A week could have easily turned into a month with all the knowledge there is to share about early childhood pedagogy, simulation, and healthcare across U.S. and Danish higher education systems. But, for a pair of Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) instructors, two obvious comparisons took no time at all to develop.  

Apprenticeship and simulation are foundational workforce development models and instructional tools serving as a foundation of success for students enrolled at Zealand Business College (ZBC), one of Denmark’s leading vocational colleges.  

In what was an active, five-day itinerary funded in-part, by the Danish National Agency, Dr. Paula McGhee, program chair for Early Childhood Care and Education, and Courtney Phillips, an instructor in the Nursing program, spent the first week of June touring and lecturing among students and faculty at ZBC to compare higher education in Central Georgia to Denmark, and foster discussions about their respective career programs.  

“Sharing this type of technical knowledge amongst cultures is vital to producing a global workforce that is competent, compassionate, and skillful to meet the needs of rapidly changing economies,” said JoBen Rivera-Thompson, CGTC’s director of Marketing, Public Relations, and International Outreach. He joined CGTC faculty in Denmark as a staff representative.