The community college model has never been more in demand.  It is recognized by the highest levels of governments as a key resource in providing open access to workforce development.  Community college enrollments continue to break records as increasing numbers of adult students seek training and retraining.

Experiences, lessons, best practices in setting up various models of higher education insitutions providing workforce training and related education, adopting the community college model abroad, national frameworking, needs assessments...

Global partnership initiation: How-To's. Critical factors needed to launch a successful partnership. Why seeking an international partner and what can I get out of such partnership? Best, good, not so good and bad models of collaboration. How to prepare for partner meetings - cultural preparation. Negotiating programs and partnership agreements. Collaboration and partnership samples. Partnership failures and how to avoid them...

How to build a successful curriculum that prepares for global jobs and broader knowledge. Resources that support the infusion of global learning into syllabus or curriculum and other instructional methods. Foreign languages instruction - importance, models, research, best practices. Local businesses, institutions, government agencies and their global connections, immigrants and their cultural heritage - how to tap these and other resources to bring the global to the classroom?

International students - hot commodity or a hot potato? Recruiting, orientation, admission, ESL, and other topics. Internships going both ways - too new or too dfficult? Visas... Internships - how to tap your business community for assistance. Why internship abroad? How easy/ difficult it is to arrange? Service learning for students - fad or a need? How it is or can be incorporated into the curriculum. Models. How it differes from a "typical" study abroad. Best practices. Advice for, or experience of faculty conducting service learning programs. Creating crossnational virtual exchanges. Study abroad - short-term or semester long: why yes, why not? Credit or non-credit? Why community college students need to study abroad? How to sell study abroad to your administration. Scholarship and other financial support available for outbound programs - tips on college or outside resources, procedures.

Abroad and at Home

Benefits and best practices in inviting and hosting foreign scholars and delegations. Maintaining lasting and mutually beneficial professional relationships with colleagues from higher education or other associated institutions abroad. Sabbatical abroad - tips, benefits, planning, follow up. National or international organizations offering and supporting training in global issues and programming. Educational professional organizations and how they can help...