SkillsCommons IMPACTcommunity Skills2Work (S2W) Increasing Connectivity in a Fragmented Environment For the Community, By the Community - R4 TAACCCT Convening 2017

Overview of the IMPACTcommunities StoryTelling Network Industry Expert to Expert Teacher (IE2ET) Network Skills2Work

S2W Purpose Build bridges between educational institutions and employer/workforce training solutions that lead to effective workforce pipelines.

Skills2Work’s Mission Create better access to high quality training/educational materials, options, and pathways for educational institutions, workforce centers, and employers Help build relationships between employers, workforce centers, and the educational arena via the curation of adoptable and adaptable processes

The Why Ohio Career and Technical Education (CTE) Story Achieving the Dream’s Open Educational Resource (OER) Project Nexus Louisiana (Research Park in Louisiana) Next Generation Sector Partnerships

S2W Member Activities for 2017/18 Open Educational Resource (OER) Editorial Board National Presentations - Innovate Partnership Model Development and Scale Up Field Guide Development

Field Guide Overview $1.9 Billion of Proven Practices: (1) Instructional Materials; (2) Non- instructional Services, Policies and Practices, and (3) Transformative Change Field Guide: Identify, Aggregate and Share

Community Partnerships Lorain Community College, Ohio TechNET Terri Sandu, Director, Talent and Business Innovation Bernadette Gosky, Project Manager Ivy Tech Community College, IT Pathways in Indiana Matthew Cloud, Project Director Lord Fairfax Community College, VA , Knowledge to Work John Milam, Executive Director

Community Member Discussion Examples of Strong Partnerships