Keys to Sustainability: Keeping Participants Engaged with Free and Flexible Resources for Workforce Development December 5, 2018

Division of Strategic Investment Evan Burke Knowledge Management Staff Lead Division of Strategic Investments (DSI) Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

The TAACCCT Grant Program The U.S. Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program is a major investment to increase the ability of community colleges to address the challenges of today’s workforce. The TAACCCT Program: $1.9 billion awarded; grant projects active from 2011-2018 Over 700 colleges across the nation participated (including )62% of the nation’s community college) in partnership with over 2,500 employers Over 2,600 industry-aligned programs of study developed or enhanced More than 475,000 individuals enrolled to date Resources developed by grantees made freely available on SkillsCommons.org

Featured Speaker Gerry Hanley, Ph.D. Director, SkillsCommons Executive Director, MERLOT Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Technology Services

Would you like FREE access to all the materials created through the TAACCCT program NOW?

A Gift and Not A Burden My Job: Demonstrate FREE Online Strategies & Tools for you to use immediately to support your workforce development programs

TAACCCT Grantees Produced OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: FREE for you to REUSE, REVISE, RETAIN, REMIX REDISTRIBUTE NOW!

Open Educational Resources: Simulations Animations Tutorials Presentations Drill and Practice ePortfolios Assessments Collections Virtual Labs etc.

OpenCourseWare

MOOC’s – Open Enrollment

Open Textbooks

An Invitation to “OPEN” DOORS for ALL TO LEARN Open Educational Resources (OER) OpenCourseWare (OCW) Open Enrollment (MOOC’s) Open TextBooks Open Access Journals OPEN = Free of Cost = Permissions to Use = Free to Choose How to Learn In Your Context

Freedom/Permission to Use Content Traditional Copyright - All Rights Reserved Fair Use Acceptable Use Policies Locally defined rights of use Creative Commons License http://creativecommons.org Some Rights Reserved and Some Rights Given

Creative Commons

An online library of 12,000+ free workforce development resources ready to be downloaded, adapted, and used

2014-2015: Contribute and Discovery

Let’s Take a Tour www.skillscommons.org

Who can use ? EVERYONE!!!!! YOU!!!!! Education institutions & teachers Government agencies for workforce development Professional associations for workforce development Industry HR Departments providing workforce development Individuals seeking workforce development EVERYONE!!!!! YOU!!!!!

SHOWCASES Show off impact of TAACCCT program Provide easy access to the best resources for different user groups

Partnering with Industry Sectors

OMA SkillsCommons Portal Adoptable/Adaptable Training Resources Suitable for Workplace and Educational Settings High-Need Occupations Intended for HR, Trainers, Colleges, Apprenticeship Supervisors http://oma.skillscommons.org

What’s In the SkillsCommons Library? Shielded Metal Arc Welding - Safety Course

Quality Assurance through Content Curation

Apprenticeship Showcase

Going far can seem overwhelming…

But together, we can transform workforce development… Mass = Putting OER into Educational Practices Mass = SkillsCommons, Higher Education, & Industry Partners

If you would like to follow-up with us, please email us at support@skillscommons.org We can set up a conference call or virtual meeting to help you plan how to use SkillsCommons within your programs

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