U.S. Department of Labor Career Pathway Institute Certificates that Count April 26, 2011

 What does it look like here?  How did we get here? ( )  What’s the story underneath the story?  What’s a Career Pathway?  What’s a Career Pathway Certificate?  Where are we headed in the future & what’s new?

 17 locally-controlled community colleges that offer both lower division transfer & CTE  ABE/GED/ESL offered by the community colleges.  Community Colleges & WIA in same agency: CCWD  Colleges collaborate and work together on “systems” issues: Presidents, Instructional Deans, Student Services Deans, CTE Deans, Institutional Researchers, Pathways meet quarterly

 Bottoms-up: 3 community colleges involved in developing career pathways  Tops-down: Governor’s commitment; NGA Pathways to Advancement Academy  Same Governor 8 years; providing seed funding; new Governor supportive  President’s Resolution 2006, 2008, 2010  Going to scale: 5 colleges, then 11, then 17  Champions at multiple levels & organizations

 Academies: bringing teams together from colleges to learn and plan together (2005, 2007, 2008); ongoing training & technical assistance  Career Pathways for all students  Career Pathway Roadmaps & WebTool  Open Source Agreement  More than 350 roadmaps across 17 colleges  Available through 17 CC websites; Oregon Labor Market Information System (OLMIS) & statewide careers website &

 Oregon Pathways Alliance: Collaboration-- core value  Migrating ideas and promising practices  Capacity-building: leadership & cross- organizational learning (Academy model)  Building trust & listening  Systems thinking & diffusion of innovation  Systems not “silos”: habit of mind  College Coordinators: Boundary spanners--- horizontal & vertical; leveraging resources  Focus on students & relationship-building

 Implementing the Model: Developmental process--- capacity-building & outcomes  Building on each college’s strengths  “Not too loose, not too tight”  State role: Facilitator, organizer  Provide incentive for systems change  Balance the “carrot” & the “stick”  Doing a lot with little: “patchwork quilt funding”; leveraging resources  Link career, labor market, & community colleges & workforce websites

 To increase the number of Oregonians with certificates, credentials, and degrees.  To ease student transitions across the education continuum from high school to community college; from ABS to credit postsecondary; from community college to university and employment.

A career pathway is a series of connected education and training programs and student support services that enable individuals to secure a job or advance in a demand industry or occupation. Career Pathways focus on easing and facilitating student transition from:  High school to community college  Pre-college (ABS) to credit postsecondary  From community college to university or employment.

 New Certificate approved by SBE 7/1/2007  Wholly-contained in A.A.S. degrees only (CTE)  “Chunking” the curriculum—Dr. Kate Dins/PCC  credits  “Stackable” certificate  Competencies tied to a job in a demand occupation in local labor market (not all AAS degrees are “chunked” depends on labor market)  Approved by Employer Advisory Committee  Milestone or momentum point to a degree

 177 certificates across 17 colleges  350 completers ; in  Biennium goal is 2345 by June 2011  FUTURE: Increase number of completers Increase labor market payoff; increased employer outreach & involvement Conduct Career Pathway Certificate research study

 Oregon Pathways for Adult Basic Skills (OPABS): five courses developed and piloted  Goal: increase number of ABS students transitioning to credit postsecondary/CTE  VESL program courses leading to a Career Pathway Certificate at metro colleges & slowly expanding to other colleges  Gates ABE to Credentials Design Team

 Ranch Animal Technician  Medical Coder  Sustainable Energy Technician  Manufacturing Technician  HVAC Installer  Web Assistant  Welder Helper  Wine Marketing Assistant  Accounting Clerk

 Streamlined program approval process: AAS degree is already approved. Approx days  Submit Roadmap. Elements include: occupation, competencies, courses, labor market occupational data including wages and job progression, articulation with 4-year programs; industry credentials; employers involved in developing certificate.

Federal and state financial aid is not designed for short-term Certificate programs and does not fund most Career Pathway, Less Than One Year (LTOY), and other stand-alone credit Certificate Programs. Career Pathway, LTOY, and other stand- alone Certificates that are credits and three terms in length can be submitted on a college’s Program Participation Agreement (PPA) and considered for federal and state financial aid. While many students are not entirely certain of their major goal when they enter community college and apply for financial aid, declaring an associate degree as their major goal allows students the most options to attain a certificate or degree. Students who declare a course of study as an Associate Degree can obtain a Career Pathway Certificate, LTOY, or other stand-alone Certificate as they complete the required coursework toward attaining their degree goal. Career Pathway Certificates & Less Than One Year Certificates are “momentum points” in student progression toward an associate degree.

 Shifting from 1:1 correlation with roadmaps (1 occupation at 1 community college to 1:17 + apprecticeship programs.  Green LMI Grant  Five occupations: solar, wind, HVAC, construction/carpentry, advanced manufacturing  (login: green password: guest) Live: June 1

Mimi Maduro Pathways Initiative Statewide Director Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development (login: green, password: guest)