_________________________________ Adult Postsecondary Student Individual Career and Academic

_________________________________ Adult Postsecondary Student Individual Career and Academic Planning ICAP Train the Facilitator January 2015 Kendra Rodriguez Colorado Community College System

2007 -2010 College readiness initiative to prepare and support adult education students transitioning into community college programs and career pathways 2010 -2012 Initiative to align community college and workforce systems and develop strategies to guide academically underprepared adults and workforce clients into certificate and associate’s degree programs and career pathways COPALS - Colorado Postsecondary Advising and Learning at Scale 2013 -2015 Seamless education initiative to support CCCS associate’s degree students transferring into career-focused baccalaureate programs at CSU-Global

Career and College Navigators § build program awareness with administration, faculty, staff, and the community; § develop and implement student outreach/recruitment strategies; § provide intensive, 1: 1 educational case management and student success support (affective challenges); § Facilitate enrollment, registration, academic advising, financial aid processes, etc. (logistic/systemic challenges) § guide students through the individual career and academic planning (ICAP) process.

Navigator Interface Recruiting and Outreach 4 -Year Institution Enrollment Services Workforce Center Academic Advising Career Services Financial Aid NAVIGATOR Disability Services Registrar, Cashier Testing Center Media Center, Bookstore Community Resources

§ § § AAA 101 – college and success coursework Interest inventories, career exploration > academic advising Postsecondary ICAP concept Template/Plan – expanded on POS Field tested by CCNI Navigators COPALS - Colorado Postsecondary Advising and Learning at Scale § § Navigators applying ICAP to completion and transfer process College In Colorado partnership

Next Step Expand ICAP for postsecondary students ICAP work group forming to § § § § § refine the APS ICAP definition; identify postsecondary student constituencies in Colorado; refine quality indicators and standards; expand the study of research-based evidence of APS ICAP need and benefit; align APS ICAP with secondary ICAP; develop additional tools and resources; learn about existing APS ICAP practices taking place at higher education institutions in and outside of Colorado; determine additional ways to implement and sustain APS ICAP; and determine appropriate methods to disseminate APS ICAP information.

Quality Indicators and Standards (Handout) Expanded/revised for postsecondary guidance and career development

Kendra Rodriguez Colorado Community College System Project Manger – Colorado Policy, Analytics, and Learning at Scale (COPALS) Postsecondary ICAP Implementation Specialist kendra. rodriguez@cccs. edu 720 -858 -2203