Oregon’s Middle 40 Goal: Stackable Certificates & Credentials

Today’s Agenda: Oregon’s Completion Agenda & Goal - What counts for the “middle 40” -Definitions: credential, industry-recognized credential, stackable credentials, stackable certificates -Career Pathways & stackable credentials -Why credentials are important moving forward: more options for students & workers

Completion Agenda 40% of Oregonians with bachelor’s degree or higher by % of Oregonians with a postsecondary certificate or associates degrees Certificate completion & continued education 20% of Oregonians with a high school diploma or GED (only) Federal and state focus on student persistence and completion through outcomes based funding and key performance measures

Recommendations for Achieving the “Middle 40” Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) & Oregon Workforce Investment Board (OWIB) Joint taskforce report published report 9/14: ctober%2014,%202014/8.0%20HECC- OWIB%20Task%20Force%20Report.pdf ctober%2014,%202014/8.0%20HECC- OWIB%20Task%20Force%20Report.pdf New Workforce legislation (WIOA) measures Proposed legislation: HB2410 Non-credit certificates

Oregon Data Shows Need for More Certificates to meet Goal Based on projected employer needs, Oregon colleges and universities are generating too few two-year certificates and too many graduate degrees. Research by ECONorthwest for the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The analysis attempted to quantify workforce supply and demand based on employment department data, employer tax records, surveys and projected college degree and output for The jobs with the highest anticipated openings over the five-year study period are office clerks, nurses and truck drivers. The findings include: Certificates: Projected recipients, 24,738. Projected openings, 61,122. (40%) Associates: Projected recipients, 46,389. Projected openings, 26,794. (173%) Bachelors: Projected recipients, 47,360. Projected openings, 50,352. (94%) Graduate degrees: Projected recipients, 50,340. Projected openings, 29,491. (171%)

Credentials: an umbrella term Credentials include: degrees, diplomas, credit certificates, non-credit certificates, work- readiness certificates, badges, industry certifications, professional certifications, apprenticeships, and licenses--- All of which in different ways testify to an individual’s knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Types of Credentials Postsecondary Education Credentials awarded by accredited postsecondary institutions for completion of a course of study include: degrees, certificates, and diplomas Industry or Occupational Credentials awarded by third-party nongovernmental certification body, such as an industry or occupational association include certifications, licenses, and certificates.

Stackable Credentials Definition Defined by US Department of Labor (TEGL 15-10) “part of a sequence of credentials that can be accumulated over time to build up an individual’s qualifications and help them to move along a career pathways or up a career ladder to different and potentially higher paying jobs” Scaling “Stackable Credentials”: Implications for Implementation and Policy”, CLASP, March 2014

Questions from you & for Discussion What industry or occupational credentials are students in your high school or community college interested in? How do students learn about industry-credentials? How knowledgeable are students in your high school or community college about stackable credentials or certificates? How do students learn about a CTE career path options in your high school or community college?

Credentials on national scene U.S. Department of Labor TEGL “Making a Market for Industry-Recognized Credentials”, Center for a Skilled Workforce (CSW), October 2013 “Call for a National Conversation on Creating a Competency-based Credentialing Ecosystem”, CLASP, CSW & other national organizations, 2014 Credentialing Data Pioneers: Forging New Partnerships to measure certifications and licenses”, Workforce Data Quality Campaign, April 2014

Credentials on national scene (continued) Workforce Credential Coalition (20 states including Oregon led by NC & CA) CLASP Alliance for Quality Career Pathways (10 states including Oregon ) focus on Career Pathways Framework U.S. Credentialing Framework to be released April 2015 by Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) funded by Lumina Foundation define-quality-certificates/ define-quality-certificates/

Oregon Community College’s Stackable Credentials Career Pathway (CPCC) & Less Than One Year Certificates (LTOY) Certificates (12-44 credits) Certificates of Completion 45+ credits “Milestones” and “momentum points” to an associates degree “Stackable” to an associates degree Provide entry and exit options for students and workers advancing in education & work over time

Policy Direction Drives Increased Completions State Board of Education approved Career Pathway Certificate (CPCC) effective July 1, CTE program Certificates tied to competencies for jobs in local labor market & approved by employers More than 350 Career Pathway Certificates offered statewide (12-44 credits) More than 100 Less Than One Year (LTOY) Certificates offered statewide (12-44 credits) 50+ short-term certificates aligned to industry- recognized credentials (AWS, CNA, CDA, etc.)

Certificates Research Pathways in Oregon: Descriptive Study sDescriptiveStudy.pdf sDescriptiveStudy.pdf “Certificates: Gateway to College & Employment”, Georgetown Center for Workforce, June 2012 “What about Certificates? Evidence on the Labor Market Returns to Non-Degree Community Colleges in Two States” (VA & NC) (A CAPSEE Working Paper), November, 2014 “Labor Market Returns to Sub-Baccalaureate Credentials: How Much Does a Community College Degree of Certificate Pay?”, November 2014

Career Pathway Roadmap Webtool: statewide solution for students & job seekers Oregon-grown Open Source Software More than 450 roadmaps and 400 HS to CC programs of study (POSTs) Linked to OLMIS Occupational Reports (guest login) Access Career Pathway webpage on all 17 CC websites through: Access POSTs statewide through (just released): ,000+ “hits” since July 2009

Presenters today… Shalee Hodgson Systems Innovation Manager Oregon Employment Department Mimi Maduro Pathways Initiative Statewide Director Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development (CCWD)