1. Strong Workforce Program Implementation
11/27/2018
Strong Workforce Program Implementation
Matthew Roberts, Ed.D. – Chancellor's Office
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

2. A Call for More and Better CTE
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.6 Million Students

3. Focus for the Funds Increase quantity of CTE Improve quality of CTE
More enrollments in programs leading to high-demand, high wage jobs
More students complete/transfer
More students employed
More students improving their earnings
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

4. A Different Distribution Approach
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Funds are ongoing and have been allocated to districts based on a labor market need, enrollments, and student outcomes, rather than putting out an RFP.
Plans and budgets are very simple, focusing on proof of labor market need and projections regarding how student outcomes will change.
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

5. Allocation Model
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

6. Workforce Task Force Recommendations: Career Pathways & Curriculum
3. Develop and broadly publicize industry-informed career pathways that prepare students for jobs needed within the regional labor market.
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.

7. Workforce Task Force Recommendation: Career Pathways & Curriculum
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 course repetition for CTE courses when course content evolves to meet changes in skill requirements.

8. CEO Role for Workforce Priorities
Career Pathways Meet Regional Labor Market Need
Curriculum Aligned from Education to Employment
Timely, Responsive, Streamlined Curriculum Approval
Program Review-Ensure Program Relevance in Labor Market
Portability Across Institutions
Address Course Repetition for CTE Courses
CTE Pathways meet Labor Market need
Involve business & industry w/faculty
Support faculty; Chancellor’s Office
Program review drives budget
Policy advocacy; Regional partners
Policy advocacy

9. Local and Regional Share-Timelines
Local and Regional Share allocations posted August 5, 2016
Board of Governors approval and Local Share Template goes live September 18, 2016
Local and Regional Share funds dispersed to Districts October 27, 2016
Regional Share Template goes live October 28, 2016
Funds can be spent retroactive to July 1, 2016
Final date to submit Local & Regional Share Template - January 31, 2017
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.6 Million Students

10. Plan Elements
SHALL increase the number of students in quality CTE courses, programs, and pathways that will achieve successful workforce outcomes.
MAY invest in new or emerging CTE courses, programs, and pathways that may become operative in subsequent years and are likely to lead to successful workforce outcomes.
MAY Address Strong Workforce Task Force recommendations.
SHALL Provide evidence of demand for workers within the funded CTE Program(s) AND
Identify geography and occupations targeted
Identify labor market demand and supply gap
Cite source of labor market information
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

11. Receiving Funding
Colleges can spend funding once they submit a local share report template, and the district certifies the template.
Colleges and regions will have three years to expend funding and will submit another local share reporting template in 2017, for funding.
All fiscal policy and program procedures adopted by the applicable Community College District shall be followed when expending local and regional allocations
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

12. A Different Funding Approach
11/27/2018
Very few limitations on what is allowable
Focus on outcomes rather than activities
Emphasis on innovation and risk-taking so colleges can be more responsive to labor market conditions and student outcomes
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

13. Guidelines, Definitions & Reasonable Standards
No Supplanting
This shall not be interpreted to mean that a participating community college district is prohibited from eliminating or altering existing programs.
However, the percentage of full-time equivalent students enrolled in CTE courses shall not be reduced from the percentage computed for the 2015–16 fiscal year.
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

14. Guidelines, Definitions & Reasonable Standards
Funding CTE Only
Funds expended must show a direct benefit to the requirements of the Strong Workforce Program:
Increase the number of enrollments or quality of CTE courses, programs, and pathways.
Address the recommendations of the Strong Workforce Task Force Report.
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

15. Guidelines, Definitions & Reasonable Standards
Duplication of Effort
Activities funded shall be informed by, aligned with, and expand upon the activities of existing workforce and education regional partnerships, including:
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Adult Education Block Grant consortia
K-12 career technical education programs
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

16. Local & Statewide Approval Processes: Timely, Responsive, Streamlined
8a. Provide a streamlined curriculum approval process at the Chancellor’s Office. 8b. Provide staffing and resources to accelerate the state-level curriculum approval. 8c. Identify and disseminate effective practices in local curricula processes, and provide technical assistance for faculty and colleges.

17. Improvements in the Approval Process
Chancellor’s Office has modified course review criteria to ensure that only new and substantial changes go through a comprehensive review.
The System Advisory Committee on Curriculum oversaw the revision of the Program and Course Approval Handbook (July 2016) which provides greater clarity and guidance.
Board of Governors revised Title 5 in July 2016 to return stand alone course approval to local colleges.
The Academic Senate adopted the paper, “Ensuring Effective Curriculum Approval Processes: A Guide for Local Senates,” in Spring 2016.
The Academic Senate and the Chief Instructional Officer Organization have developed a partnership to offer Curriculum Technical Assistance to districts and colleges.

18. A Different Data Approach
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Information has been compiled for colleges
Emphasis is on reviewing available data and using it to target investments
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

19. Valid Sources of Labor Market Information
11/27/2018
Use information that has already been compiled
1) Use data that was validated within the last two years
Validated local or regional employer input through an employer survey or advisory
Regional program approval process
Prior regional planning process
Local biannual program review
2) Find data in a report in the LMI Resource Library
Filter by sector and region to obtain reports and data
doingwhatmatters.cccco.edu/StrongWorkforce/LMILibrary.aspx
3) Demonstrate living wage attainment in Launchboard
Programs where at least 50% of students earned a living wage
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

20. Valid Sources of Labor Market Information
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Use information that your college creates
1) Compile a custom analysis from the COE Demand and Supply Tables.
Retrieve LMI data for relevant occupations and regions
2) Use non-standard sources that have been certified through your region.
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

21. Strong Workforce Program Metrics
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Size of CTE Programs (“more”)
required for all programs
Enrollments
Outcomes for CTE Programs (“better”)
pick only those metrics that are relevant for your investment
Completion
Transfer
Employment
Employment in field of study
Second quarter earnings
Median change in earnings
Proportion of students who attained a living wage
RP available to answer detailed data questions
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

22. Strong Workforce Program Metrics
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Colleges should not compile this information on their own.
All data points have been pre-populated on the LaunchBoard Strong Workforce Program tab, with benchmarking information.
The source of the information is the data that colleges upload to the Chancellor’s Office for MIS reporting, the Chancellor’s Office match to the state wage file, and CTE Outcomes Survey data.
RP available to answer detailed data questions
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

23. Get Support to Fill Out the Application
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Step-by-step guide on the planning process and how to fill out the template
Worksheet to record figures
Demand and supply calculator worksheet
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

24. Local Share Reporting Template Resources
11/27/2018
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

25. Strong Workforce Program Process Flow Chart (Regional Share Template – October 28, 2016)
11/27/2018
RP available to answer detailed data questions
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

26. California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students

27. Stay Up to Date
Check back on the Strong Workforce Program site for updates and additional resources.
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 113 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.1 Million Students