Transcript Colorado Workforce Development Council

March 21-22, 2013
Sector Strategies Coming of Age:
EDUCATION, WORKFORCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
I. Education
Career Pathways
II. Workforce Development
Sector Strategies
III. Economic Development
Industry Clusters
Career Pathway
System
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Partnership Synergies
Reverberate Back
Update
Jay Hardy, Chair
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Exploring: Region 1, Jessie Ruiz
Emerging: Region 2, George Newman
Expanding: Region 3, Judy Emery
Engaging Education Partners
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Career pathway system or approach: a coordinated approach across
a myriad of otherwise disconnected education and training
programs/institutions that focuses on the individuals' need for
education and training that corresponds to strong career paths in a
high-demand industry or occupation.
Career pathway: well-articulated sequence of quality education and
training offerings and support services that enable individuals to
advance over time to successively higher levels of education and
employment in a given industry sector and set of occupations.
Plans of Study:
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In April 2012, the U.S. Departments of Education, Labor,
and Health and Human Services issued a joint
commitment to:
“promote the use of career pathways approaches as a
promising strategy to help adults acquire marketable
skills and industry recognized credentials through better
alignment of education, training and employment, and
human and social services among public agencies and
with employers.”
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SIX KEY ELEMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT
OF CAREER PATHWAYS SYSTEMS
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Career Pathways and Programs of Study Unaligned
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A COMPREHENSIVE CAREER PATHWAYS SYSTEM
WITH THE INTEGRATION OF PROGRAMS OF STUDY
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Goal for Career Pathways Technical Assistance
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The development of a prototype for Career Pathways
Systems at the local level. To build a local Career
Pathways template that would allow us to replicate the
framework in other regions and industries
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Braid funding streams to effectively support Career
Pathways
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Establishing shared or common performance
measurements to evaluate the programs put in place
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Roles of Partners
Partners
Roles in Developing Pathways
Workforce Agencies
Provide labor market information
Engage employers
Recruit and make referrals
Assist with job search and placement
Provide funding for training
Provide skills assessments
Educational Institutions
Design programs
Develop curricula
Create links between credit and non-credit
Assist with financial aid
Provide support services
Adult basic education
Human Service Agencies
Provide support services
Recruit and make referrals
Economic Development
Provide labor market information
Engage employers
Employers
Help to develop industry relevant curricula
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Provide
Career Pathways
Toolkit and equipment
training facilities
Provide internships/job shadowing
Provide employment
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