For students:
Learn
new skills
Are you prepared?
in-demand skills
Unpresidented times are ahead. We must all prepare for a future marked by disruption and uncertainty by learning the skills required to adapt and be successful in the workforce. The World Economic Forum projects by 2020 that these are going to be the most desirous skills for job candidates like you:
Skills for the future:
flexibility, mental agility, ethics, resilience, systems thinking, communication, excellent writing and analytical skills, capacity for empathy, strong cultural awareness, & critical thinking.
Future
Outlook
85%
Up to 85% of the jobs in 2030 may be in occupations that don’t exist today.
2x
The number of “gig” employees will double by 2021 compared to 2017.
40%
Up to 40% of the workforce could be contractors by 2030.
How can BCEX help?Succeed
By participating in BCEx initiatives like the Idea Lab, students will be taught unique ways to handle the shifting future workplace. Below are some key ways BCEx helps to develop your skills.
- Adaptable curriculum
- Education through critical thinking, value creation & entrepreneurship
- Experiential learning opportunities
- Community-based projects
- New Degree Development
- Capstone Course Refinement
- Update General Education
- Develop New Micro Credentials & Digital Badges
- Access Maker’s Space
Join the idea lab
Adapt your skills for the workplace of the future
The Idea Lab @ BCEx is the starting point for any Broward student looking to future-proof their careers. Within the Idea Lab is an online toolkit to help you realize the best next steps in your BCEx journey. Everyone is unique - we're here to help you discover what it is you'd like to do!
Try our toolkit @ the idea lab
getting started: Who am I & why am i here
Discover your purpose in life and how your idea may or may not fit in to that vision. Validate your idea and test market opportunity.
Finding Clients, donors & users before launch
Discover how to de-risk your business model. Discuss social modeling and begin to engage in rapid prototyping for accelerating your product and finding market fit.
preparing for success & launch
Discover further how to de-risk your ideas, create fans, develop sound financial models, and de-risk them. Prepare to pitch for seed money from the JDA Student Venture fund.
Other things you can learn with bcex programs
BCEx isn't just about learning new skills. Explore how we help other students like you!
Start a business
Did you always want to be your own boss? If you're interested in launching your own start-up, we sure can help with that!
Future-proof
my career
Learn what it takes to be prepared for the workplace of the future. We'll help you to realize where you'd fit in.
BCEx events
we’d love to see you!
From networking and meet-up opportunities to speaker and workshop sessions, BCEx has plenty of ways to take the next step in growing your ideas. Swing by an event and talk with the team @ BCEx to see how we can help with your plans for your future.
may, 2024
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Partners
We value those who help support the community through partnerships with BCEx. Here are the companies who make our program initiatives possible.
Randall Vitale
President at Hoffman's Chocolates
Angelo Anzalone
Principal Owner of Veritas Legal
Jayson Koss
Founder and CEO of Delivery Dudes
Joshua Esnard
Inventor & CEO of The Cut Buddy
Kristian Bouw
Founder, Notion Theory
Claudio Sorrentino
Entrepreneur
