Being Agile in education and the workplace means being able to adjust and adapt to change.

Bergstrom attends 

‘Age of Agility’ Summit in OKC

OKLAHOMA CITY - State Senator Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, attended the Age of Agility Summit in Oklahoma City on August 30, joining business, education and policy leaders to hear insights and perspectives on what the future of work looks like in the current age of education and careers.

“Modern technology often forces radical shifts in the workforce, so it is imperative students are equipped to meet those challenges and utilize the rapidly changing tools needed in their chosen careers,” said Bergstrom. “In this modern Age of Agility similar to a renewed Industrial Revolution, leaders are now calling for changes in education that rise up and meet the new challenging forces in the economy.”

“For too long, Oklahoma has lagged behind much of the rest of the nation in getting our students prepared to enter the workforce, to excel in the marketplace,” Bergstrom said. “This past session with the education funding package we passed, we sent a clear message to our citizens and to business around the nation and the world that Oklahoma is taking education seriously. Now we need to continue that process, and part of what needs to be done is adjusting our education system to train students for quality jobs today and into the future.

“The Age of Agility Summit was an opportunity to meet with business and education leaders and discuss how we can get there,” Bergstrom stated.

This week’s event in Oklahoma City, sponsored by Oklahoma Achieves, America Succeeds and the U.S. Chamber Foundation, provided a discussion platform for restructuring the delivery of education, including crowdsource strategies and inventive solutions within Oklahoma as well as across the nation. The summit events were focused on improving the education-to-employment pipeline, while crafting strategies to modernize education, training and workforce preparedness.

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Cutline: Pictured at the Age of Agility Summit in Oklahoma City are Executive Director of Oklahoma Achieves Jennifer Monies and State Senator Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair.