Career Pathways Policy Committee Career Pathways: A sequence of education and training services that enable the student, often while they are working, to advance over time to successively higher levels of education and employment in a given industry or occupational sector.

Agenda 1:30pm – 1:40pmWelcome and Introductions 1:40pm – 2:30pmSmall Group Brainstorm and Discussion 2:30pm – 3:00pmAQCP 3:00pm – 3:25pmDiscussion 3:25pm – 3:30pmClosing and next steps

Process Confusion Understanding Current Reality (Where are we now) Identify goal/objective (Where do we want to go) Generate Ideas Narrow using values Policy Recommendations

Small group discussion and brainstorm 1.Discuss what a statewide career pathways system might look like. a.As this discussion unfolds, each group should attempt to draw a diagram/picture of the system. This does not have to be pretty, its not for external communication but rather group process. 2.Brainstorm 3 concrete recommendations that would strengthen the system, expand the number of people participating, or improve/ensure quality

Minnesota and The Alliance for Quality Career Pathways GWDC Career Pathways Committee 8/20/2013

Recent Federal Support for [Adult] Career Pathways Grants o Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HHS, 2010) o Workforce Innovation Fund and TAACCCT (round II) grants (DOL, summer/fall 2012) o Advancing Career and Technical Education in State and Local Career Pathway Systems (OVAE, 2012) Guidance and TA o Federal Career Pathways Institute (DOL and ED, ) o Joint letter of commitment to promote use of career pathways (DOL, ED, and HHS, April 2012) Evaluation o ISIS evaluation of career pathway programs (HHS, launched in late 2007; 10 year initiative) Looking forward o Spring 2013: WIF “Pay for Success” model o Rounds III and IV of TAACCCT o $8b Community College to Career Fund in the President’s FY14 budget o $12.5b Pathways Back to Work in the President’s FY14 budget o All indications are that the federal government will continue to support and promote career pathways

State and Foundation Support for Career Pathways ~17 have explored or adopted career pathways for educationally underprepared adults and youth: AR, CA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, NC,OH, OR, PA, VA, WA and WI Several states have explored or adopted career pathways for high school-to-college Major national initiatives including: o Ford Bridges to Opportunity o NGA Pathways to Advancement o Breaking Through o Shifting Gears o Accelerating Opportunity

The Alliance for Quality Career Pathways National initiative funded by the Joyce Foundation and the James Irvine Foundation; CLASP is the lead and facilitator The goal of AQCP is to identify a framework that defines high- quality career pathway systems 10 Alliance States: AR, CA, IL, KY, MA, MN, OR, VA, WA, WI, National Advisory Group of ~15 national organizations and experts including NYEC, JFF, NSC, CORD, CEWD, Working Poor Families Project, Abt Associates, ConnectEd, and adult education and CTE state directors. The final product will be a customizable framework of criteria, indicators, metrics and a self-assessment tool that can be used to  Enhance the quality of existing career pathway efforts  Develop high-quality new career pathway efforts; and  Inform evaluation(s) of career pathway efforts. 8

Two Parts of the Framework: Criteria/Indicators + Metrics 9

Who’s Tracking the Alliance? Federal Agencies  Federal Interagency Group on Career Pathways (Labor, OVAE, HHS) – Jan presentation + CLASP asked to do regular updates  OMB meetings  CLASP aiming to coordinate closely with OVAE Advancing CTE Other States  Presentation at NGA winter workforce meeting – Feb The Field  National Coalition for Workforce Education – Oct  Adult educators – March 2013 COABE presentation; Oct USCAL  Community colleges – February 2013 presentation at AACC/ACCT meeting  CTE directors – April 2013 presentation Funders  CLASP presentation to workforce funders – Feb  National Fund for Workforce Solutions – June

Working Definition of “Career Pathways” Career Pathways: An approach to connecting progressive levels of basic skills and postsecondary education, training, and support services in specific sectors or occupations in a way that optimizes the progress and success of individuals – including those with limited skills and experiences – in securing marketable credentials, family-supporting employment, and further education and employment opportunities. [Add: In our state, career pathways include…] 11

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Minnesota’s AQCP Team CP Alliance Traveling Team Melanie Burns – MnSCU Marguerite Dummer – Hennepin Technical College Alyssa Klein – DEED/VR, youth, disabilities Judy Mortrude – DEED/MN FastTRAC staff Mark Toogood – TANF, DHS Annie Welch – DEED/WDD CP Alliance Home Team Doug Binsfeld – Central Lakes College Leslie Crichton – DEED Rich Davy – DLI Julie Dincau – MDE ABE Meredith Fergus – OHE Larry Hosch – DHS Karen Hynick – MnSCU Anne Kilzer – MWCA George Kimball – DOC Brian Paulson – GTCUW Pat Pawlak – DOC Nola Speiser – DEED/MN FastTRAC staff Deb Serum – DEED/PPM Tony Thomann – Central MN Jobs and Training Katie Vacarie - MnSCU 13

Virginia SB 1177, Virginia Workforce Council; powers and duties: Gives their state WIB the power to coordinate planning around more of the 26 silo-ed programs that do career pathway Virginia’s path toward a statewide system

Discussion How might we use the tool created by AQCP to advance our work? Are there “buckets” or policy topics that we can see emerging? Are there any recommendations that were brainstormed earlier that we should focus and expand on?

Upcoming Meetings Thursday, September 26 th, 1:30-3:30pm Wednesday, October 30 th, 1:30 – 3:30pm