U S Department of Labor Career Pathway Institute

U. S. Department of Labor Career Pathway Institute Certificates that Count April 26, 2011

What does it look like here? How did we get here? (2004 -2011) What’s the story underneath the story? What’s a Career Pathway Certificate? Where are we headed in the future & what’s new?

17 locally-controlled community colleges that offer both lower division transfer & CTE ABE/GED/ESL offered by the community colleges. Community Colleges & WIA in same agency: CCWD Colleges collaborate and work together on “systems” issues: Presidents, Instructional Deans, Student Services Deans, CTE Deans, Institutional Researchers, Pathways meet quarterly

Bottoms-up: 3 community colleges involved in developing career pathways Tops-down: Governor’s commitment; NGA Pathways to Advancement Academy Same Governor 8 years; providing seed funding; new Governor supportive President’s Resolution 2006, 2008, 2010 Going to scale: 5 colleges, then 11, then 17 Champions at multiple levels & organizations

Academies: bringing teams together from colleges to learn and plan together (2005, 2007, 2008); ongoing training & technical assistance Career Pathways for all students Career Pathway Roadmaps & Web. Tool Open Source Agreement More than 350 roadmaps across 17 colleges Available through 17 CC websites; Oregon Labor Market Information System (OLMIS) & statewide careers website www. qualityinfo. org & www. mypathcareers. org/cp

Oregon Pathways Alliance: Collaboration-core value Migrating ideas and promising practices Capacity-building: leadership & crossorganizational learning (Academy model) Building trust & listening Systems thinking & diffusion of innovation Systems not “silos”: habit of mind College Coordinators: Boundary spanners--horizontal & vertical; leveraging resources Focus on students & relationship-building

Implementing the Model: Developmental process--- capacity-building & outcomes Building on each college’s strengths “Not too loose, not too tight” State role: Facilitator, organizer Provide incentive for systems change Balance the “carrot” & the “stick” Doing a lot with little: “patchwork quilt funding”; leveraging resources Link career, labor market, & community colleges & workforce websites

To increase the number of Oregonians with certificates, credentials, and degrees. To ease student transitions across the education continuum from high school to community college; from ABS to credit postsecondary; from community college to university and employment.

A career pathway is a series of connected education and training programs and student support services that enable individuals to secure a job or advance in a demand industry or occupation. Career Pathways focus on easing and facilitating student transition from: High school to community college Pre-college (ABS) to credit postsecondary From community college to university or employment.

New Certificate approved by SBE 7/1/2007 Wholly-contained in A. A. S. degrees only (CTE) “Chunking” the curriculum—Dr. Kate Dins/PCC 12 -44 credits “Stackable” certificate Competencies tied to a job in a demand occupation in local labor market (not all AAS degrees are “chunked” depends on labor market) Approved by Employer Advisory Committee Milestone or momentum point to a degree

177 certificates across 17 colleges 350 completers 2008 -09; 1200+ in 09 -10 Biennium goal is 2345 by June 2011 FUTURE: Increase number of completers Increase labor market payoff; increased employer outreach & involvement Conduct Career Pathway Certificate research study

Oregon Pathways for Adult Basic Skills (OPABS): five courses developed and piloted Goal: increase number of ABS students transitioning to credit postsecondary/CTE VESL program courses leading to a Career Pathway Certificate at metro colleges & slowly expanding to other colleges Gates ABE to Credentials Design Team

Ranch Animal Technician Medical Coder Sustainable Energy Technician Manufacturing Technician HVAC Installer Web Assistant Welder Helper Wine Marketing Assistant Accounting Clerk

Streamlined program approval process: AAS degree is already approved. Approx. 4560 days Submit Roadmap. Elements include: occupation, competencies, courses, labor market occupational data including wages and job progression, articulation with 4 -year programs; industry credentials; employers involved in developing certificate.

Federal and state financial aid is not designed for short-term Certificate programs and does not fund most Career Pathway, Less Than One Year (LTOY), and other stand-alone 12 -44 credit Certificate Programs. Career Pathway, LTOY, and other standalone Certificates that are 36 -44 credits and three terms in length can be submitted on a college’s Program Participation Agreement (PPA) and considered for federal and state financial aid. While many students are not entirely certain of their major goal when they enter community college and apply for financial aid, declaring an associate degree as their major goal allows students the most options to attain a certificate or degree. Students who declare a course of study as an Associate Degree can obtain a Career Pathway Certificate, LTOY, or other stand-alone Certificate as they complete the required coursework toward attaining their degree goal. Career Pathway Certificates & Less Than One Year Certificates are “momentum points” in student progression toward an associate degree.

Shifting from 1: 1 correlation with roadmaps (1 occupation at 1 community college to 1: 17 + apprecticeship programs. Green LMI Grant Five occupations: solar, wind, HVAC, construction/carpentry, advanced manufacturing www. oregongreenpathways. org (login: green password: guest) Live: June 1

Mimi Maduro Pathways Initiative Statewide Director Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development mmaduro@cgcc. or. us www. oregonpathways. org http: //oregon. ctepathways. org www. mypathcareers. org/cp www. oregongreenpathways. org (login: green, password: guest)