1. Sustainability: Where Do We Go From Here?
Closing Plenary
Sustainability:
Where Do We Go From Here?

2. Welcome to the Closing! We hope you’ve:
Identified some promising practices that you may adapt
Advanced your sustainability thinking and actions
Made connections
If we can build our programs to last into the future, we’ll meet our numbers today!

3. Poll: Challenges to Sustainability Planning
QUESTION: As you think about sustaining your TechHire program successes, where will you focus the most attention next?
Getting additional leadership/institutional buy-in
Engaging more employers at a deeper level
Engaging new community partners
Building closer relationships with the partners we already have
Other? Please describe.

4. Today Transforming sustainability planning into action
What does this look like when it is sustained, years from now?
Reconnect with tools that support sustainability

5. Session 6: Closing Plenary
Moderator:
Todd Cohen, Director, Maher & Maher
Keynote:
Beth Brinly, Vice President, Maher & Maher, Former Deputy Secretary of the Kentucky State Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
Panel:
Jeff Magada, Executive Director, Flying High, Inc.
Rider Rodriguez Jr., Director of Sector Strategies, KentuckianaWorks
Justin McDaniels, Clackamas Community College
Mark Thomas, Polk State College

6. Today’s Agenda Welcome, Overview & Institute Recap
2:15pm Keynote: Turning Sustainability Into Action
2:30pm Panel Discussion
3:00pm Report Outs & Closing

7. Sustainability Virtual Institute: Where We’ve Been
Opening
February 20
Partnerships 101
February 22
Industry Partnerships for Long-term Sustainability
February 27
Partnership 201
March 1
Utilizing Your Data To Maintain Program Success
March 6
Closing Plenary - Putting Sustainability Plans to Action
March 8

8. What We’ve Learned from You
The biggest hurdles on the way to sustainability:
Sustaining employer relationships over time with partners vs. one-off transaction
Gaining buy-in across partners and own leadership
Hard to find the time to address, get in that “mind set”

9. What We’ve Learned from You
Importance of maximizing certain partnerships
When it comes to your programs’ sustainability, which community-based partnerships need strengthening?
Local workforce agency
Community-Based Orgs
All others combined
47%
33%
14%

10. Turning Sustainability Planning Into Action Beth Brinly, VP Maher & Maher

11. Advancing the Agenda Build the agenda into partner strategic plans
Identify initiatives that can reinforce one another across system partners and programs
Evaluate initiatives and discretionary funding opportunities and retool to engrain strategic priorities
Involve and engage key stakeholders inside and outside of government
Develop an investment strategy for leadership funds
Work with stakeholders to deliver the message to key decision makers

12. Maintaining the Partnership
Industry leadership
Cultivating champions
Dedicating skilled staff
Leveraging resources
Managing performance w/transparency
Communicating successes

13. Reinforcing on the Frontline
Unified regional job seeker/worker/student services
Use of LMI/data and business intelligence
Staff capacity around successful strategies
Connection to business services planning/delivery
Measuring impact/results from customers’ perspectives and continuous improvement

14. Panel

15. Panelists Jeff Magada Executive Director, Flying High, Inc.
Rider Rodriguez Jr.,
Director of Sector Strategies, KentuckianaWorks

16. Mahoning Valley Partnership for Employment
(MVPE)
Providing opportunities to develop your potential, discover your destiny, and make life better

17. Training Programs: Welding and Machining & STNA–LPN–RN
What is MVPE?
A partnership between employers, training providers, US DOL, and Flying HIGH Inc. to fill career openings with skilled, trained workers in the Advanced Manufacturing & Healthcare industries.
Training Programs: Welding and Machining & STNA–LPN–RN

18. Early Sustainability Thinking
Employer Investment
Become their formal training partner (most are already paying Temp Agencies)
Start an employer consortium where members pay fees for access to job-ready prospects
Job & Family Services
Prevention, Retention, Contingency Fund
Workforce Investment Board
Become an eligible training provider
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR)
Become eligible to receive VR authorizations for individuals with disabilities
Private Foundations, United Way

19. Sustainability Goals
Preserve
Adapt
Incorporate

20. Louisville
Tech
Alliance

22. Action Plan Report Outs

23. Resources and extra support!

24. TechHire Clackamas is a grant program that’s focused on providing adaptive solutions for young adults age 17 – 29 who are looking for training, education, and funding for success in the manufacturing, technology, and engineering industries.

25. Our WHY: To train and educate a young workforce that will be successful and sustainable in the manufacturing, tech, and engineering industries.
Our WHAT: Our program offers a wide range of programs including a CNC Operator certificate training, CPT training, apprenticeship, an Industrial Maintenance degree program, subsidized classes, and tuition assistance packages.
Our HOW: We are working with our college’s Workforce Department, local employers, youth-centered non-profits, faculty at the college, and our local employment offices to create solutions for youth.

26. Sustaining Our Program
CNC Operator Certificate
This program was developed after hearing the hiring needs of our local manufacturing employers. After hearing that our college’s manual machining program was just not enough to get into numerous manufacturing positions in the area, this course was developed to provide certificates to those looking for work in an accelerated teaching environment.
Tuition Assistance Program
Our tuition assistance program will allow career-ready technical experts to enter their fields of study upon graduation. The assistance is focused on degrees and certificates that lead to occupations that have long term demand, offer potential for high wages, and support local sourcing and innovation.

27. Action Plan for TechHire Clackamas
Continue to provide and sustain the CNC Operator Certificate course at the college, and open enrollment to the public.
Develop strategies to integrate an apprenticeship program in our local area that is accessible for participants.
Find impactful and intentional ways to promote our tuition assistance to youth and young adults who are in need and/or facing barriers to education

28. Thank You!
For more information, feel free to us at or find us on

30. Grantee Report Out: Polk State College
Polk Partnership for Industrial Employment
Increase access to middle and high skills jobs in advanced manufacturing.
Unemployed
Underemployed
Special population of ex-offenders
individuals with a criminal record and other barriers to employment.
Broad range of public and private organizations have formed the Polk Partnership for Industrial Employment: Overcoming Occupational Barriers (Polk Partnership).
Grantee Report Out: Polk State College

31. Polk State College
WHY: To prepare underserved populations in central Florida for career opportunities in growing manufacturing and IT industries
HOW: By listening to our businesses and providing the needed training and support services
WHAT: Expand outreach to businesses; enhance services to ex-offenders and other target populations; and strengthen community partnerships

32. Polk State College
As we think about program sustainability, we are likely to focus on a few key project innovations:
Our refreshed model re-entry program
A collaborative community approach to case management
Stackable credentials

33. Polk State College: Turning Sustainability to Action
Over the next year, we’ll focus on many things, including:
Expanding our community-based organization partnerships to enhance case management
Strengthen our relationship with our area workforce area system
Build stronger relationships with area businesses who may be long-term matches for this population

35. Poll: Where do you need help ?
QUESTION: As you dive deeper into program sustainability, where could you use the most technical assistance? (choose all that apply)
Engaging more employers at a deeper level
Improving training design elements
Shoring up other program elements (e.g. supportive services, coaching)
Strengthening partnerships
Making better use of program data to tell our story
Other (please write in the chat!)

36. What’s Next?

37. Post-Institute Survey
A post-institute survey will be coming. Please complete it!

38. Continue the Conversation: Connect to Your Peers on the Community of Practice
Ways to Connect with Your Peers
Post or reply to a discussion thread. OR
Find a peer through the member director.
Then, send a chat message or a direct .

39. Poll
QUESTION: How have you connected to your TechHire peers in the past? (Check all that apply)
I asked my coach to make a connection
Through the CoP
From contacts I made at the in- person convening
Other? (Type in the chat)

40. Request After this Webinar: Join the TechHire Community
Ensure You are Signed up for E-Lerts
You can also find the webinar recordings like this one!

42. Next Steps Continue to build out your sustainability plans
Engage with the TechHire Community of Practice:
Connect with grantee colleagues
Access Virtual Institute materials
Stay tuned for additional TA activities

44. Thank You!