1. SkillsCommons IMPACTcommunity Skills2Work (S2W)
Increasing Connectivity in a Fragmented Environment
For the Community, By the Community - R4 TAACCCT Convening 2017

2. Overview of the IMPACTcommunities
StoryTelling Network
Industry Expert to Expert Teacher (IE2ET) Network
Skills2Work

3. S2W Purpose
Build bridges between educational institutions and employer/workforce training solutions that lead to effective workforce pipelines.

4. Skills2Work’s Mission
Create better access to high quality training/educational materials, options, and pathways for educational institutions, workforce centers, and employers
Help build relationships between employers, workforce centers, and the educational arena via the curation of adoptable and adaptable processes

5. The Why Ohio Career and Technical Education (CTE) Story
Achieving the Dream’s Open Educational Resource (OER) Project
Nexus Louisiana (Research Park in Louisiana)
Next Generation Sector Partnerships

6. S2W Member Activities for 2017/18
Open Educational Resource (OER) Editorial Board
National Presentations - Innovate
Partnership Model Development and Scale Up
Field Guide Development

7. Field Guide Overview $1.9 Billion of Proven Practices:
(1) Instructional Materials; (2) Non- instructional Services, Policies and Practices, and (3) Transformative Change
Field Guide: Identify, Aggregate and Share

8. Community Partnerships
Lorain Community College, Ohio TechNET
Terri Sandu, Director, Talent and Business Innovation
Bernadette Gosky, Project Manager
Ivy Tech Community College, IT Pathways in Indiana
Matthew Cloud, Project Director
Lord Fairfax Community College, VA , Knowledge to Work
John Milam, Executive Director

9. Community Member Discussion
Examples of Strong Partnerships