State Policy on College and Career Readiness Network 2018 April 6, 2018
Workshop Description In this workshop, participants will gain a basic understanding of Career Pathways options and strategies under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) including Integrated Education and Training (IET) programs and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) programs. 2
01 Career Pathways Collaborations 02 Career Pathways Services CONTENTS 03 IET/IELCE 04 Transitions to Community College 05 Resources
01 Career Pathways Collaborations
Career Pathways Collaborations (Policies for Effective AE) 5
Indicator #3: Career Pathways Collaborations Local Workforce Development Boards and Memoranda of Understanding Local Workforce Development Local Plan Packages Outstationing Shared Customers 6
Local Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) and Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) WIOA requires that programs collaborate with partners to enhance career pathways for students. This includes participation in planning with WDBs, development of Memoranda of Understanding (MOU), and provision of services for shared customers. 7
The Combined State Plan and Joint Partner Policy Communications guide the establishment of local area partnerships and local MOU. These requirements will specify how services can be connected, integrated, or enhanced by sharing staffing and/or other resources, or jointly designed to improve outcomes for shared customers. ACLS requires that programs in all 16 local workforce areas sign the local MOU. 8
MA 16 local areas Retrieved from: http://massworkforce.com/ 9
Local Workforce Development Plan Packages Each local workforce development board will develop a workforce development plan package. 10
Local Plan Packages 11
Local Plan Packages All LPPs have four sections: I. Regional Data Package and Adult Basic Education Alignment II. Workforce Board Strategic Plan III. Memorandum of Understanding IV. Participant Summaries and Performance Indicators 12
SECTION I: REGIONAL DATA PACKAGE & ADULT BASIC EDUCATION ALLIGNMENT There are 7 Data Packages 1. Berkshires 2. Pioneer Valley (Franklin/Hampshire, Hampden) 3. Central (Central, North Central) 4. Northeast (Greater Lowell, Merrimack, North Shore) 5. Greater Boston (Boston, Metro North, Metro Southwest) 6. Southeast (Bristol, Brockton, Greater New Bedford, South Shore) 7. Cape Cod and the Islands 13
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SECTION I: REGIONAL DATA PACKAGE & ADULT BASIC EDUCATION ALLIGNMENT Data Package o Demographic Context and Overview o Employer Demand Data o Supply Gap Data Adult Basic Education Survey Results Analysis 15
Data Package: Demographic Context and Overview Population trends in age, race, ethnicity, and immigration Commuter patterns in and out of the region Data summary 16
Data Package: Demographic Context and Overview 17
Data Package: Demographic Context and Overview 18
Data Package: Employer Demand Data Context Industry Overview Occupation Overview Career Pathways 19
Data Package: Employer Demand Data: Context 20
Data Package: Employer Demand Data: Industry Overview 21
Data Package: Employer Demand Data: Occupation Overview 22
Data Package: Employer Demand Data: Career Pathways Projected employment and median earnings for key career pathways important to the region 23
Nursing Career Pathway 24
IT Career Pathway 25
Data Package: Supply Gap Analysis 26
Data Package: Supply Gap Analysis 27
Adult Basic Education Survey Results Analysis Alignment With Adult Education and Literacy Activities Educational And Service Needs Of Priority Populations Projected Need For Adult Education And ESOL Programs Career Pathways for ABE and ESOL Populations 28
Outstationing Outstationing is the practice of assigning an ABE staff person to a One-stop Career Center (OSCC) for a set number of hours each week The outstationed coordinator, acts as a liaison between ABE programs in the region and the OSCC The primary role of the outstationed coordinator is to help current and potential ABE students access services 29
Shared Customers WIOA is designed to create a system of comprehensive services for students/clients to advance them on a career pathway regardless of the partner program in which they originally enroll. WIOA requires core partners to align, connect, and integrate services by sharing resources and jointly designing services in ways that improve outcomes for shared customers and prioritize serving individuals with barriers to employment. Core partners will work together to redesign the OSCC customer flow and service practices across partner agencies including mapping regional career pathways and the accessibility and availability of services to shared customers. 30
02 Career Pathways Services
Career Pathways Career Pathways services aim to develop a continuum of services that take adult learners from instruction to employment. Adult education programs can offer a range of career pathways services including career awareness, career exploration, workforce preparation activities, bridge classes, Integrated Education and Training services, and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education services. 32
Massachusetts Career Pathways Systems Development for Adult Education Massachusetts Career Pathways Systems Development for Adult Education The career pathways system was developed to help the estimated 37 million adults and out-of-school youth in the United States with limited skills 1 (in Massachusetts, the number is approximately 900,000 2 ) obtain the skills needed for employment and help employers fill in-demand positions. These models aim to develop a continuum of services that take adult learners from instruction to employment. Career pathways are developed and maintained through collaborations among workforce development partners, including adult education (AE) providers, local workforce development boards, One-Stop Career Centers (OSCCs), training providers, postsecondary education providers, employers, and other stakeholders. They include three essential features: 1. Well-connected and transparent education, training, credentialing, and support services. 2. Multiple entry points that enable students to enter the career pathway. 3. Multiple exit points at successively higher levels leading to self- or family-supporting employment 3. 1 U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/adulted/factsh/us-country-profile.pdf 2 U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/adulted/state-profiles/massachusetts.pdf 3 Center for Law and Social Policy (2014). Shared Vision, Strong Systems Framework Version 1.0. Retrieved from http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/files/aqcpframework-version-1-0/aqcp-framework.pdf 33
Career Pathways services Career Awareness Career Exploration Workforce Preparation Activities Bridge Classes Integrated Education and Training Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Transition to Community College 34
Career Awareness and Career Exploration Activities 1 Integration of career awareness and exploration activities in the overall program design that focuses on postsecondary education options in preparation for priority occupations identified in the local plan package, that lead to family sustaining wages, multiple career pathway options, and employment opportunities. Career Awareness Activities: o o o o Taking career interest inventories/assessments Exploring job market information through websites and publications Listening to career speakers Participating in a career day or career fair Career Exploration Activities: o o o Opportunities for students to do job shadows in areas of interest Opportunities for informational interviews with local professionals Career-related research projects 1 For more information on career development education, see the Department s Career Development Education Guide and Glossary. 35
Workforce Preparation activities Integration of workforce preparation activities into the adult education curricula, informed through collaboration with partners. o Basic academic skills, critical thinking skills, digital literacy skills, and self management skills, including competencies in: Utilizing resources Using information Working with others Understanding others Skills necessary for successful transition into postsecondary education or training, or employment 36
Bridge Classes AE programs offer bridge classes that help students transition from adult education to postsecondary education and/or training. The focus of bridge classes varies, but may include ACCUPLACER preparation and college writing or math classes. 37
03 Integrated Education and Training/Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education
Integrated Education and Training The term integrated education and training means a service approach that provides adult education and literacy activities concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation activities, and workforce training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster for the purpose of educational and career advancement (Section 203(11) of WIOA). 39
IET Components Contextualized AEL Concurrently and Contextually aligned Workforce Training Workforce Preparation Activities 40
Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Definition The term integrated English literacy and civics education means education services provided to English language learners who are adults, including professionals with degrees and credentials in their native countries, that enables such adults to achieve competency in the English language and acquire the basic and more advanced skills needed to function effectively as parents, workers, and citizens in the United States. (Section 203(12) of WIOA). 41
IELCE Components Contextualized AEL Concurrently and Contextually aligned Workforce Training Civics Education Workforce Preparation Activities 42
Civics Education instruction in literacy and English language acquisition and instruction on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation (34 CFR 463.33). 43
04 Transitions to Community College
Transition to Community College To provide a foundation of services within MA community colleges that enable adult learners to transition into and complete postsecondary education 11 community colleges have ACLS-funded Transition to Community College programs. Partner with ACLS-funded ABE providers to ensure successful transition of ABE students into postsecondary education National College Transition Network 45
Transitions to Community College Successfully enroll adults who were previously enrolled in ESE-funded adult learning centers; Are fully integrated into the community college; Provide instruction and advising support to ensure that students function successfully in postsecondary education; and Provide students access to degree-bearing college credit courses at no cost. 46
Transition to Community College 15 students per semester 12/15 Cohort Model Advising ( intrusive advising ) Developmental education instruction Credit-bearing courses 47
05 Resources
Resources SABES Center for Education and Career Planning: http://sabes.org/pd-center/ed-and-career-planning Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP): http://www.clasp.org/ CLASP Memo: IET: Model Programs for Building Career Pathways for Participants at Every Skills Level: http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/publication-1/wioa-iet-model-programs.pdf Academic, Career, and Employability Skills Transitions ACES-Transitions Integration Framework (ACES- TIF): http://atlasabe.org/resources/aces North Star Digital Literacy: https://www.digitalliteracyassessment.org/standards Career Pathways Toolkit: An Enhanced Guide for Systems Development: https://careerpathways.workforcegps.org/announcements/2016/10/20/09/37/career_pathways_toolkit_an_enhan ced_guide_and_workbook EL/Civics Online: https://elcivicsonline.org/ Center for Occupational Research Development: http://www.cord.org/ ACLS IET webpage: http://www.doe.mass.edu/acls/systemci.html 49
THANK YOU Derek Kalchbrenner, Educational Specialist 781-338-3812 dkalchbrenner@doe.mass.edu www.doe.mass.edu 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148