Growth and Employment in Pamlico County (GEPC) NCWorks Career Pathways Program Grant Final Evaluation (June 2016)

Partners for Growth and Employment in Pamlico County Pamlico County Schools Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board PCC Career Center Boys and Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina PCC Human Services Technology Program Pamlico County Senior Services PCC Advisory Committees Hope Clinic 4-Year Colleges (Barton, UNC-G, NC Wesleyan) Interfaith Refugee Ministry Arapahoe Charter School

Educational Partnerships – CCP Pathways Human Services Technology Introduction to Human Services Interviewing Techniques General Psychology Introduction to Sociology College Student Success Substance Abuse Intervention Substance Abuse Overview Substance Abuse Case Management Introduction to Human Services General Psychology College Student Success

Educational Partnerships – Success Rates Spring 2016 Twelve Certificates Awarded Eleven Human Services Technology (6 CCP) One Substance Abuse Intervention

Employer Partnerships Visits Completed Hope Clinic Boys & Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina Interfaith Refugee Ministry Pamlico County Senior Services Visits Upcoming Stillwaters/Heartworks Department of Social Services Gardens of Pamlico Eastern Carolina Council on Aging Pamlico Partnership for Children

Employer Partnerships Progress Press about program and grant Grass roots plan to find sites was effective Visits completed with more visits upcoming next school year Site interested in work-based learning/internship Barriers Small county – few sites Most sites are grant-funded with limited budgets Small numbers of students so difficult to provide a consistent student to site each semester/year Many sites have age requirements due to clientele, confidentiality, etc. Difficulty with WIOA funding with out-of- county students

Work-Based Learning – Plans/Strategies Fall 2016 Hope Clinic – Provides free healthcare to Pamlico County and surrounding communities for low-income, uninsured adults Student will be providing case management to patients/clients Student and site will be “guinea pigs” for future opportunities Successes will then be shared with other potential sites

Lessons Learned and Future Plans Creativity in employer engagement Advisory Committee Adjunct Faculty “Job-shadowing” vs. “Work-based learning” Continued search for employer sites Continued recruitment of students in high school and the community Expansion to other Programs of Study Discover Tomorrow’s Possibilities!!!!! PCC Video