Basic Skills and Continuing Education: Working Together for the Future Randy Whitfield, Ed.D. Associate Vice President of College and Career Readiness North Carolina Community College System NCCCAEA Conference September 26, 2014

Randy Whitfield “The horse we’ve been riding on in Adult Education, the one we’ve had for over 30 years is dead. According to an old story, the best advice you can give someone who is riding a dead horse is to get off. Some people will continue to ride and say, ‘But we’ve always ridden horses this way.’ Some will complain about the state of dead horses today. Some will want to increase standards for riding a dead horse. Some will blame the dead horse’s parents. Some will form a committee to study the dead horse. But the thing to do is if the horse you are riding on dies, GET OFF!” 16 1/16/2019

Werner Erhard “Ride the horse in the direction that it’s going.” 16 1/16/2019

Dale Carnegie “Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” 1/16/2019

Oprah Winfrey “We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” 1/16/2019

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) Title I, Workforce Development Activities Title II, Adult Education and Literacy (AELA) Goes into effect July 1, 2015, but State Plans not due until 2016 and outcome measures will be implemented in 2016. Regulations for Act are currently being written by the US Department of Labor and the US Department of Education 1/16/2019

Emphasize increased accountability and results among the core programs Increase access to opportunity for employment, education, training, and support services Encourage alignment and coordination among the primary federal programs that support employment services, workforce development, adult education, and vocational rehabilitation activities Emphasize increased accountability and results among the core programs WIOA is authorized until 2020 1/16/2019

WIOA Requirements Unified state plan Regional plans and applications with all partners to be reviewed by local Workforce Development Board Funds from all partners to support infrastructure of the One-Stops Same performance outcome measures as the One-Stops 1/16/2019

WIOA Outcome Measures The percentage of participants in unsubsidized employment during second quarter after exit Percentage of program participants in unsubsidized employment during the fourth quarter after exit   Median earnings of participants in unsubsidized employment during second quarter after exit Percentage of participants who obtain a recognized postsecondary credential, secondary school diploma or equivalent during participation or within 1 year after program exit Will receive credit only if such participants, in addition to obtaining such diploma or its recognized equivalent, have obtained or retained employment or are in an education or training program leading to a recognized postsecondary credential within 1 year after exit from the program.

WIOA Outcome Measures Percentage of participants who during a program year are in education that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or employment and who are achieving measurable gains towards those goals Indicators of effectiveness in serving employers 1/16/2019

Integrated education and training aims to provide adult education and literacy activities concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation activities and workforce training targets training in occupations or clusters that assist adults in their educational and career advancement 1/16/2019

Workforce preparation activities Activities, programs or services to help individuals gain basic academic, critical thinking, digital literacy, and self-management skills Includes competencies in utilizing resources and using information, and acquiring other skills necessary for successful transition into postsecondary education, training, or employment 1/16/2019

3. Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IEL/CE) Codifies the IEL/CE program, previously funded through annual appropriations Provides instruction in literacy and English language acquisition, the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation, and workforce training Focuses program design and goals on integrated education and training activities and coordination with local workforce system Reserves 12% of appropriations to support IEL/CE activities 1/16/2019

Revises considerations that must be used in awarding grants Sets forth five new local application requirements, including those aimed at alignment with local workforce plans and participation in the one-stop system Title I-B requires AEFLA applicants to submit applications to local Workforce Boards for alignment with local plans 1/16/2019

Includes additional permissible activities Adds four new required activities to be supported with funds Alignment of adult education and literacy activities with core programs and one-stop partners to support Unified State plan strategy High quality professional development programs to improve instruction, including essential components of reading instruction and dissemination of models and promising practices Technical assistance to providers based on rigorous research on instructional practices, local one stop responsibilities and effective use of technology Monitoring and evaluation of the quality of adult education activities in the State Includes additional permissible activities 1/16/2019

New Funding Considerations Effectiveness of local program in meeting primary indicators of performance Extent to which provider demonstrates alignment between proposed activities and activities and services of the one-stop partners Whether the provider’s activities provide learning in context and integrated education and training 1/16/2019

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