Hurdle Jumping ARMANDO “MUNDY” BURCIAGA, PROJECT LEAD KAI SAVI, PH.D., INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER CHARLA MERJA, PROJECT LEAD CHERYL STANLEY, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER

CHEO GOALS  Increase TAA eligible worker’s attainment of certifications, certificates, diplomas, and other industry-recognized credentials preparing them to enter the high-wage, high-skill jobs in the region’s growing healthcare industry.  Use of innovative and effective methods for curriculum development and delivery that address the allied health industry’s needs and lead to improved learning outcomes and retention rates for TAA-eligible workers.  Improve employment outcomes for TAA-eligible workers and other adults through the development of comprehensive partnerships that include on-campus student services, resources, workforce, and industry.

The HOW  Creation of Hybrid allied health programs that are short term, stackable and incorporate NANSLO technology  Provide professionally trained Career Coaches to deliver support services for students  Professional Development for faculty  Creation of NANSLO Sandbox for faculty collaboration  Creation of the CHEO Career HUB

Hurdle 1 Consortium Communication ◦ 8 schools ◦ Face-to-Face ◦ ONLINE via Basecamp

Hurdle 2 Time frame ◦RRCC ◦Late start ◦New staff to campus ◦Key historians gone (grant contributors) RRCC # of courses online # of courses hybrid #of credit hours Remote/Mobile Lab - # credit hours Healthcare Programs RRCC Directive RRCC Outcomes 0

. Nurse Aide Certification Home Health Aide Hospice Care Aide Certified Medication Aide

Hurdle 3 Medication Aide ◦ Lack of jobs ◦ Tough sell against QMAP ◦ Certificate duration ◦ Scope of Practice

Hurdle 4 DOL SOW Change request ◦ Research ◦ New certificate ◦ Statistics ◦ Request letter

Hurdle 5 RRCC needs assessment ◦Hospice Care Aide Certificate ◦RRCC Curriculum Committee & Colorado State System Curriculum Committee ◦Streamlined hybrid offering ◦Course mapCourse map ◦Colorado State Hospice training requirements ◦RN Refresher Certificate ◦Streamlined hybrid offering ◦Revamped, redesigned, refreshed course content ◦Weekly course planWeekly course plan

Success Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide 379 certificates awarded since inception of the grant Hospice Care Aide 2 certificates awarded since inception of the grant RN Refresher 12 certificates awarded since inception of the grant Overall Totals 973 unduplicated students 1544 duplicated students 393 certificates awarded

Great Falls College MSU 29 Student Population Class Size 18:1 10 Veterans

Great Falls College Statistics Working Part-time – 70%

Great Falls College Statistics Attending Part-time – 52%

Great Falls College Statistics Raising Children – 36%

Great Falls College & CHEO Initial Scope of Work Offer a Health Care Core Professional Certificate ◦Preparing students for any of our 21 health programs Establish a NANSLO Lab Node ◦North American Network of Science Labs Online

Hurdle 1 Time frame ◦Great Falls College ◦Late start ◦New staff to campus ◦Key historians gone (grant contributors)

Hurdle 2 NANSLO Lab Node o Hiring of Lab Manager o Ordering of Equipment & Lab Set-up o Buy-in from Faculty to Offer Classes

Hurdle 3 Offer a Health Care Core Professional Certificate o GFC MSU Curriculum Committee o SOW Expansion Request o Next Step – Identify a program or programs that could utilize the NANSLO lab, offer hybrid courses and lead to a stackable credential

Hurdle 4  Faculty Buy-In  SOW Expansion brought on new faculty buy-in issues  Phlebotomy/ Pre-Medical Assisting  EMT/Pre-Paramedic

Phlebotomy/Pre-Med Assist. AHMA 220Phlebotomy + 3 AHMS 106Healthcare Professional + 2 AHMS 144Medical Terminology + 3 CAPP 120 Introduction to Computers + 3 M 121 College Algebra (Or any math course in the MUS Core) **,+ 3-4 WRIT 122 Intro to Business Writing **,+ 3 Term Credits17-18 Total Credits17-18

EMT/Pre-Paramedic ECP 131EMT with Clinical + 7 M 121 College Algebra (or any math course in the MUS core) **,+ 3-4 WRIT 101College Writing I **,+ 3 Select one of the following: AHMS 142 Intro to Medical Terminology + 1 AHMS 144Medical Terminology + 3 Select one of the following: BIOH 104 Basic Human Biology lab **, + 4 OR BOTH BIOH 201 Human Anat Phys I/Lab (= 301) **,+ 4 BIOH 211 Human Anat Phys II Lab(=311) **,+ 4 Term Credits18-25 Total Credits18-25

Success Fall 2014 Initiated Phlebotomy 5 EMT 0 Spring 2015 Completed Phlebotomy 11 EMT 9 Fall 2015 Enrolled Phlebotomy 22 EMT 17

Great Falls College MSU

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