1. Keys to Sustainability:
Keeping Participants Engaged with Free and Flexible Resources for Workforce Development
December 5, 2018

2. Division of Strategic Investment
Evan Burke
Knowledge Management Staff Lead Division of Strategic Investments (DSI) Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

3. The TAACCCT Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program is a major investment to increase the ability of community colleges to address the challenges of today’s workforce.
The TAACCCT Program:
$1.9 billion awarded; grant projects active from
Over 700 colleges across the nation participated (including )62% of the nation’s community college)
in partnership with over 2,500 employers
Over 2,600 industry-aligned programs of study developed or enhanced
More than 475,000 individuals enrolled to date
Resources developed by grantees made freely available on SkillsCommons.org

4. Featured Speaker Gerry Hanley, Ph.D. Director, SkillsCommons
Executive Director, MERLOT
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Technology Services

5. Would you like FREE access to all the materials created through the TAACCCT program NOW?

6. A Gift and Not A Burden
My Job: Demonstrate FREE Online Strategies & Tools for you to use immediately to support your workforce development programs

7. TAACCCT Grantees Produced OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: FREE for you to REUSE, REVISE, RETAIN, REMIX REDISTRIBUTE NOW!

8. Open Educational Resources:
Simulations
Animations
Tutorials
Presentations
Drill and Practice
ePortfolios
Assessments
Collections
Virtual Labs
etc.

9. OpenCourseWare

10. MOOC’s – Open Enrollment

11. Open Textbooks

12. An Invitation to “OPEN” DOORS for ALL TO LEARN
Open Educational Resources (OER)
OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Open Enrollment (MOOC’s)
Open TextBooks
Open Access Journals
OPEN = Free of Cost
= Permissions to Use
= Free to Choose How to Learn In Your Context

13. Freedom/Permission to Use Content
Traditional Copyright - All Rights Reserved
Fair Use
Acceptable Use Policies
Locally defined rights of use
Creative Commons License
Some Rights Reserved and Some Rights Given

14. Creative Commons

15. An online library of 12,000+ free workforce development resources ready to be downloaded, adapted, and used

16. 2014-2015: Contribute and Discovery

17. Let’s Take a Tour

18. Who can use ? EVERYONE!!!!! YOU!!!!! Education institutions & teachers
Government agencies for workforce development
Professional associations for workforce development
Industry HR Departments providing workforce development
Individuals seeking workforce development
EVERYONE!!!!! YOU!!!!!

19. SHOWCASES Show off impact of TAACCCT program
Provide easy access to the best resources for different user groups

20. Partnering with Industry Sectors

21. OMA SkillsCommons Portal
Adoptable/Adaptable Training Resources
Suitable for Workplace and Educational Settings
High-Need Occupations
Intended for HR, Trainers, Colleges, Apprenticeship Supervisors

22. What’s In the SkillsCommons Library?
Shielded Metal Arc Welding - Safety Course

23. Quality Assurance through Content Curation

24. Apprenticeship Showcase

25. Going far can seem overwhelming…

26. But together, we can transform workforce development…
Mass = Putting OER into Educational Practices
Mass = SkillsCommons, Higher Education, & Industry Partners

27. If you would like to follow-up with us, please email us at support@skillscommons.org
We can set up a conference call or virtual meeting to help you plan how to use SkillsCommons within your programs

28. THANK YOU Questions?