Transcript MN FastTRAC Adult Career Pathways: The Role of the Navigator

MN FastTRAC Adult Career Pathways:
The Role of the Navigator
August 14, 2013
4:00pm – 5:30pm
Build Cross-Agency Partnerships
& Clarify Roles
Partners = resources & deliverables
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Measure System Change &
Performance
Required Partners - Workforce
Investment Boards, Community and
Technical Colleges, Adult Basic
Education, Employers, Community Based
Organizations
Identify Sector or Industry and
Engage Employers
Connect the data pipelines - see what
you learn
Local, regional, and real-time LMI
Agree on outcomes and address
performance measures
Modified OID Tool demonstrates gap
between # job openings and # program
completers in a region
Comparative Analysis - scrutinize
business as usual vs adult career
pathway
Skills@Work campaign
Design Programs
Align Policies & Programs
Design and implement bridge and
integrated instruction - ABE and MnSCU
partners align fundamental skill building
and career/tech ed outcomes
Understand partners' policies - what can
flex and what can't
Change institutional policy to make this
the "new normal"
Identify Funding Needs &
Sources
Braid funds at state and local level identify, utilize funding sources that
come with each participate (DW, TANF,
etc)
Connect participants to local and federal
financial aid
Innovate efforts for recruitment,
retention, completion, and financial aid
use
Bridge Prep
Intentional focus on
work skills into
beginning basic
adult education
BRIDGE
PREP
Integrated Instruction
Adult Basic Education
skill building within a
Career & Technical
Education course
Bridge I
Low intermediate
reading, writing,
speaking, and math
skills taught in the
context of a variety
of occupational
sectors
INTEGRATED
INSTRUCTION
Industry
recognized
credential in
regional high
demand field
POSTSECONDARY
CREDENTIAL
BRIDGE I
BRIDGE II
Bridge II
High intermediate
basic skills and
focused preparation
for targeted
postsecondary
occupational
courses in the
context of a specific
occupational sector
INTEGRATED
SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Support services for success including
barrier mitigation, career advising,
system navigation provided by
workforce development, community
based organizations, and human
services
MN Fast TRAC PathwaysAnoka County-(Amy Lord)
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Health Care Pathways
SW MN Private Industry Council-(Sara Karbo)
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Healthcare
Industrial Maintenance
South Central Minnesota-(Sara Carrigan)
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Pathways to Healthcare Careers and Industrial
Maintenance training opportunities
These programs not only gives the students a credential but confidence to improve
their lives through further education.
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Program Components
• Recruitment/Enrollment
• Bridge
• Integrated
• Placement
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Navigator vs. Counselor
• Navigators Role
• Recruitment, screening, connections to educational
resources, liaison/ coordinating with MnSCU and other
counselors, job search assistance and placement,
career counseling beyond the next job, collecting data
for reporting
• Counselor
• Referral, approval, problem solver, enforcer
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Success Story…
Anoka County’s
Xinyuan Zhang
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Xin sent an email “Thank you again! I
am really happy that I had the
opportunity to complete the health
care pathway program, this program
did more than just help me get my
CNA certificate, I want to let you
know that I have made huge
progress on my studies due to your
help, I couldn't do it without the
encouragement from all of you, and
please accept my sincere thanks for
the time and patience I received from
you. You are doing a wonderful job! I
really appreciate it!”
Success Story…
SW MN PIC
Carol
• Unemployed
• High School Education
• Universal Healthcare Worker
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Success Story
South Central
Grace
• Unemployed, no DL, newborn baby
• Obtained employment at a group home during
the program. Obtained DL. Completed Med
term and Basic Nursing successfully
• Pursing additional training for CMA.
Received HUC certificate in Spring 2013 &
HUC certification in Summer 2013.
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Best Practices for Navigators
Online Professional Learning Community
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http://mnfasttrac.org
Contact Information
Let us know how we can help…
Sara Carrigan: [email protected]
Sara Karbo: [email protected]
Amy Lord: [email protected]
Nola Speiser: [email protected]
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