| Initiative Title | Year 2026: Build and maintain strong connections with industry partner by developing Employer and CBO Engagement Ladder. Key actions include completed engagement ladder by refining and leveraging partnerships with local businesses. |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | No |
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| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | For numerous reasons, industry partnerships are crucial to the department's goal of scaling programming in 2025-2026, leveraging support for fundraising and grants, on-the-job training opportunities, and as a source for employee-based recruitment for FoodTEC programs |
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| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | The consequences of this initiative not being funded or completed will impact the success of creating regional in-demend programs and the necessary fundraising goals to sustain workforce programming between 2025-2026.
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| Department Goals | Year 2026: Build and maintain strong connections with industry partner by developing Employer and CBO Engagement Ladder. Key actions include completed engagement ladder by refining and leveraging partnerships with local businesses. |
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| Programs | |
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| Locations | Newburgh Campus |
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| Estimated Completion Date | 12/25/2026 |
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| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | Yes |
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| Importance | Low |
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| Funding Source | Operating Budget |
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| Created | 02/03/2025 11:17 am |
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| Updated | 02/03/2025 12:00 pm |
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Institutional Goals
| Goal |
How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
- COLLEGE GOALS as of 2011
- 3. To establish public and private partnerships and provide programs and services that support and serve our county’s educational, economic, civic and cultural needs.
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This goal aims to develop an Employer and CBO Engagement Ladder to build and maintain strong connections with industry partners to provide programs and services that support and serve our county’s educational, economic, civic, and cultural needs.
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- STRATEGIC PLAN 2020-2025
- Strengthen our Region’s Economic Future: Teach and Train for a Brighter Tomorrow
- Goal #1: Expand workforce development in emerging, innovative fields
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This initiative supports the SUNY Orange STRATEGIC PLAN 2020-2025 of Strengthening our Region’s Economic Future to teach and train for a brighter tomorrow by expanding and aligning our industry partnerships with FoodTEC's strategic direction. The goal is to create, engage, and leverage our current partnerships with the industry in order to grow FoodTEc workforce development programs in emerging, innovative food, beverage, and hospitality sectors. |
- STRATEGIC PLAN 2020-2025
- Strengthen our Region’s Economic Future: Teach and Train for a Brighter Tomorrow
- Goal #2: Identify and address the needs of an increasingly diverse regional population and workforce
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Through further strategic direction on how to grow industry partnerships, FoodTEC can identify and address the needs of an increasingly diverse regional population and workforce |
Action Steps
| Action Step |
Responsible Party |
Order |
| Key Actions: Completed engagement ladder. Refine and Leverage Partnerships with Local Businesses Fall 2025 – Spring 2026 20 Active Partners Grants and Fundraising Support Ongoing, Fall 2025 – Summer 2027 Y2 & Y3 for a total of $200,000 Maintain Active |
Executive Director, |
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Expected Outcomes
| Outcome |
Order |
| By Spring 2026 have 20 Active Partners |
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| By Summer 2027 fundraise a total of $200,000 through industry partnerships. |
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| Maintain Active FoodTEC Industry Advisory Council through quarterly meetings and newsletter |
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Assessment Methods
| Method |
Description |
Other Method |
Responsible Party |
| Tracking |
Usage of programs, services, participation can be tracked; demographic information may also be able to be collected. |
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FoodTEC's Executive Director, VP of Workforce, Strategy, and Innovation |
Resources
| INITIAL YEAR COST: |
$9,333.00 |
| RECURRING COST: |
$0.00 |
Equipment
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Facility
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Supply
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Staffing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Training
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Marketing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| Website, Targeted Ads, Printing |
$9333.00
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| TOTAL: |
$9,333.00 / $0.00 |
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Other
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Prioritization
This is initiative is ready for prioritization.
Assessment
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
| 02/03/2025 | Food Tech | In progress | 0.00 | Grant Possibility | |
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