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Certification Learning
Network
February 2, 2011
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Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Goals of the Learning Network
3. National Updates
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Supporting Responses to the TAACCT Solicitation for Grant
Application
4. Site Updates
5. Webinar Schedule
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Welcome and Introductions
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Impacting Manufacturing Education Across the Nation
31 States
790 Community Colleges
9,027,561 Students
Through deployment of the NAM-Endorsed Manufacturing Skills
Certification System, The Manufacturing Institute:
…enrolling
80%
77%
…benefitting
84.1%
Will impact
of Community Colleges…
of Community College students…
of manufacturing employment
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Goals of the Learning Network
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Goals of the Learning Network
Accelerate integration of nationally portable,
industry-recognized skills credentials into
for-credit programs of study, advancing a
21st century career and technical education
model for success
Facilitate professional development to support capacity
building for states advancing the NAM-Endorsed Skills
Certification System
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Learning Network Design
Webinars and/or conference calls focused on
sharing both challenges and promising practices in
various areas, such as:
– Industry Engagement;
– Faculty Engagement;
– Developing Advanced Manufacturing Career
Pathways;
– Aligning Curriculum with Certifications;
– Administrative Issues;
– Leveraging Developmental Education; and,
– Emphasizing/Integrating STEM skills
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Tools to Accelerate Deployment
institute.nam.org
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Tools to Accelerate Deployment
“Quick Start” Implementation Guide:
– High school to community college
– ABE/bridge programs to for-credit
– Continuing education to for-credit
– Pre-apprenticeship to apprenticeship
– Community college to four-year institution
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Supporting Responses to the
TAACCCT Solicitation for Grant
Application
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Funds are to be used for:
• Expanding and improving eligible institution(s) ability to
deliver education and training programs that can be
completed in 2 years or less;
• Education for workers who are eligible for training under
the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program;
• Preparing program participants for employment in highwage, high-skill occupations; and,
• Targeted population: workers who have lost their jobs or
are threatened with job loss as a result of foreign trade.
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Proposals will be prioritized that:
• Provide replication of evidenced based
strategies;
• Demonstrate commitment to using data to
continuously assess the effectiveness of
the strategies to ensure ongoing
improvement; and,
• Provide accessible online learning
strategies (in compliance with SCORM).
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Aligning Manufacturing Education
to the NAM-Endorsed Skills
Certification System
• National Data
– List of Critical Data “Inputs” to Consider
– Overview of National Manufacturing
Employment
• Program Design Recommendations
– Roadmap for Implementation
– Access to Tools and Lessons Learned
• Participant Recruitment – Leveraging the
Dream It. Do It. Network
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Site Updates
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2011 Schedule of Webinars
Webinars will be from 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Eastern Time
February 16
March 23
April 20
May 18
June 15
July 20
August 17
September 21
October 18
November 16
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