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California Workforce Association
Sector Strategies and Career Ladders
Linda Collins
April 11, 2007
Career Ladders are . . .
Long-term, comprehensive educational and
training strategies designed to enable individuals to
combine school and work in order to advance over
time to better jobs and to higher levels of
education.
Series of connected education/training programs—
and related supportive services—that connect to
employment within specific industry or occupational
sector. Each step is designed to prepare for next
level of employment and education.
Career Ladders . . .
Target jobs in industries of importance to the regional labor
market;
Provide the basic skills, entry-level training, continuing
skills advancement and ongoing education necessary to
serve both workers and employers;
Create avenues of advancement for incumbent workers,
jobseekers, and future entrants;
Build on partnerships, linking resources of colleges,
workforce agencies, employers, labor and communitybased organizations on a regional basis.
Community colleges working on . .
“Bridge” programs
Contextualized curriculum and teaching
Alignment, sequencing and modularization
Mapping occupational programs to industry need,
wage progression and advancement
Wrap around services
Integration of services and instruction
Increasing access for disconnected youth and
working people
THE COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM
COLLEGE AND CAREER
PROGRAMS
Degree and Certificate Programs
leading to careers
in health care,
social services, IT …
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Manufacturing Technician: 35K
14 week training
plus 3 month paid tryout
employment
HEALTH
CONSTRUCTION
Technician: 30-40K
Medical Assistant: $30-40K
Short to mid term training
$30 - $40K
Incl. Apprenticeship
Opportunities
16 week training
STAGE 3
BRIDGE TO COLLEGE AND CAREER
Part-time Jobs:
after-school workers, IT or
retail staff ($7.50 to $9.50 per hour)
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Full financial aid package
SHORTERM WORK READINESS
Additional Remediation
TABE Under 6/7th Grade
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14 to 18 Week Program: Learning Community Cohort Model
Delivered for college credit at College or outlying site (CBO; other)
Introduction to Post Secondary Education and Career Opportunities
Contextualized Literacy and Math Skills
Work Readiness
Social Support
VESL (as needed)
Individualized Education and Career Plan
Achievement of 10th Grade Reading Level
Transition to Customized Career Training/College
Financial Planning
Corporate Culture
Intensive Counseling
TABE 7/8th – 10th Grade
STAGE 2
TABE 10 + Grade
OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT AND ASSESSMENT
TARGET GROUP: Disadvantaged Youth/Transitioning Foster Care Youth/Disadvantaged Adults
STAGE 1
TARGET AREAS: Selected Cities/Counties and Service Areas
SERVICES: Career Orientation/Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)/Career Counseling/Referrals/Job Development
THE WALTER S. JOHNSON FOUNDATION AND THE CAREER LADDERS PROJECT
CCC System Strategic Plan: Partnerships for
Economic and Workforce Development
Strengthen the colleges’ capacity to respond to current and emergent
labor market needs and to prepare students to compete in a global
economy.
C1. Coordination of Statewide Workforce Programs and Policies
C2. Career Pathways
(Bridge programs, partnerships, and comprehensive, industry-driven
career pathways)
C3. Curriculum & Program Development & Approval Process
Improvements
C4. Regional Collaboration through Multi-Agency Networks
C5. Defining and Addressing Long-Range Economic and Workforce
Trends
www.cccco.edu
Funding opportunities . . .
Check out our jargon:
 IDRC, JDIF
 SB70/CTE
 VTEA
 CAA
More flexible, more of them, require partners
Seed funds for regional and sectoral initiatives
www.cccco.edu
Career Advancement Academies:
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Large scale regional demonstration projects;
3 regions (500-1,000 students/year each);
Connect underprepared young adults (18-30)
to college and career pathways;
Partnerships: Community Colleges, Adult
Ed/ROCP, workforce and social service
agencies, labor, community based orgs, and
employers
If successful, expand
The philanthropic community ..
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Regional and pooled grantmaking
Development of public/private partnerships
Linking place based strategies to economic and
workforce development
Increased interest in community colleges
Investment in foundational basic skills as well as
sector and career ladder initiatives
Focus on particular populations
Policy work
Thank you
Contact information:
Linda Collins
1203 Preservation Park Way, Suite 201
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 268-0566
[email protected]
www.careerladdersproject.org