Transcript K Engel presentation Peralta Economic and Workforce Development 11-21-14

PERALTA ECONOMIC &
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Update to the
District Education Committee
November 21, 2014
Dr. Karen Engel
Director of Economic & Workforce Development
AFT’s Workforce Devt Summit last week
“We are in a global competition for jobs; the
single best weapon is CTE. We need to out-skill
the competition.”
Nicholas Pinchuk, chairman and CEO of Snap-on Tools
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Surveyed educators stress that they need 21st-century
technology and equipment in order to match what’s in
today’s business settings.
Partnerships with industry are critical as is sustained,
consistent funding.
Agenda
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CTE Sub-Committee Update (files in DEC DropBox)
Adult Education Planning Process
 CDCP
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non-credit issue
Career Pathways Trust
 Pathway
Action Teams
 Transitions: assessment, placement, dual and concurrent
enrollment policies and practices
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Job Placement for Peralta Students
BOG: Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation and a
Strong Economy – opportunities for input
Grant Opportunities We are Tracking
CTE Sub-Committee Update
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Program Marketing
 Strategic
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Planning session planned for January
Defining a Pathway
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for measuring outcomes
 To be continued in December
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Work-based Learning & Industry Engagement
strategies (also in December)
AB 86 Adult Education
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Career Development College Preparation (CDCP) Noncredit
funding rate increasing to Credit rate in 2015
CDCP Enhanced Funding Categories:
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ESL
Math and English basic skills
Short-term CTE courses with high employment potential
High school diploma or high school equivalency certificates
Workforce preparation courses
Programs for apprentices
Important on-going collaboration on our Regional Adult
Education Plan with our K12 Adult School Partners:
December 4, 4-7 p.m. at Merritt College
Align assessment and placement & student supports?
www.nacrcae.com
Career Pathways Trust
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December 4 CPT meeting is critical
 Assessment,
placement, multiple measures
 Early college credit: dual and concurrent enrollment
 Pathway Teams: course sequences
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Champions: CTE faculty leads; math & English leads;
Counselors; VPs; CTE Deans
www.web.peralta.edu/ccpt/
Job Placement
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College Career Centers
Better partnerships with Workforce Investment Boards
(WIBs), One Stop Career Centers, local Chambers, and
others
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College programs on the ETPL
Looking at on-line career devt/job search tools:
Peralta CTE website
 CCCCO Career Café
 CCCCO pilot: LaunchPath
 CalPASS+ LaunchBoard
 CalJOBS
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Work-based Learning (Coop Ed; Apprenticeships)
BOG Task Force on Workforce
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How do we dramatically increase the number of
community college students who earn quality industryvalued credentials?
How do we ensure that community colleges work better
and in a timelier manner with industry to assure that
students leave with appropriate skills for high value and
good paying jobs?
How do we make funding for workforce programs and
structured CTE pathways more sustainable especially
during budget downturns?
Regional Meeting: Monday, December 1 at CCCD in
Martinez, 10-3.
Grant Opportunities We are Tracking
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CA CTE Enhancement Funds (60%, 40%)
Higher Education Innovation Awards
 UCB/Peralta
 Peralta/CPT
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Consortium/East Bay STEM Network
American Apprenticeship Initiative
 Advanced
Manufacturing (Laney/DSN lead)