Presentation for PDI #2 Career Development Practitioners: Creating a Tool Box for Excellence - NCDA Career Practitioner Institute
"Practical Techniques and Strategies for
Career Development Practitioners"
February 8-9, 2018
The Francis Marion Hotel
Charleston, South Carolina
Workforce Development and the South Carolina State Library
1. Workforce Development and the
South Carolina State Library
Dr. Curtis R. Rogers, Communications Director
2. Overview
• State Library Services (SCSL)
• Evolution of WorkSC.org
• State Library partnership with State Department of Employment
and Workforce (DEW)
• What is Discus and Learning Express Library?
4. Evolution of WorkSC.org
• What happened in 2008?
• Grant-funded workforce
development trainer
• Website developed
• Onsite training for
• Libraries
• Schools
• Correctional facilities
• Grant ended
• Website scaled back to LibGuide
5. Discus – SC’s
Virtual Library
• What is Discus?
• SCdiscus.org
• LearningExpress
Library is
provided free
statewide!
6.
7. Thank you!
Dr. Curtis R. Rogers, Communications Director
crogers@statelibrary.sc.gov
803-734-8928