Colleges' Role in Military's Restructuring, January 2009 from The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Money and Management": http://tinyurl.com/7kess7 Brookdale Community College, in New Jersey, is advising local businesses that will be hurt by the impending closure of Fort Monmouth. The college is devising short-term training programs to help former military employees make the transition into other professions, including computer networking, project management, and teaching, says Linda Milstein, vice president for outreach, business, and community development. The majority of the base's 5,500 workers are civilians, and many are expected to stay behind. Colleges Play Crucial Role in Military's Restructuring - Chronicle.com Those familiar with the base-realignment process, which is commonly known as BRAC, say colleges--in particular community colleges, with their experience in work-force education and their ability to build up programs quickly — will play a vital role. Across the country, colleges like Anne Arundel are devising strategies and designing curricula to meet the demands created by the substantial troop shifts. They are adding degree and certificate programs and refashioning or expanding others, in areas as diverse as network security, procurement and contracting, and nursing. The colleges are attempting to anticipate the midcareer training needs of military personnel and government contractors who are moving. They are trying to prepare local residents, like Ms. Sanborn, to fill positions vacated by defense workers who opt not to make the move. And in places where the armed forces are scaling down or pulling out completely, they are stepping in to teach workers new skills and counsel small businesses that have relied on a military clientele.
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