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Sector Strategies and Career Pathways Linda Collins Career Ladders Project Working Together to Provide Educational and Career Advancement Opportunities
Sector Strategies and Career Pathways Linda Collins Career
Ladders Project Working Together to Provide Educational and Career
Advancement Opportunities February 26, 2013
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Career Ladders Project: Foundation for California Community
Colleges (FCCC) Founded by the California Community College Board
of Governors to foster educational and career advancement for
Californians. Founding policy document, Ladders of Opportunity,
reframed economic and workforce development, career technical
education, and the relationship among workforce and education
systems within a pathways framework. 3 Governors, 5 CCC
Chancellors, 4 CA WIB Directors, and 2 major recessions
later...
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Urgency and Convergence of Forces State budget crises: need to
better leverage scarce public and private resources Downsizing and
rationing: CCs and adult ed High unemployment; 2M+ out of work
Skills gap: employers need skilled workers Demographic gap baby
boomers retiring, employers need diverse workforce and customer
base Collective impact strategy Philanthropy and
intermediaries
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The California EDGE Coalition Business, labor, social justice
groups united on 5 core principles: 1.Invest in regional workforce
& econ development strategies to build prosperous communities
and competitive industries; 2.Provide all Californians access to
high quality post-secondary education and training; 3.Provide
working adults opportunities to move up the skill ladder; 4.Link
workforce programs and institutions to create pathways to high wage
jobs; 5.Align program goals and measures to achieve a shared vision
of Californias future and to ensure accountability.
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San Diego/Imperial ----- Los Angeles Orange County ----- East
Bay North Bay SF/Mid Peninsula Silicon Valley Santa Cruz/Monterey
----- Inland Empire/Desert ----- Greater Sacramento Northern Inland
CA Northern Coastal CA ----- South Central ----- Central Mother
Lode California Community Colleges Chancellors Office | 112
Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.6 Million Students Californias reality:
many regional economies
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Promote the expansion of regional networks around major
regional priority sectors; Create and align sector-focused efforts
among state level partners to guide regions in their sector work;
Identify, develop, expand, replicate and promote industry-specific
career pathway partnerships; Identify and remove barrier to
investments of local job training funds in CTE programs; Implement
evidence-based models that build partnerships between Adult Ed,
CCs, and WIBS, and reduce the time students spend in remediation;
Identify common cross-system metrics, align outcome measures,
monitor and report progress toward goals. Californias Strategic
Workforce Plan
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7 7 Jobs & Economy Goals: Supply in-demand skills for
employers Create relevant pathways and stackable credentials Get
Californians into open jobs Promote student success Community
colleges refocusing to train by sector by region. California
Community Colleges Chancellors Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts
| 2.6 Million Students
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Californias workforce system refocusing to train by sector by
region. Governor California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB) State
Leadership Body CWIB, Labor Agency, CCCCO, ETP, EDD, DAS, CDEs
Adult Ed, HHS, GoBiz, and others Sector Partnership Sector
Partnership Sector Partnership Sector Partnership Sector
Partnership Sector Partnership Sector Partnership Sector
Partnership Sector Partnership Develop shared goals for the system;
Align and repurpose resources to achieve those goals; Establish
metrics for success and develop integrated data collection system;
Establish statewide communities-of-practice and support technical
assistance (TA) to regions; Work together to develop an effective
system of actionable labor market information; monitor progress;
course correct. Regional Workforce & Econ Dev Network(s)
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Establish pathways to high wage careers for underemployed,
underprepared youth and adults in sectors of importance in regional
economies CCCCO Demonstration project Phase 1: 3 regions (East Bay,
Central Valley, LA) 29 colleges Phase 2: expanded to 4 regions in
2011-2012 Serving > 8,700 students to date SB70: $25 million
investment (2007 2014) Public/Private Partnership between CCCCO and
philanthropy Career Ladders Project: TA/support/coordination
Independent Evaluation (OMG) and data Leverage external investments
and growing support Course Success: 75% Retention: 90% Career
Advancement Academies
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Integrated basic skills and career technical training
Contextualized approach makes learning career relevant Work
readiness incorporated along with basic and technical skills
Expedite and accelerate student progress Clearly defined pathways
with attention to transitions Students earn certificates that make
them employable and are aligned with continuing education;
stackable design Cohort based learning communities Provide strong
peer supports among students Faculty collaborate to integrate
content and support students Integrated student services Embedded
in learning community and Leverage external resources and benefits
to support success Partnerships and leveraged resources
Business/industry, labor, WIBS, CBOs, K12//ROCPs/adult ed/4 yr.
CAAs: A Framework of Effective Practice
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Beachhead for innovation and uptake of practice building
champions, redesigning programs into pathways and rewiring colleges
and regional partnerships CAAs foundational to two TAA-CCT grants
in CA: Design It, Build It, Ship It ($15 M) - East Bay CAA Central
California Community Colleges Committed to Change (C6) ($20 M)
CVCAA on steroids Building across, out and in
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To access chart:
http://www.careerladdersproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Skyline-Stackable-Certificate.pdf
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From courses/majors to programs of study in pathway
framework
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Prop 30 passed; shoring up funding to PSE Governor: move adult
education to CCC restore some CCC funding, but move census to end
of semester Student Success Act of 2012 (SB1456) Doing What Matters
for Jobs and the Economy (CCCCO) CTE pathways categorical (SB1070)
Career Pathways Funding Tax credits, Social Enterprise Bonds, Trust
Funds (AB594 Steinberg) Looking ahead
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FOR MORE INFORMATION Linda Collins
[email protected] www.CareerLaddersProject.org