1. Strategic Enrollment Plan for Career Education/Strong Workforce
Vision: We change lives – one student at a time

2. Maximize FTES, Load and FTEF to meet the needs of the student
Build growth into FTEF allocation (departments with continual growth institutionalize; new programs supplemented with grants and innovation funds)
Career education students – higher percentage part-time and faculty must address needs of unique headcount. Opposite of allocation model focus on FTES (full-time equivalent students)
Internal Cañada reporting based FTES = 12 units/semester vs 15 units/semester, research number of Career education students have post-secondary degrees

3. Maximize FTES, Load and FTEF to meet the needs of the student (cont.)
Minimize pipeline disruptions for students (planning strategically for less cancellations)
Non-traditional schedule of classes (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Off campus locations (RWC will close 4 schools in Fall 2019)
Review department certificates and degrees for current and future needs
Conceptualize Career Technical Education into Career Education
Perception change
Utilize State of California “Career Education Branding”

4. Identify local community students (zip codes/neighborhoods) and research area of interests
Each academic year focus on single disproportionate impacted group and retain students
Perkins addresses special populations:
Individuals with disabilities;
Individuals from economically disadvantaged families, including foster children;
Individuals preparing for non-traditional training and employment;
Single parents, including single pregnant women;
Displaced homemakers; and Individuals with other barriers to educational achievement, including individuals with limited English proficiency.
SWF changed multipliers for completed certificates
Focus on student gap (examples: shuttle for transportation, online/hybrid for single providers of children)
Outreach non-traditional methods (example: guerilla marketing, giant wavy man)

5. Increase High School relationships – dual enrollment, AB288, concurrent enrollment
Compete with City Recreation for youth summer camps; schedule mailed February
Bridge programs for Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors
Educate first generation students and parents regarding success with first year college experience
Partner with Promise Scholars

6. Increase post-secondary partnerships for students’ transfers
Institutional support 4-year programs (Cañada campus classrooms and Student Services)
Regional Joint Venture/San Mateo County - Teacher Prep Pipeline
Leverage and lead teacher pipeline effort – What is Cañada known for …
Dedicated attempt to reach out to San Francisco State – 2nd attempt

7. Job Placement/Internships
Volunteer mentors – update skills to meet industry technological changes
Student focus on employment search skills and self-marketing
Leverage Industry Experts for knowledge of what employers seek
Develop employer relationships for internships and student employment
Software to capture graduate/alumni job changes, promotions, wage data
Create alumni network – Linked In platform
Focus groups for students and employers – UI/UX research with current Career platform

8. Strong Workforce/Perkins Grant Funds
Support division growth with curricular development, tutoring, lab assistants and marketing
Invite retired individuals to participate - SCORE
Create Graduate student group partnerships
Partner with faculty for new program development – consider sustainability
Build Local Employer advisory groups to determine needs for employers and future new program development
Provide technology resources in career education departments – stay current and prepare for changes
Industry Experts required for industry/employer best practices