1. Basic Skills: Transitioning Students to Employment or College
June 8, :00-4:30 p.m.

2. Federal Transition Outcome Measures
Dr. Kristen Corbell, Director of Program Quality and Accountability
College and Career Readiness
NCCCS

3. NRS Transition Outcomes
Current Transition Outcomes under WIA
Entered Employment (Target: 41%)
Retained Employment (Target: 63%)
Entry into post-secondary education or training (current year) (Target: 36%)

4. Entered Employment Cohort: Outcome:
NRS student Labor Force At Entry is “unemployed seeking”
Exits the program between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015.
Has an SSN available for matching
Outcome:
Has wages reported in 1st quarter after exit through wage records with Department of Commerce

5. Retained Employment Cohort: Outcome: NRS student
Labor Force At Entry is “Full Time” or “Part Time” or those who are “unemployed seeking” and have a job in 1st quarter after exit
Exits the program between April 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015
Has an SSN available for matching
Outcome:
Has wages reported in 3rd quarter after exit through wage records with Department of Commerce

6. Entered Post-secondary Education
Cohort:
NRS student
Has a HS diploma at entry, receives an HSE or AHS diploma, or enrolled in Basic Skills Plus or Pathways to Employment
Exits the program between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016
Outcome:
Record found of enrollment in a class after separation

7. Entered Post-secondary Education
Outcome:
Record found of enrollment in a class after separation.
Curriculum classes in any of the 58 Community Colleges
National Student Clearinghouse record of enrollment at any public or private post secondary institution reporting to NSC
Continuing Education Occupational Training Enrollment
Does not include HRD, small business, self-support, etc.

8. WIOA measures Measures don’t have methodologies yet Will include:
Employment in 2nd and 4th quarters
Median wages of 2nd quarter
Credential Attainment Rate
Should be able to have more specifics late 2016

9. Contact Info
Dr. Kristen Corbell

10. “Begin with the end in mind.” Stephen Covey
Piedmont Community College Adult Basic Skills Program Debra Harlow, Dean
“Begin with the end in mind.” Stephen Covey

11. Piedmont Community College Adult Basic Skills Program
Top 10 Best Practices: Transitioning Adult Learners
Student Orientation Revised - Student Outcomes
- Includes TRIO/EOC
- Includes Workforce Development
- Goal setting

12. Piedmont Community College Adult Basic Skills Program
2. Pre-service and in-service training - Orientation 15 hrs. paid hourly rate - Local in-service paid hourly rate - Pay travel expense NCCCS credential workshops

13. Piedmont Community College Adult Basic Skills Program
3. Financial support from PCC Foundation - Pays half of HSE test fee - Provides free college course to HSE graduates - Provides $1500 PCC Trustees’ Scholarship - Programs compete for mini grants

14. Piedmont Community College Adult Basic Skills Program
4. College and Career Immersion (CNCI) - NC Career Clusters Guide Textbook loan for concurrently enrolled - Guest speakers (college/CE; employers) - Tours (college and workplaces)

15. Piedmont Community College Adult Basic Skills Program
5. “Appreciative Advising” Advisor participates Doing with the student instead of to the student

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6. Internal Referrals & Tracking Process Workforce Development Program (HRD, YES, Customized Employment Training and Occupational Extension) Student Development

17. Piedmont Community College Adult Basic Skills Program
7. College Fairs Job Fairs College Fairs (four year colleges)

18. Piedmont Community College Adult Basic Skills Program
8. Partnerships Internal External

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9. Integration of soft skills (punctuality, teamwork, problem solving, early departure, accountability) - ABE - ASE - ESL

20. Piedmont Community College Adult Basic Skills Program
10. Amazing ABS Team! Students first
- Paradigm shift
- Pull together

21. Orientation and Intake
Restructured ABE/ASE orientation
Informational Questionnaire
Career Cluster Survey
Goals, barriers, and challenges
Classes designed for specific career pathways
Introduction to programs that offer financial assistance
Advising

22. Transitioning into College
Mentoring
Goal-setting
Advanced Career Essentials Program
Bridge instruction
SGA Club
Student Career Exhibition
Post-secondary education connections

23. Davidson CCC Transition Strategies Transition Strategies
Career exploration done in orientation
Contextualized curriculum in areas of career interest used in instruction
Hands-on activities used in instruction with kits purchased (MECA) or created by DCCC
Classroom visits to lab in curriculum classes
For ABE, partner HRD Pathway classes to explore various careers
ELA learners, HRD classes in Personal Healthcare, Manufacturing and Hospitality
Use tuition waivers for ASE students in pathways for Basic Skills Plus

24. Davidson CCC Work-based learning Work-based learning
Visits to Business and Industry in various career pathways
Use of a Work Readiness Self-Assessment with students
Partnership with Title I WIOA for enrollment of students and opportunity for paid work experience
Identify job shadowing experiences for students not eligible for paid work experience
Develop career ladders for all regional career pathways
Hire new Coordinator for Work-based Learning activities by July 1
Promote work-based learning throughout academic program of study

25. Q and A
What’s working?
Future plans?
Follow-up.

26. Presenters NCCCS Basic Skills
Dr. Kristen Corbell, Director, Performance Accountability-Performance Measures
College and Career Readiness
North Carolina Community College System
Debra Harlow, Dean, Adult Basic Skills
Piedmont Community College
Pat Phillips, Associate Dean, General Studies and Academic Support
Davidson County Community College
Dustin Walston, Director, Transitional and Career Studies
Lenoir Community College