WORKER RETRAINING

One of the Seattle Community Colleges CENTRAL | NORTH | SOUTH | SVI

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2013 PEER LEARNING GROUP: WORKING THE CONTINUUM

South Seattle Community College, Georgetown CampusPresented by Greg Alvarado, NSCC

Thursday, March 14th 2013

Seattle Community Colleges START NEXT QUARTER

The training you need for the job you want!

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

Overview of Presentation

Start Next Quarter initiative Website demonstration Educational planning workshops

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

Start Next Quarter Initiative

Goal: Make Workforce Education funding more accessible to students.

Developed by district-wide team Educational planning workshops implemented July/Aug

2010 SNQ website implemented Oct 2010

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

www.startnextquarter.org

Online funding eligibility tool and portal to workshops Students quickly learn if they pre-qualify for funds Messages tailored to reflect campus programs Backend administrative features free up staff time

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

Visitors answer (mostly) yes/no questions.

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

Visitors answer (mostly) yes/no questions.

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

Visitors answer (mostly) yes/no questions.

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

Visitors answer (mostly) yes/no questions.

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

Visitors answer (mostly) yes/no questions.

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrpFunded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrpFunded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

The college has tools to add workshops, set workshop capacity, and take other actions.

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

Educational Planning Workshops at the colleges

A comprehensive model for all incoming students Introduction to Seattle Community Colleges Workforce Education Funding Start Next Quarter Checklist Workshops, CBO’s, Wrap around services One on One Advising

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

NSCC, SCCC, SSCC & SVI NSCC, SCCC, SSCC

Day 14 hours (1-5 pm)

Day 24 hours (1-5 pm)

Welcome and Overview 1. Funding Eligibility Criteria 2. Programs of Study at Seattle Community

Colleges 3. Campus Resources4. Outline of Educational Planning Process

Overview/ Testing 1. Placement test

CASAS (SVI and S) CASAS or COMPASS (N, S, C) (Students self-select their test)

Test Review & Funding Orientation1. Reading review2. Math review3. Funding orientation4. Test strategies

Group Advising 1. Career clusters or WOIS 2. Finding your program of study (Includes background check discussion)

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Educational Planning Workshops at the colleges

Results to date— Higher test scores— Fewer drop-outs— More efficient use of staff time

Funded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrpFunded in part by the Walmart Brighter Futures Project www.seattlecolleges.edu/wrp

Questions?