Hong Kong – Tsing Yi Southwest Swimming Pool continues to close temporarily
Tsing Yi Southwest Swimming Pool continues to close temporarily
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Attention TV/radio announcers:
Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:
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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (April 11) that due to urgent maintenance works, Tsing Yi Southwest Swimming Pool in Kwai Tsing District will continue to be temporarily closed until further notice.
Tsing Yi Southwest Swimming Pool temporarily closed
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Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:
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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (March 5) that Tsing Yi Southwest Swimming Pool in Kwai Tsing District has been temporarily closed for cleaning and superchlorination following the discovery of a small amount of vomit in the pool.
It will be reopened at 6.30am tomorrow.
The department appeals to swimmers to be considerate and to keep the swimming pools clean. They are advised not to swim after a full meal and should use the toilet facilities if necessary before swimming.
Southwest Tennessee Community College is poised to become the regions’ go-to resource for quality training on Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs with the launch of the Southwest Workforce Solutions Center on April 20, 2023 during an Open House and Career Fair, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., at the College’s Macon Cove Campus, 5983 Macon Cove Road in Memphis, Tenn. The public is invited to attend the launch and day’s showcase of workforce programs that include a panel discussion with industry leaders, tour of state-of-the art technologies facilities, tour of Southwest Express, the College’s new mobile career exploration labs with simulation learning stations, an expo featuring Southwest’s technologies programs across seven of its locations in Memphis, Shelby and Fayette counties, National Signing Day for Career-Tech Students and a Community Career Fair with area businesses and companies. SWSC will provide students new career pathways with short-term certificates and long-term workforce-ready credentials. Together with industry and community partners, the Center’s responsive, in-demand career-tech education will give students the training they need for today’s careers and those of the future, and help close the skills gap for Mid-South businesses. With more than 110 areas of study at the College, 150 credentials spanning its curriculum, and 96% of graduates who remain in the area after graduation, SWSC will help reduce area unemployment by adding additional skilled workers. “Southwest is a leading driver of workforce development. Providing accelerated career pathways aligned with local, state and regional workforce needs with the goal of fostering upward social and economic mobility for our students and area residents will help move our communities forward. Our goal is to become ‘The’ Southwest Workforce Solution Center of the Mid-South,” Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall said. Funding for the College’s curriculum redesign is made possible by an $800,000 grant from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. SWSC will offer programs in automotive, business, engineering, IT, logistics and transportation management, robotics, and health care. SWSC also will focus on high-demand careers and target opportunity youth, the unemployed and underemployed, and those living in high crime, high poverty areas. Partnerships with community and grassroots organizations, advisory councils and area chambers will allow the Center to implement wraparound services to ensure each student has the training they need for success. In tandem with the launch of SWSC are plans to establish a workforce-focused certificate in a student’s first semester, thanks to a $550,000 Reimagining the Community College Experience grant from the Tennessee Board of Regents. Southwest is one of four Tennessee community colleges to receive the grant award for a self-designed pilot to improve student success through more extensive career exploration, career advising and credential attainment. Hall said that providing programs that remove barriers and support students where they are in life is in line with the College’s strategic plan and TBR’s Workforce and Community focus. “SWSC builds on our workforce development wheelhouse to provide a place where students can reimagine their futures and where our college meets the community in serving industry marketplace needs. I am excited to share what we have to offer and invite everyone to come out and explore Southwest at our April 20th event,” Hall said. Kick off to the launch starts at 11:00 a.m. For more information and to see a timeline of activities for the Southwest Workforce Solutions Center Open House and Career Fair, visit www.southwest.tn.edu or call 901-333-5000. Southwest Tennessee Community College Contact Categories Southwest Tennessee Community College was recently selected as one of 14 community colleges across the nation to participate in the Cyber Skills for All: Community Colleges Lead the Way Initiative, made possible by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and a $20,000 grant award from the Microsoft Foundation. As part of the grant, Southwest will join a “community of practice” consisting of community college workforce and economic development executives across the nation aimed at skilling people for participation in the digital economy. “I am thrilled Southwest was chosen to participate in this year’s Cyber Skills for All learning cohort and grateful to Microsoft and AACC for their investment in our college,” said Dr. Tracy D. Hall, president of Southwest Tennessee Community College. “The opportunity to collaborate with cybersecurity peers from across the nation will enhance our cybersecurity program and allow us to provide students the highest quality industry education to achieve success. I am excited that as part of this grant initiative, we will be able to grow a more diverse talent pipeline for our region’s cybersecurity workforce.” “The partnership is critical to ensuring that students have the skills needed in an ever-changing field,” said AACC President and CEO Walter Bumphus. “As technology evolves so do the skills needed to protect the nation’s technology infrastructure. Working together with Microsoft, we will provide these community colleges with resources to ensure students learn the relevant skills needed in the workforce. Selected community colleges will have the opportunity to learn best practices from one another to continue to deliver high-quality, industry-relevant cyber skills education to all students.” In addition to receiving technical assistance and support of the college’s cybersecurity program, the grant award will increase the talent pool and will focus on African American and Hispanic students, populations that are historically under-served in the field of IT and cybersecurity. The grant’s three phases include cybersecurity instructor training that results in a Microsoft certification, a free course open to the public on SC-900T00: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals, and paid internships where students will gain work-based learning experiences with area industry partners. “More and more companies are relying on electronic data capture and analysis, making cybersecurity increasingly important for the protection of sensitive information,” said Dr. Aaron Jagers, department chair of technologies. “Cybersecurity professionals are in high-demand throughout the Greater Memphis Area yet training in this industry can be costly. I am pleased we could factor into our grant, no cost, entry-level cybersecurity training for students and the general population.” “The United States faces a cybersecurity skills crisis – we simply don’t have enough people to combat the increasing number of cybersecurity attacks,” said Kate Behncken, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Philanthropies. “By working with AACC we can help ensure there are enough people with the necessary skills to keep organizations secure and people safe.” Other institutions part of the second cohort include: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Hostos Community College, University of Arkansas Cossatot, North Hennepin Community College, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech), Community College of Philadelphia, Central Community College, Bellevue College, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, College of Western Idaho, Tulsa Community College, City Colleges of Chicago, and College of Southern Nevada. For more information about Southwest’s Cyber Skills for All grant, contact Dr. Aaron Jagers at ajagers@southwest.tn.edu.Hong Kong – Tsing Yi Southwest Swimming Pool temporarily closed
Attention TV/radio announcers:Southwest Tennessee Community College launches Southwest Workforce Solutions Center at Open House and Career Fair April 20, 2023
Diana Fedinec
901-333-4247
www.southwest.tn.edu
Southwest Tennessee Community College Selected to Participate in National Cyber Skills for All Initiative
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Diana Fedinec
901-333-4247
www.southwest.tn.edu
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