Alliances
Midlands Education and Business Alliance currently works through seven business alliances to connect education with business in specific clusters. The goal is to have sixteen alliances in the Midlands - one for each career cluster of study. Business partners in the alliances work closely with the schools and colleges to increase awareness of the career opportunities in the Midlands' economy and to direct students to the education they need to prepare for these jobs. The seven alliances are:
- Arts and Humanities
- Business, Management and Information Systems
- Engineering and Industrial Technologies
- Health Science and Human Services
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Manufacturing and Industrial Maintenance
- Public Services
The alliances meet monthly during the academic year. Click here for the MEBA calendar. The alliances pursue projects such as brochures highlighting careers, speaking engagements and teacher training opportunities.
Arts and Humanities
The Arts and Humanities Alliance provides expertise in identifying career options and work-based experiences for those students who show an interest in the humanities including English, history, languages, and education and training. In addition, the alliance focuses on careers that create, exhibit, perform and publish multimedia content such as audio and video technologies, printing technologies, visual arts, performing arts, journalism and broadcasting, and telecommunications technologies.
Business, Management and Information Systems
The Business, Management and Information Systems Alliance provides a monthly opportunity for members to develop and implement activities to help students with an interest in business and information technology. The two major focuses in the alliance are business and information technology. The business focus includes marketing, sales and services, management, business financial management and accounting, financial services, business analysis, small business management, and administration and information support. The information technology focus includes information support and services, programming and software development, interactive media and network systems.
Engineering and Industrial Technologies
The Engineering and Industrial Technologies Alliance provides a monthly opportunity for members to develop and implement activities to help students with an interest in automotive technologies, architecture and construction technologies, heavy equipment operations, general engineering, science technology, engineering and mathematics, and agricultural sciences. The Engineering and Industrial Alliance boasts three strong subgroups: construction, automotive, and engineering.
Health Science and Human Services
The Health Science and Human Services Alliance provides a monthly opportunity for members to develop and implement activities to help students with an interest in careers in the health sciences and human services. The focus includes careers in nursing, allied health, therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, biotechnology research and development, support services, sociology and psychology.
Hospitality and Tourism
The Hospitality and Tourism Alliance, MEBA’s newest alliance, provides an opportunity for professionals in the industry to develop and implement activities to help students with an interest in hospitality management and operations, culinary arts, travel and tourism and sports entertainment and recreation.
Manufacturing and Industrial Maintenance
The Manufacturing and Industrial Maintenance Alliance provides a monthly opportunity for members to develop and implement activitie to help students with an interest in careers in manufacturing and industrial maintenance including machine tool technology.
Public Services
The Public Services Alliance is composed of members of the public service community such as protective agencies, government workers, the legal community and the social services.