Laura Derpinghaus is an enthusiastic marketing strategist with 30 years of proven experience working with manufacturers on both B2B and B2C marketing strategies. In her role as Director of Marketing and Communications for GPS Education Partners, she is putting her communication skills to work by engaging manufacturers into new conversations about how work-based learning can do more than fill their talent pipeline.
25 years of transforming lives through work-based learning
Where we started
Twenty-five years ago, GPS Education Partners (GPS Ed) was founded on a simple but powerful idea:...
Early Exposure to Technical Careers is Key to Future of the Workforce
In years past, career and technical education was often viewed as an alternative pathway to college; the courses were...
How GPS Education Partners is Helping Komatsu Grow its Business for the Future
As one of the oldest employers in Milwaukee, Komatsu Mining Corp. has earned its reputation as a leading manufacturer...
GPS Education Partners is on a Mission to Prepare the Next Generation Workforce
GPS Education Partners (GPSEd) is bridging the skills gap by helping students transition from the classroom to a technical...
Foundations for tomorrow’s success
It’s tough for a young person to take the long view. How might one experience relate to another twenty...
Closing the skills gap
Community economic development organizations (EDOs) are laser-focused on expanding, retaining and attracting new businesses with an emphasis on traded...
How early career awareness programs benefit employers and the communityÂ
Students are able to discover their passions and interests and then connect them to an attainable career.
Work-based learning is combating the skilled labor shortage
Students follow a curriculum that meets graduation requirements while also aligning them with industry and job-specific training and technical certifications.
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