Acadiana business resource partners are proud to re-launch AcadianaOpportunity.com, a web portal that helps connect individuals seeking training or employment with resources. Learn more about this initiative, and hear from a panel of regional higher ed leaders about...
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Portal Opened for Those Looking for Employment or Training in Acadiana
One Acadiana (1A), LEDA, Acadiana Workforce Solutions, and other partners relaunched AcadianaOpportunity.com , a web portal that helps connect individuals seeking training or employment with resources. The initiative will be featured on an upcoming webinar with...
With just five years to reach its goal, One Acadiana’s 55 by 25 initiative making progress
With one year down and only five to go, One Acadiana's goal of getting 55% of Acadiana adults to earn a postsecondary degree or certification is making slow, but steady progress, One Acadiana officials reported Friday. Across the nine-parish region, the 55 by 25...
Adult education to be focus in second year of One Acadiana’s 55 by 25 initiative
In year two of the mission to increase the number of adults who benefit from higher education, the focus turns to attracting non-traditional students to earn college degrees or professional credentials. "A valuable credential can change lives," said Dakota Pawlicki,...
One Acadiana kicks off year two of ’55 by 25′ initiative
LAFAYETTE, La. - One Acadiana (1A) hosted partners from across the region and state at the UL Lafayette Student Union on Friday for a summit to kick off year two of the 55 by 25 educational attainment initiative. More than 150 stakeholders attended the summit,...
1A Kicks Off Year Two of “55 by 25” Initiative
Summit Features New Award and Strategies to Support Adult Learners LAFAYETTE, La. – Today, One Acadiana (1A) hosted partners from across the region and state at the UL Lafayette Student Union for a summit to kick off year two of the 55 by 25 educational attainment...
1A Kicks Off Year Two of “55 by 25” Initiative at Summit on Friday, January 10
LAFAYETTE – On Friday, January 10, One Acadiana (1A) will join partners from across the region and state at the UL Student Union for a summit to kick off year two of the 55 by 25 educational attainment initiative. The 55 by 25 initiative’s goal is to increase the...
Business Leaders Make Case for Increasing Educational Attainment in Acadiana
"What if we train them and they leave? What if we don't and they stay?" Missy Rogers, president of Noble Plastics, recited the adage about a fear many business owners experience when the conversation turns to growing training opportunities. Employers might fear that a...
One Acadiana Launches 55 by 25 Effort — 55 Percent of Adults in the Region to Have Secondary Education or Certification by 2025
A high school degree is "no longer the ceiling, but the floor" for an education, a state official told a group of local and state business, education and charity leaders gathered Thursday at the University of Louisiana Lafayette to talk about the importance of...
1A and Partners Launch “55 by 25” Educational Attainment Initiative
Acadiana Initiative to be First in Louisiana Lafayette, LA – Today, One Acadiana (1A) joined partners from across the region to launch “55 by 25,” an initiative with a goal of increasing the proportion of working adults in Acadiana with postsecondary degrees,...