If there really is a demand for skilled technicians, and local community colleges are not offering these classes, have instructors considered resurrecting any Wyotech campuses as worker coops and taking control of the facilities? The coop movement seems to be in its early stages in the US, and it could be a way to get in on the ground floor.
11 replies (most recent on top)
Camden, great idea! Let me get some if the millions I made as an instructor to buy a building and start my own college. Her, why didn't I think if that?!?!
98401 - what's your point? There's not one college or university on there.
https://www.nceo.org/articles/employee-ownership-100
Camden, you'll be bored now that CCI is gone
Have you, CK? Why don't you be a part of the change instead of lecturing everybody about it.
Yeah. Because the owners would just let the instructors come in and start a coop. What's next? Coop at the Staples?
Camden Kid, get a job, get off welfare
There are massive liability risks in this industry. If you do something like this, make sure you incorporate to protect yourself. Leave plenty of time for getting accredited.
where the hell will these folks get the money to make this happen CK? Are you going to give them the seed money for this brilliant plan you have? Money doesn't grow on trees in case you have noticed
I know worker coops are your thing, but maybe industry guilds/associations would be a better model. Businesses have a vested interest in being about to find qualified, skilled workers. If the industry is running the schools, they could specify which types of training workers needed, and supply the knowledge and equipment to provide it.
I would love to be part of that, how do assist in making that happen?