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Sarasota News Leader November 2, 2012 Because of the collaboration, she said, "I think our community as a whole is going to be very impressed." Along with representatives from CareerEdge, the school district and Sarasota County, the committee reflected collaboration with the Gulf Coast Commu- nity Foundation, the City of North Port's economic develop- ment office, the Great- er Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, Atlantic Mold & Manufacturing Corp., the State Col- Page 40 The plan lists four key components: aware- ness and promotion; education both at the post-secondary level and in kindergarten through 12th grade; business and community partnerships; and employer engagement. We're looking forward to continued collaboration with local employers, agencies and governments to close the skills gap in local manufacturing. Sarasota County Schools Superintendent Lori White lege of Florida Manatee-Sarasota, the Sara- sota Manatee Manufacturers Association and Suncoast Workforce. The group's Plan of Action Summary says, "A broad-based community effort to iden- tify future and current career pathways, as- sess career interests and provide incremental training is needed to employ citizens of our community. Once accomplished, this Plan of Action will develop appropriate levels of op- portunities to receive hands-on experience in the workplace within related career fields and provide commitments for citizens to viable ca- reers with local employers." It lists the following as proposed steps in Phase Two: • Separate the Plan of Action into micro-plans so each segment and line item included can be drilled down to specific ac- tionable and achiev- able steps. • Assign organizations to items within the mi- cro-plans so work can be designated and associated with each step that will lead to the achievement of the goals included in the Plan of Action. • Create a manageable and specific timeline for outlined actions and tasks to be accom- plished by each party. The County Commission is scheduled to dis- cuss the report when it meets at the Adminis- tration Center, 1660 Ringling Blvd., on Nov. 7. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Take Your TimeYou Have All Week Enjoy The News Leader Anytime - Day or Night