1. Implementing the Strong Workforce Program - Curriculum
Dianna Chiabotti, Doing What Matters/Chancellor’s Office
Dolores Davison, ASCCC Curriculum Committee Chair
Jackie Escajeda, Dean of Academic Affairs, Chancellor’s Office
John Freitas, ASCCC Treasurer
John Stanskas, ASCCC Vice President
CCCAOE Fall 2016 Conference
September 28, 2016
Omni Rancho Las Palmas Hotel, Rancho Mirage

2. Outcomes for Today
Review the Strong Workforce Task Force recommendations related to curriculum and report on implementation steps and progress.

3. Orientation and Background
Fall Board of Governors commissions the Task Force on Workforce, Jobs, and a Strong Economy (Strong Workforce Task Force)
Fall 2015 – Board of Governors adopts the report of the Strong Workforce Task Force, which includes 25 recommendations
Spring 2016 – Initial oversight of recommendations assigned to CCC Vice Chancellors, CCCCO Committees, and ASCCC Committees; conversations held at Spring Joint Session
Summer 2016 – Education trailer bill (SB 830) for Budget Act of 2016 amends Ed Code and codifies Strong Workforce Program.
WTF
CTE focus
Broad-based group of internal and external stakeholders
Goal – develop recommendations to improve effectiveness of CCCs in meeting industry needs

4. Curriculum Recommendations
Evaluate, strengthen, and revise the curriculum development process to ensure alignment from education to employment.
Evaluate, revise and resource the local, regional, and statewide CTE curriculum approval process to ensure timely, responsive, and streamlined curriculum approval.
Improve program review, evaluation, and revision processes to ensure program relevance to students, business, and industry as reflected in labor market data.
Facilitate curricular portability across institutions.
Develop, identify and disseminate effective CTE practices.
Clarify practices and address issues of course repetition for CTE courses when course content evolves to meet changes in skill requirements.

5. Recommendations and Related Actions
Related Actions/Activities
7. Evaluate, strengthen, and revise the curriculum development process.
Collaborative programs guidelines in development
Model curricula in development
Regional professional development
8. Evaluate, revise, and resource the local, regional, and statewide CTE curriculum approval process.
Return of local stand-alone approval
ASCCC approved paper on effective local curriculum processes
ASCCC/CCCCIO curriculum technical assistance program
Ongoing regional meetings and institutes
Chancellor’s Office efforts to streamline state approval underway

6. Recommendations and Related Actions
Related Actions/Activities
9. Improve program review, evaluation, and revision processes.
ASCCC Educational Policies Committee to draft paper on educational program development, revision and discontinuance in
CTE Data Unlocked initiative
10. Facilitate curricular portability across institutions.
C-ID descriptors in progress for CTE courses
Model Curriculum for CTE in development
Assigned to ASCCC Committees
Professional development
C-ID Expansion Efforts

7. Recommendations and Related Actions
Related Actions/Activities
11. Develop, identify and disseminate effective CTE practices.
Professional Development Activities
CTE C-ID and Model Curricula Website
12. Clarify practices and address issues of course repetition for CTE courses when course content evolves.
Assessing strategies to address including noncredit options
Publicize Course Credit Repetition exceptions

9. Strong Workforce Program- Streamline Curriculum Approval Process
Plan to address state and local approval –Chancellor’s Office, ASCCC
Plan shall include process of course and curriculum approval to enable:
Development of curriculum within one academic year and offer it the following academic year, or
Development of curriculum within one semester and offer it the subsequent semester, and
Ensurance of portability of CTE courses and programs

10. Solutions
Local
Integrate guidance from ASCCC paper Ensuring Effective Curriculum Approval Processes: A Guide for Local Senates
Establish a curriculum committee training program
Continued professional development through ASCCC institutes, regional workshops and meetings, and Professional Development College
ASCCC/CCCCIO Curriculum Technical Assistance Program
State
Use model curricula and C-ID for portability
Enable offering of new courses soon after board approval
Identify ways to streamline state approval of programs
5C (formerly SACC) work group working on state process

11. Moving Forward
Credit course nonsubstantial change
Stand-alone credit courses
Program and Course Handbook (PCAH), 6th Edition
New curriculum inventory system (COCI)

12. Standards and Guidelines
PCAH 6th Edition
Standards and Guidelines
Implementation & Submission
Curriculum Inventory Manual

13. Chancellor’s Office Curriculum Inventory (COCI)
Three Phase Migration:
December 2016
12 Pilot Colleges & any college
brave enough to take a leap of faith
Testing and conversion
February 2017
Early adopters
March 2017 –
Final migration

14. Important Reminders:
The new COCI application is being designed to replace the current system. The application isn't being
designed for use as the primary curriculum
management system at the local level.
The Chancellor’s Office is not requiring colleges to correct data issues prior to using the new application.
Courses and Programs that have validation errors will not change in status during migration.
Webinar Link:
Define a Certificate of Achievement and the benefits
Most often CTE
Job attainment
Add statistics

15. Resources
Report and Recommendations of the Task Force on Workforce and a Strong Economy, Chancellor’s Office, Fall 2015
Ensuring Effective Curriculum Approval Processes: A Guide for Local Senates, ASCCC, Spring 2016
Doing What Matters website -
C-ID Website -
Credit Course Repetition Guidelines, Chancellor’s Office, Nov. 2013,

16. Questions? Thank You! Dianna Chiabotti – dchiabotti@napavalley.edu
Dolores Davison-
Jackie Escajeda-
John Freitas -
John Stanskas –
Thank You!