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Creating Career Pathways Kate Daly & Teri Barnett NCTN, Rhode Island November, 2014 PluggedInVA is a career pathways program that prepares adult learners with the knowledge, skills, and credentials they need to succeed in postsecondary education, training, and high-demand, high-wage careers in the 21st century. What is PluggedInVA? http://www.pluggedinva.com The Beginning • A challenge from Aneesh Chopra • An innovative plan to streamline education and training to prepare low-skilled adults to succeed in entry-level jobs in information technology • From an idea to fruition in 12 months A Very Brief History of PluggedInVA • 2008: PluggedInVA development at VCU’s Literacy Institute • 2009: First PluggedInVA pilot began in Feb. in Southwest Virginia in Information Technology • 2011-12: Expansion to 2 additional sites • 2014: Line item in the VA Governor’s budget – 12 locations across VA • 2013: Development of models to expand to lower skill levels: – PluggedInVA Workforce (5th – 8th grade) – PluggedInVA Pathways (literacy – 4th grade) Key Elements 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Industry-specific contextualized curriculum Co-enrollment at a postsecondary institution Industry-recognized credentials or certificates Career Coaching Active Business Participation Capstone project GED Industry Certifications Basic Skills College & Career Readiness Outcomes Career Readiness Certificate Transferrable Postsecondary Credits Digital Literacy Certification How does PIVA fill the gaps in • education and • workforce readiness? Postsecondary education: skills gap “Remediation: Higher Education’s Bridge to Nowhere”. 2012. http://www.completecollege.org/docs/CCA-Remediation-final.pdf Remedial students much less likely to graduate 62% Complete Remediation 22.3% Complete Remediation and associated collegelevel courses in two years 9.5% Graduate within 3 years “Remediation: Higher Education’s Bridge to Nowhere”. 2012. http://www.completecollege.org/docs/CCA-Remediation-final.pdf Workforce readiness skills gap: American Manager’s Association, Critical Skills Survey, 2010 Ranking of 5 most important skills/knowledge for employment 1. Critical Thinking / ProblemSolving 2. Information Technology Application 3. Teamwork / Collaboration 4. Creativity / Innovation 5. Diversity PluggedInVA as an Organizing Program Has all the elements • Business driven and sector based • Partner-based development, funding, and delivery • Outcomes – caveat: jobs • Data and evaluation • Flexible, expandable, sustainable • Total product from soup to nuts • Attention and cache • The right people Partnerships Make it Work! • • • • Adult Education Postsecondary Institutions Employers Workforce Development Adult Education • • • • • • Local and state level support Contextualized basic skills Curriculum frameworks Teacher training Technical assistance Resources Postsecondary • • • • • Co-enrollment Instructor collaboration Career coaches Financial aid Customized courses and certificate programs Workforce partners – Workforce Investment Boards, One-Stops, VEC • Referrals • Eligibility • Wrap around services • Funding Employers • Curriculum design • Job experience opportunities • Employment Overall Framework PluggedInVA Curriculum Aligns with –Secondary completion –College readiness –Workplace readiness –Assessments PluggedInVA Curriculum, cont’d Assessments –VPT (Virginia Placement Test) –CRC (Career Readiness Certificate) –GED2014 –Microsoft Digital Literacy Certificate –Industry-recognized credentials IC3 CEHRS CNA Refrigeration Recovery Phlebotomy Electronic Medical Records Information Technology Construction/Weatherization Electrician Helper Software Quality Assurance Phlebotomy CNC (machining) Customer Care Industrial Maintenance NCCER OSHA Safety Medication Administration OSHA 10 HVAC Electricity HIPAA CPR & First Aid Pharmacy Technology Welding Machining Dental Assisting/X-ray Manufacturing Technician Entrepreneurship Customer Care Electronic Medical Records HVAC Welding Phlebotomy Outcomes Number 2009-12 2012-13 2013-14 Totals Cohorts Completed 16 13 14 43 Students Completing Cohorts 211 144 120 475 Percentage 2009-12 2012-13 2013-14 GED Attainment 90% 90% 100% 97.5% Industry-recognized credentials/career studies certificates 100% 100% 100% 100% Career Readiness Certificates 88% 96% 90% 92% Digital Literacy Certificates 100% 100% 98% 99.3% Outcomes • Through FY2012-13, 70% of completers continued with at least one additional semester at the community college level—4 times the rate of general adult education students. • 47% of students enrolled in 2012-13 gained or retained employment by September 1, 2013. • State funding in 2012-13 more than doubled enrollment from the previous year. • PluggedInVA cohorts are operating in 12 adult education regions in Virginia. PluggedInVA Success Stories “No one had ever taken interest in me before…PluggedInVA gave me the opportunity to become something I wasn’t; it gave me a life and a reason to live.” Patricia Sirles • “I have been out of school for over thirty-one years, and I am amazed at how much fun I am having learning new skills. I always wanted to return to school but was afraid I couldn’t handle it. PluggedInVA has given me a chance to see that I can do whatever I want in life. One little phone call has made a lifetime of difference for me.”- Debi Matney Expanding the Pipeline from Literacy to Careers Careers Workforce Pathways PluggedInVA Pathways • Targeted to literacy through 4th grade • Focus on basic skills in workplace contexts • Computer literacy instruction • Job search techniques • Professional soft skills • Critical skills instruction (i.e., ethics, teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving, and communication) • One-on-one tutoring • Goals and outcomes – Increased Educational Functioning Levels (EFL) – Digital Literacy Certificate (North Star) – Badges for Professional Soft Skills & Workplace Skills – Employment or entrance into job training PluggedInVa Workforce • Targeted to the 5th to 8th grade basic skill level • Focus on basic skills in workplace contexts, job readiness, and career exploration – May be adapted to be industry-specific with employer partners • Intensive instruction (12+ hours/week + occupational) • Goals and outcomes – Pre-GED© Preparation – CRC Preparation – Microsoft Digital Literacy Certificate – Completion of Professional Soft Skills training – Industry-recognized credential (s) – Job experience PluggedInVA Careers • Targeted to 9th through 12th grade basic skill levels • Industry-specific contextualized instruction • Co-enrollment at the adult education center and the postsecondary institution • Explicit professional soft skills training • ~20 hours / week instruction • Goals and outcomes – GED© credential – Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) – Microsoft Digital Literacy certificate – Industry-recognized credential (s) – Job experience – Transferable college credits Questions Creating Career Pathways TAACCCT Rounds 2 & 3 Convening November, 2014