workforce development


The purpose of this curriculum is to build an understanding of community development, its significance, and how Extension professionals and other community development practitioners can utilize community development to support community resilience. The curriculum is intended to build a theoretical understanding with applied examples. This content is also presented in…


Future Opportunities for Rural Workforce and Rural Development (FORWARD) Sponsored by Ascendium Education Group, the FORWARD curriculum is designed to support Cooperative Extension Professionals (CEPs) working to address workforce development issues in rural communities. This project expands upon Cooperative Extension’s experience with youth engagement and career development to target non-traditional…