Transcript Change Management: Successful and Sustainable Change
Career Pathways Tools for Success: Using Self-Assessment
May 6th, 2013 1:00 – 3:00PM (EST)
Purpose
• Background behind, process for completing, and benefits of using the Readiness Self-Assessment Tool • Hear directly from practitioners who have successfully used the Self-Assessment Tool to benefit implementation of their Career Pathways model • Initiate the Self-Assessment Process to drive effective implementation and critical data for the development and delivery of future technical assistance • Up-to-date briefing on the latest Career Pathways resources
Agenda
Welcome Career Pathways Definitions and Characteristics Introduction to the Six Key Elements Readiness Assessment Tool Practitioner Presentations Instructions and Next Steps Career Pathways Resources
Panelists – Subject Matter Experts
• • • Lynn Bajorek,
Moderator
WIF Technical Assistance Team, Maher & Maher Andrala Walker, Federal Advisor/Resource Coordinator USDOL/ETA, Office of Workforce Investment Mary Gardner Clagett, Subject Matter Expert Director of Workforce Policy, Jobs For the Future
Panelists - Practitioners
• Zoe Thompson, of Commerce Director Workforce Training and Education, KS Dept. • Keith Lawing, Executive Director Workforce Alliance of South Central KS • Jessica Borza, WIF Grantee West Central Job Partnership
Career Pathways Definition and Six Key Elements
Andrala Walker, Office of Workforce Investment, U.S. Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration
Why Your WIF Grants Are Important
• Provide a “learning laboratory” for the workforce system on how career pathways can be implemented • Can make important connections between traditional and new workforce system partners (i.e. WIA Title II, Perkins, TAACCCT grants, YouthBuild grants) • Build a stronger body of evidence for career pathways interventions
Goal and Definition of Career Pathways
Career Pathways
have the goal of increasing an individual’s educational and skills attainment and employment outcomes.
Career Pathway Programs
are a series of connected education and training strategies and support services that enable individuals to secure industry-relevant certification, obtain employment and advance to higher levels of future education and employment in a high-demand industry.
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Characteristics of Career Pathways
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Sector-strategy “Stackable” credentials Contextualized learning Accelerated/integrated education and training Industry-recognized credentials Multiple entry/exit points Intensive supports Flexible enough to meet needs of adults
Federal Joint Letter of Support for Career Pathways
In April 2012, ED, HHS, and Labor issued a joint letter of support, urging the adoption of career pathways strategies and collaboration at the state and local levels to help citizens advance in the workforce (TEN 36 -11)
Six Key Elements for Development of Career Pathways Systems
Six Key Elements Readiness Assessment Tool
Mary Gardner Clagett
Director of Workforce Policy
Jobs For the Future
CAREER PATHWAYS TOOLS & STRATEGIES
• SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ Determine Readiness Measure Progress Identify Common Vision, Goals, “Value-Add” Identify Priorities Begin Planning & Implementation Progress
THE ASSESSMENT TOOL Organized by the Six Key Elements:
• Building Cross-System Partnerships • Engaging Employers, Identifying Key Industries • Redesigning Programs • Pursuing Funding for development, sustainability, going to scale • Pursuing Policy & Program Alignment • Collecting and Using Cross-System Data and Accountability
THE ASSESSMENT TOOL
Four-Point Scale is Based on the Following: 1. Initiation Phase: Team has discussed but not started planning.
2. Planning Phase: Team is engaged in planning necessary to move forward.
3. Implementation Phase: Team has completed planning & is implementing.
4. Sustain/Enhance Phase: Strategies are fully implemented. Team is managing for sustainability and further enhancement of this indicator.
Six Key Elements for Development of Career Pathways Systems
ELEMENT ONE Build Cross‐Agency Partnerships & Clarify Roles
• • • • • • • Identification of Partners (checklist) Gauging level of Engagement MOUs in place Leadership Established Labor Market and Environment Scans Underway or Completed Common Vision & Goals High Level Support
ELEMENT TWO Identify Industry Sector & Engage Employers
• • • • • Labor Demand & Supply Assessed High Demand Sectors Identified Education & Skill Needs Analyzed/Identified Education & Training System’s Capacity Assessed/Gaps Identified High Demand Employers Engaged with Plans for Continued Engagement in Place
ELEMENT THREE Program Design – Career Pathways:
• • • • • • Are Vetted with Employers; Lead to Industry-Recognized Credentials (including stackable credentials) & Good Jobs; Coursework is Non-Duplicative, Progressive, Articulated from one level to the Next; Have Multiple Entry & Exit Points Curricula is Chunked/Modularized Curricula & Instructional strategies instill work readiness; are competency-based, contextualized
Program Design (Continued)
• • • • Accelerate learning & time in classroom Provide Wrap-around Supports Career Counseling & Individual Career Plans Programs are organized to meet the unique needs of adult learners (e.g., flexible and non ‐ semester ‐ based scheduling, alternative class times & locations, learning cohorts, innovative use of technology)
ELEMENT FOUR Identify Funding Needs & Sources
• • • • Determine Funding Needs for Program Costs Determine Funding Needs for Students Identify Public, Private & Alternative Funding Sources Identify ways to Braid Funding
ELEMENT FIVE Align Policies and Programs
• • • Conduct cross-agency assessment to identify policy, administrative and program changes necessary for system alignment/change. Make needed changes where possible; build support for & pursue changes that cannot be made administratively (legislation, funding). Initiate cross-program, cross-agency professional development in support of system change and alignment.
ELEMENT SIX Measure System Change and Performance
• • • • Scan Key Programs’ Performance Measures Identify Common Outcome Measures Use Data to Determine Progress, Student Outcomes, & Make Program Improvements Conduct Regular Assessments in Support of Continuous Improvement
BEGIN PLANNING
Next Steps Action Planning Tool
Presenters:
• Zoe Thompson, Director, Workforce Training and Education, KS Department of Commerce • Keith Lawing, Executive Director, Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas
Career Pathways in Kansas:
Local Partnerships Using the 6 Key Elements in the Readiness Assessment Tool to Develop State and
Build Cross Agency Partnerships & Clarify Roles Identify Sector or Industry & Engage Employers Design Education & Training Programs Identify Funding Needs and Sources Align Policies & Programs Measure System Changes & Performance
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Background - Career Pathways in Kansas
Incentive Grant US DOE - KAN-GO and
Next Step
US DOL – ETA Career Pathways Technical Assistance Initiative NGA – Keeping Kansas Competitive Career
Pathways Summit
US Dept. of HHS – KS Health Profession Opportunity Project TAACCCT grant Accelerating Opportunity Advancing CTE in Career Pathways
Benefits of Self-Assessment Tool
• • • Multiple initiatives across the system with common goals and outcomes require a common tool Moving initiatives forward requires knowing where we are, where we need to go Assess status at the beginning to determine direction of initiative - strengths and challenges – use periodically to keep on track
Career Pathways in Kansas
Role of LWIBS
Convener, Facilitator and Participant
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Career Pathways Summit 2011, Career Pathways Institute 2012
Employers, educators, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and Workforce Investment Boards came together to discover new opportunities for cross-agency partnerships and sector strategies.
2011 report at www.workforce-ks.com/careerpathways Build Cross Agency Partnerships & Clarify Roles Identify Sector or Industry & Engage Employers Design Education & Training Programs Identify Funding Needs and Sources Align Policies & Programs Measure System Changes & Performance
Career Pathways in Kansas
Role of LWIBS
Convener, Facilitator and Participant Braided and Leveraged Funding
• WIA Formula Funds • Trade Adjustment Act Grant • National Emergency Grants • Non-WIA Funds • Health and Human Services Grants- HPOG • Competitive Grants • Local funding sources: Foundations, Local Government, Local Employers Build Cross Agency Partnerships & Clarify Roles Identify Sector or Industry & Engage Employers Design Education & Training Programs Identify Funding Needs and Sources Align Policies & Programs Measure System Changes & Performance
Career Pathways in Kansas
Role of LWIBS
Convener, Facilitator and Participant No Wrong Door Approach
• Common Intake • Institutional Intake Form • One Stop Release Form • Assessment, Testing and Screening • One-Stop Workforce Center Information Sessions • Shared information in database (to come in the future) Build Cross Agency Partnerships & Clarify Roles Identify Sector or Industry & Engage Employers Design Education & Training Programs Identify Funding Needs and Sources Align Policies & Programs Measure System Changes & Performance
Career Pathways in Kansas
Role of LWIBS
Convener, Facilitator and Participant Employer Engagement
• Sector Strategies • Aviation • Industry Recognized Credentials • Work Ready Assessments • On the Job Training • Incumbent Work Training /Lay-off Aversion • Healthcare, significant employer in region • Tech Alliance, emerging IT industry Build Cross Agency Partnerships & Clarify Roles Identify Sector or Industry & Engage Employers Design Education & Training Programs Identify Funding Needs and Sources Align Policies & Programs Measure System Changes & Performance
Career Pathways in Kansas Role of the State
2007 – Ready for College: Adult Education Transitions Programs 2009 – Incentive award USDOE/USDOL KAN-Go - 3 partners required (ABE, CTE and LWIB) 2010 – KAN-Go II used state Title II and Perkins $$ to continue successful models 2011 - US DOL ETA Career Pathways Initiative – technical assistance to further develop the career pathways model 2011 – Accelerating Opportunity – national initiative serving underprepared adults
Accelerating Opportunity: Kansas (AO-K) Jobs for the Future
Serves underprepared adults – no wrong door approach Integrates basic and technical skills Results in Industry Credentials and job Build Cross Agency Partnerships & Clarify Roles Identify Sector or Industry & Engage Employers Design Education & Training Programs Identify Funding Needs and Sources Align Policies & Programs Measure System Changes & Performance
Accelerating Opportunity: Kansas
• • Uses integrated career pathways - basic skills and technical skills taught simultaneously – based on the I-BEST model Using the career pathways readiness assessment tool helps colleges select and build pathways that will lead to jobs
13 community and technical college CTE/ABE programs Health, manufacturing, and other career pathways Students come through all doors and from all agencies Build Cross Agency Partnerships & Clarify Roles Identify Sector or Industry & Engage Employers Design Education & Training Programs Identify Funding Needs and Sources Align Policies & Programs Measure System Changes & Performance
Critical Policy Levers
Develop funding sources for integrated instruction – incentives to implement AO-K Braided funding Coordinate supportive services for student success Build Cross Agency Partnerships & Clarify Roles Identify Sector or Industry & Engage Employers Design Education & Training Programs Identify Funding Needs and Sources Align Policies & Programs Measure System Changes & Performance
Critical Policy Levers
Implement short-term, stackable industry credentials that offer value in the labor market Integrate data systems Build Cross Agency Partnerships & Clarify Roles Increase state/college scholarship dollars for part-time students without GED or high school diploma in a career pathway earning technical certificates and degrees Identify Sector or Industry & Engage Employers Design Education & Training Programs Identify Funding Needs and Sources Align Policies & Programs Measure System Changes & Performance
Oh-Penn Interstate Region
Jessica A. Borza
Background
• • • Strong history of institutional cooperation ▫ 2 Local Workforce Investment Areas ▫ 2 Universities, 1 Community College, 4 Career & Tech Centers ▫ Adult Basic Education, Community-based Organizations Healthcare career pathway efforts dating back to 2002 ▫ Employer-led ▫ Mechanism to identify changing needs, fill gaps Vision of systemic change from the start
How we used the Readiness Assessment Tool
• • • Framework for systemic change Strong initiatives and programs
as a “system” unify efforts
Identified need to: ▫ Create a broad framework to expand to other industries ▫ Distill our efforts ▫ Become more clear about how we communicate ▫ Continually analyze data points; evaluate career pathways ▫ Identify programmatic improvements needed ▫ Define system roles; institutionalize and embed into institutions ▫ Create a sustainability plan
How we used the Readiness Assessment Tool
• • Learnings became foundation for comprehensive action plan
(using USDOL Action Planning Tool)
Dedicated Regional Career Pathways Action Team formed ▫ Created a sense of shared responsibility ▫ Advanced action plan strategies through subcommittees ▫ Aligned various initiatives • Identified specific career pathways system gaps
Benefits and Results
• • • • Positioned to integrate career pathways process and partners into forming Manufacturers Coalition Guided our planning process ▫ Joint planning process with PA Industry Partners ▫ Gathered data re: manufacturing needs ▫ Assembled asset map of local credentials
(using USDOL Occupational Credential Worksheet)
Identified manufacturing career pathways gaps Basis for USDOL WIF grant application
WIF Pathways to Competitiveness Project
• • • • • • • Integrate industry partnerships Identify skills gaps more specifically Promote nationally recognized credentials Improve career pathways system alignment ▫ Stackable credentials ▫ Articulation and transfer agreements ▫ Shared resources ▫ Integrated data systems for information sharing/braided funding Pipeline development More opportunities for hands-on learning Create Career Pathways Road Maps
Career Pathways Tools & Resources
Getting Buy In Raising Awareness - Joint Letter of Support from ETA/OVAE/HHS - Graphic Framework* - Implementing Career Pathways PowerPoint* - A Policy Guide for Career Pathways* -Webinars* - ETA Community of Practice - Adult Career Pathways Training and Support Center Getting Started Convening Partners Building It Out
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Readiness Assessment Tool* - Service Mapping Tool* - Career Pathways Road Map* Credential Asset Mapping Tool* - Occupational Credential Worksheet* - Program Design Flow Chart* - Guide to Adult Education for Work - Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges: A Federal Policy Toolkit (CLASP)
Making Connections
TAACCCT grants
: •Awarded in each state •Designing curricula in high demand occupations •Required to connect with LWIBs, SWIBS •For more info, go to http://www.doleta.gov/taaccct/
DOL Initiatives/Grants
: • YouthBuild • WIA Title I Youth programs • Older Youth/Disconnected Youth programming • For more info, go to http://www.doleta.gov/youth_serv ices/
Join over 10,000 members: Career Pathways Community of Practice Web Site https://learnwork.workforce3one.org
Learn More:
Career Pathways Toolkit
This Toolkit offers a clear and user‐friendly road map for administrators, service providers, practitioners, and policy makers seeking to develop career pathway systems at local, regional, and/or state levels. It details the Six Key Elements Framework, highlights promising practices, and provides tools designed to support visioning and strategic planning.
https://learnwork.workforce3one.org
Policy Guide for Career Pathways: Roles for the Workforce Investment System
• ETA commissioned Jobs for the Future to create a policy guide to help the workforce system implement effective career pathways. “What Role Does the
Workforce System Play in Career Pathways?”
▫ ▫ Highlights practices of leading states and local areas engaged in building career pathways Is available on the Career Pathways Community of Practice at www.learnwork.workforce3one.org
Career Pathways Webinars
Career Pathways: What, Why, and How
Building Cross‐Agency Partnerships
Using Real‐Time Labor Market Information to Support Credential Attainment and
Career Pathways - Lessons from the Field on Building Career Pathways: Minnesota, Virginia, and Maryland
Increasing Credential Attainment: Using Prior Learning Assessments
Building Effective Career Pathways Systems: Tools You Can Use
Building Effective Career Pathways System: Roles for the Workforce Investment System (Arkansas and Wisconsin)
Learn More: Adult Career Pathways Training and Support Center
https://www.acp-sc.org
Self-Assessment Process: Next Steps
1) Grantees/Coaches connect to identify any needed assistance 2) Grantees convene partners to complete Self Assessment Tool and record results and next steps using the Action Planning Tool 3) Grantees submit written results to TA Coach by May 23 rd 4) Grantees and Coaches collaborate to develop individual and group technical assistance based on identified gaps and challenges
Questions about…?
• Readiness Self-Assessment Tool • Self-Assessment Process • Available Career Pathways resources • Other Career Pathways resources that are needed • Anything else…
Continue the Career Pathways discussion…
• Workforce Innovators LinkedIn Discussion Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4760511 &trk=myg_ugrp_ovr • Workforce Innovation Fund Grantee Hub: http://innovation.workforce3one.org/grantees
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Workforce Innovation Fund Hub
Workforce Innovators Linkedin Group
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