or advancing current employees, teachers, and trainees along their career paths after completing the specialized entrepreneurship training.

• Commit to sustaining training by gradually assuming training costs for sustainability, as indicated below.

• Work with other employers and employees to create or adapt existing business practices and innovative intrapreneurship courses to meet employers’ and employees’ needs. Bringing added value to employers and employees by developing the skills to adapt, communicate, and thrive amidst technological changes and offering employers a more enterprising and resilient workforce.

• Offer training in blended formats (on-campus, online, and hybrid) conducive to participants working while attending training to facilitate completion.

• Work with employers and employees to identify ways to make intrapreneurial training sustainable after grant funding is over. See the “Sustainable Strategy” section.

Potential Aula with an open, outside layout classroom to stimulate creativity.

Educational Toys

Upskilling employees, teachers, and consulting trainers by designing products and ventures across specialized entrepreneurship fields, from the PK-12 education (visual communication) and manufacturing (Modeling, 3-D Printing) sectors to the logistics and healthcare (delivery of health devices and medicines) sectors.

Transformative Program

The initial aim is to transform the empty classroom space into a mobile hub, or AULA, of entrepreneurial learning, guided by the trainees themselves, assisted by industry trainers and collaborators (i.e., mentors, sponsors, entrepreneurs & retired executives), and Prof. Dr. Walter Rodriguez, CEO of AdaptivaCorp.com (CLO, Coursewell.com). Like in the previously mentioned NSF-sponsored project, teams will be concurrently trained and certified in intrapreneurship, entrepreneurship, mentoring, and developing new products, systems, processes, and ventures by first designing & building their learning space using concurrent engineering models*** developed by the Project Director and his team during the last four decades. But, as stated earlier, we cover all the career certification training program learning objectives mentioned earlier

Above is a general overview of how AULA entrepreneurship education can be structured at different vocational and educational levels. Copyright © Walter Rodriguez, PhD, PE, and Adaptiva Corp

Framework: There isn't a single, universally adopted educational framework for teaching entrepreneurship skills and mindset that spans beyond PK-12, but here are several time-tested approaches and methodologies that have been developed and used in various educational settings.

Succinctly, AULA specialized trainers will train your employees and trainees via an innovative mobile classroom and its virtual equivalent. It focuses on developing job skills using well-tested intrapreneurial practices in the PK-12 Education, Supply Chain Logistics, Healthcare Administration, and Manufacturing sectors, based on Florida Gulf Coast University RERI research, the Midland Insitute of Entrepreneurship curriculum, and the Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB) Certification (Certiport/Pearson/VUE) and the Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher (CET) requirements. [Note to Reviewers: Although a few secondary schools & colleges in SWFL offer entrepreneurship programs for their registered students and teachers, AULA will train employees who do not have that opportunity and would prefer short-term training (6- to 12 months) while on their PK-12, Logistics, Healthcare, or Manufacturing jobs. For additional information, please contact walter@coursewell.com]

Objective

The AULA project team will help train and certify innovative, entrepreneurially specialized (PK-12 education, manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare sectors) job skills among teachers, employees, staff, consulting trainers, and trainees. Selected teams will learn by designing, promoting, seeking funding, and developing a classroom environment conducive to entrepreneurship to strengthen the PK-12 education, manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare sectors in SWFL. This “on-the-job” hands-on certification training and experience fosters creativity, resourcefulness, collaboration, and a practical understanding of the business world. Ultimately, this will lead to new, innovative products and enterprises in the Southwest Florida region and certified teachers and industry practitioners in their fields.

Methodology

0. Initial Planning: Plan and procure additional collaborators, sponsors, and industry partners, and decide on the initial space location and resource allocation.

1. Initial Setup: Preselected employee teams and selected collaborators will enter a space (AULA), ideally a mobile classroom like an RV or modular classroom, emphasizing flexibility and innovation. The AULA will be initially located in Lee Couty (near the Collaboratory) or in Collier County near Naples, FL, and Immokalee, FL (75%+ Hispanic and Latino population), possibly on campus or nearby safe company sites. [Currently, we have a network of retired executives to mentor these students and parents.**] The AULA will be relocated to different sites (safe campuses or organizations) where there is a demand for upskilling in sectors such as PK-12 education, manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare.

2. Planning and Design: Trainers, trainees, and selected collaborators will assist in planning the layout, furniture, doors, windows, and functionality of the classroom, involving elements of communication, computer proficiency, data analysis (marketing), coordination, business logistics & operations, writing, problem-solving, decision-making, and administration. This approach is informed by RERI research and utilizes both a physical mobile classroom and its virtual counterpart to deliver learning experiences in the PK-12, Logistics, Healthcare, and Manufacturing sectors—including facility planning, sustainability, design thinking, product design, supply chain logistics, construction, manufacturing (3-D Printing), and project management. Free copies of the textbooks will be provided.

3. Fundraising, Financing, and Budgeting: Trainers, Trainees, and selected Collaborators engage in fundraising activities, learning financial literacy, budgeting, and the importance of resource allocation with limited funding sources.

4. Community Involvement: Teams and collaborators procure local businesses, schools, universities, and stakeholders for support and training trainers and trainees about networking and community engagement.

5. Implementation: Teams will execute their plan, purchase furniture and educational materials, and set up their classroom. And will design and 3-D manufacture products, devices, systems, and processes based on McGraw-Hill’s The Modeling of Design Ideas (Rodriguez, 1992), and Rodriguez, W. (2023). How We Innovate: The Startling Truth About How, Why, Where, and When it Happens. Washington: KDP. ISBN: 9798373542623, among free resources provided by the PD and Adaptiva Corp. The key textbook will be “Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (8th Edition) since it maps to the Florida requirements and ESB certification exam—-guiding students through the steps of initiating, managing, and sustaining a business idea. Participants will be provided vouchers for taking the certification exam.

6. Curriculum Integration: The project integrates with various academic subjects, such as arts, technology, sciences, engineering, mathematics (STEaM), business, and economics, to enhance educational value. And foster FGCU RERI***** skills goals in the context of workforce upskilling in PK-12 education, manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare sectors.

7. Ongoing Development: The classroom remains dynamic, with trainers and trainees continuously improving and adapting the space. Rigorous outcomes assessment and retention strategies will be used during the project's progress. And proactive action will be taken to ensure success.

8. Reflection and Feedback: Regular reflections and feedback sessions are held to evaluate the success of the project and the learning outcomes.

Outcomes

AULA aims to deliver several key outcomes:

- Preparing trainees and employees for the Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB) Certification, Certiport Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certification (WFB), and the Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher (CET) credentials.

- Mastering the art of teaching and learning entrepreneurial principles and its mindset.

- Enhancing and developing soft skills like teamwork, leadership, communication, and so on, with diverse perspectives based on FGCU RERI research and goals.*****

- Experiencing venture start-up development, product design, business development, logistics, and project management.

- Engaging with the training and learning process through hands-on (vocational and academic) involvement.

- Gaining ownership and accomplishment among trainees and employees.

Commitment: Adaptiva Corp, in Coordination with other sponsors, will:

• Identify AULA’s entrepreneurial PK-12 education, manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare sector challenges & opportunities and AULA training needed to upskill our current employees and recruits. In this way, teaching projects will address the workforce needs of the region.

• Commit to hiring, retraining, or accelerating current employees (i.e., trainees, employees, consultants) on improving career pathways after training completion.

• Commit to sustaining training by gradually assuming training costs for sustainability—thanks to Adaptiva Corp sponsorship and other sponsors being recruited by this proposal.

• Continuously track and assess progress—including Training Status, Date-Recruited, and Number of Participants (reached through recruitment strategies—including partnerships, advertisements, etc.) Also, we will indicate teachers, students, and participants who have established contact with the training entity, school, or college identifying the program of interest and have signed an IRB consent form to release their data but haven’t yet been enrolled in the identified training program, among other program requirements.

Curriculum: Books, Certifications and Credits

In addition to the PD’s books on design, innovation, and logistics, the participants (trainees and employees) selected for the program will use the latest version of Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management—a graphically illustrated textbook guiding participants through initiating, managing, and sustaining a business idea.

The "Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management" (9th Edition, Pearson) textbook and syllabus are used in Florida vocational and educational systems to guide learners through initiating, managing, and sustaining a business idea. This textbook begins by helping learners recognize entrepreneurial traits and progresses to more complex ideas about how innovation kickstarts entrepreneurial ventures​​. It aligns with the Florida Department of Education (DOE) frameworks, and its curriculum is also available for international educators through the MSi system​​. Prepares participants for the Certiport Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certification (WFB). [The ESB certification is built to test and validate foundation-level concepts and knowledge in entrepreneurship and small business management. These core concepts include entrepreneurship, recognizing and evaluating opportunities, planning for starting and operating a business, marketing, sales; and financial management. For each core concept, the ESB exam will certify knowledge and skills on several specific objectives.

"Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management" teaches students how to launch and manage a small business successfully. It includes case studies to examine successes and failures in the market context, along with strategies used by successful small businesses​​.

Essentials of Entrepreneurship begins by helping learners recognize entrepreneurial traits and progresses to complex ideas of how innovation kick-starts entrepreneurial ventures. Along the way, learners will immerse themselves in topics of financial accounting, business ethics, marketing, and product planning. The book’s cumulative business plan portfolio unites all facets of entrepreneurship to highlight what it takes to launch and oversee an entrepreneurial pursuit. Real-world entrepreneurs are showcased throughout the book to demonstrate the successes and pitfalls of innovation and strategic management.

Invitation to Collaborators and Additional Sponsors****

Aula represents a bold step forward in specialized intrapreneurial education. By transforming a space into a thriving learning environment, students will learn entrepreneurship—they will live it! This project promises to equip trainees with the skills and confidence to navigate the business world, fostering the next generation of innovative thinkers and leaders in Southwest Florida. If you are an employer, educator, intrapreneur, impactful entrepreneur, active or retired executive, sponsor, or grantor****, please join our development team by writing to walter@coursewell.com.

Project Director

Walter Rodriguez, PhD, PE

As a logistics entrepreneur, architect, engineer, and contractor, he advises firms on adaptive transportation and design-build products & facilities for older adults. As an entrepreneur, professor, writer, and researcher, he received the Harvard Foundation Medal "to recognize his notable contributions to American Science, Engineering and Intercultural Relations." After a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at MIT (collaborating with the Media Lab, Sloan School of Management, and CEE Intelligent Engineering Systems Lab), Dr. Rodriguez acquired 24 years of managerial & and technical teaching & and research experience as a Founding Professor and Chair in the Lutgert College of Business Departments of Information Systems, Marketing, Finance, and Operations Management at Florida Gulf Coast University. [Of course, not all at once!] During his tenure at FGCU, he served as Founding Director of the Institute for Technological Innovation and the multi-million-dollar DoD-sponsored MyCAA Portable Careers Project, and the National Science Foundation (NSF)--sponsored Constructability Review & Evaluation for Workgroups (CREW) Project. Also, he was Director of Grants and Research; Alico Endowed Chair and Eminent Scholar in Operations Management & Strategy; and Founding Chair of the Departments of Information Systems and Decision Sciences and the Florida Engineering Education Delivery System (FEEDS) program at Florida Gulf Coast University. Walter obtained his Ph.D. in Engineering Construction Project Management (interdisciplinary Civil Engineering/Industrial Systems Engineering) from the University of Florida. Dr. Rodriguez founded Coursewell.com to enhance in-demand careers. Formerly, he was a tenured Associate Professor in the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, teaching Construction Management (PM, Accounting & Finance), and Computer-Aided Design. Professor Rodriguez taught CAD and Construction Management at the University of Puerto Rico’s School of Architecture and the University of Central Florida. Also, he served as the Berger Chair Professor of Design & Construction Management at Tufts University while doing a Post Doc at MIT. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed research papers and developed online certification courses in analytics, business, finance, marketing, operations, IT, and project management, among many others.

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*The correct phrase in Spanish is El Aula Vacía. In Spanish, "aula" is a feminine noun for the classroom, but it is one of the few that uses the masculine article "el" in the singular form when it is immediately followed by a singular feminine noun that begins with a stressed "a" sound, to avoid the awkward double "a" sound. However, in the plural form or other cases, the feminine article "las" would be used, as in "las aulas vacías." Vacía (femenine) or Vacio (masculine) means empty. [The Empty Classroom (El aula vacía).

"The Empty Classroom" (El aula vacía) is a 2014 documentary film produced by Mexican actor Gael García Bernal. The film explores the educational crisis in Latin America, where nearly half of all young people never finish high school. The film features 11 short films directed by different filmmakers from Latin America, each focusing on a different aspect of the educational crisis. The film has been praised for its honest and unflinching look at the challenges facing education in Latin America.

Empty Classroom Day is a day of action that encourages schools to learn outside and to celebrate all the great environmental education happening in the world. The day was created in 2012 in London by Anna Portch with the support of teachers and educators at London Sustainable Schools Forum. The idea is simple - schools sign up to say that one class will spend one lesson outdoors on the day, however, many schools do a lot more! Empty Classroom Day is a great way to get students excited about learning about the environment and to encourage them to take action to protect it.]

**Based on a research project sponsored by the National Science Foundation titled: “Playing and Inventing” by Walter Rodriguez, PhD, PE. ["Playing and Inventing!" (Curriculum 21), Principal Investigator: Walter Rodriguez (Project Director); Account Number: E-20-506; Contract #91-0950-01; North Carolina State Univ. (Main Project: E-15-543); Project Sponsor: National Science Foundation's SUCCEED COALITION.]

***Each participant will receive a complimentary copy of “Rodriguez, W. (2023). How We Innovate: The Startling Truth About How, Why, Where, and When it Happens. Washington: KDP. ISBN: 9798373542623” and other relevant books authored and published by the P.I.

**** Grantors are organizations that provide the funds in a grant arrangement. Grantors can be:

Government Agencies: Both at the national and local levels, government agencies are significant grantors. They provide funds for various purposes, such as education, research, infrastructure development, social services, and more. These grants are often funded by taxpayers and are aimed at improving public welfare or advancing strategic initiatives.

Foundations: Private or family foundations, as well as corporate foundations, are major sources of grants. These foundations are usually funded by an individual, a family, or a corporation and focus on specific areas like the arts, education, health, social issues, or environmental conservation.

Non-Profit Organizations: Some non-profits also provide grants to other organizations or individuals, particularly in areas that align with their mission. These grants are usually funded through donations, membership fees, or other fundraising activities.

Educational Institutions: Universities and colleges sometimes provide grants to students, researchers, or projects that align with their educational goals and research interests. These grants can be funded through endowments, donations, or government funding.

International Organizations: Entities like the United Nations, the World Bank, and various international charities provide grants for global development projects, humanitarian aid, and international research collaborations.

Corporate Grant Programs: Many companies have grant programs as part of their corporate social responsibility initiatives. These grants support various causes, such as community development, environmental conservation, education, and arts and culture.

***** FGCU RERI Workforce Research and Goals.

References

Rodriguez, W. (2023). How We Innovate: The Startling Truth About How, Why, Where, and When it Happens. Washington: KDP. ISBN: 9798373542623.

Rodriguez, W. (2023). Becoming a Logistician: A Guide to Logistics Careers & Certifications. Washington: KDP. ISBN: 9798386938291.

Rodriguez, W. (2023). Logistics+: Mastering Logistics from Analytics & Technologies. Plus, E-Commerce. AI. Transportation, Risk, Procurement. Distribution. Inventory, Warehousing. Lean Supply Chain. Sourcing. Agile Manufacturing. Supply Chain Logistics. Logistics Careers. Washington: KDP. ISBN: 9798394837784.

Rodriguez, W., Bass, T., Souza, D., Lynch, J., Lystad, M., White, A. (2019). Ubiquitous Learning: Improving Persistence via Student-Support Applications. Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, 12(3), 19-39.

Rodriguez, W. and Angle, P. (2021). Can Machine Learning Enhance Human Learning? Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, 14(1), 33-46.

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