1. Cooperative Work Experience
Presenters
Raul Arambula, Chancellor’s Office
Dianna Chiabotti, Napa Valley College
Jamar London, ASCCC Curriculum Committee, Santa Monica College

2. 2019 ASCCC Curriculum Institute
Session Description
In this session, we will explore the ins and outs of Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) within community colleges across California. Come hear and learn what other colleges have done and share your college’s vision for CWE.
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3. Outcomes For This Session
Review various forms of Cooperative Work Experience Education (CWEE)
Review Title 5 and CWEE
Review Strong Workforce Priorities and the CTE Guided Pathways Tool Kit
Review how CWEE fits within CTE Guided Pathways
Possible ways to form internship opportunities
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Approved Plan §55250
MUST have approved plan!
Adopted by district
Systematic design …
“Students will gain realistic learning experiences through work”
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5. Laws/Rules Applicable to Minors §55250
All laws/rules applicable to minors in an employment situations are applicable in CWE
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Employed ? ? §
Yes, they can be!
Can be employed outside of district
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7. Funds for Students with Development Disabilities §55250.4
May use any funds to the extent that it is permissible to pay the wages of students so employed
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8. CWE Involving Apprenticeships §55250.5
Must be consistent with Chapter 4 of Division 3 or the Labor Code
Must be consistent with standards established by California Apprenticeship Council
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9. CWE Outside of District §55250.6
May provide
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Wages & Workers Comp §
District may provide wages
District may provide workers’ compensation insurance for students in work experience
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11. Requirements of the plan §55251
Descriptions of responsibilities
Description of each type of CWEE
Description of how the district will:
Assign personnel
Evaluate students on the job training with the employers
Basis of awarding credit
Provide adequate clerical/instructional services
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Types of CWEE §55252
General Work Experience
Supervised employment which is intended to assist students acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes, and career awareness
Work experience need not to be related to the students’ educational goals
Student’s jobs need not be directly related to their educational goals
Occupational Work Experience
supervised employment extending classroom based occupational learning at an on-the-job learning station
Related to the students' educational or occupational goal.
Should we give an couple general examples of General Work Experience and Occupational Work Experience or ask attendees to provide an example of each?
Formatting – Should there be a little square before “General Work Experience”?
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College credit §55253
May earn up to 16 credits (sem.) or 24 credits (quart.)
General Work experience
Maximum of 6 units per enrollment period
Occupational Work experience
Maximum of 8 units per enrollment period
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Repetition §55253
The district policy on repetition may permit a student to repeat CWEE as long as the student does not exceed the number of units allowed.
Repetition in CWEE may claim apportionment
Need to know your local Repetition policy!
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15. Student qualification §55254
Pursue a planned program of CWEE which, in the opinion of the Instructor/Coordinator, includes
new or expanded responsibilities or learning opportunities beyond those experienced during previous employment.
Student shall meet this criteria
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16. Student qualification §55254
Have on the job learning experiences that contribute to career or educational goals
Approved by academic personnel
Student shall meet this criteria
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17. Student qualifications §55254
If self employed. . .
Identify a person who is approved by academic personnel to serve as the designated employer representative.
This representative shall agree in writing to accept the following employer responsibilities:
Assist the student in identifying new or expanded on-the-job learning objectives.
Assist in the evaluation of the student's identified on-the-job learning objectives.
Validate hours worked.
Student shall meet this criteria
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District shall §55255
The district shall provide sufficient services for
initiating and maintaining on-the-job learning stations
coordinating the program
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19. Employer & Instructor/Coordinator §55255
Share responsibility for on-the-job supervision, which shall include but not be limited to:
Instructor/Coordinator consultation in person with employers to discuss students' educational growth on the job.
Written evaluation of students' progress in meeting planned on-the-job learning objectives.
Consultation with students in person to discuss students' educational growth on the job.
Must happen at least once a semester/quarter
In limited situations may be other than in person but there are stupulatins - CO
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Records §55256
The district shall maintain records of at least the following:
The type and units of CWEE in which each student is enrolled
Where the student is employed
Type of job held
A statement signed and dated by an academic employee indicates basis for determining whether the student is qualified for CWEE
Record keeping for the district of college
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Records §55256
A record of the work permit issued, if applicable
The employer's or designated representative’s
statement of student hours worked
evaluation of performance on the agreed-upon learning objectives.
Work hours may be verified either by weekly or monthly time sheets or by a summary statement at the end of the enrollment period.
1. Is this the employers record keeping responsibilities?
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Records §55256
New or expanded on-the-job measurable learning objectives which serve as part of the basis for determining the student's grade
Signed by
academic personnel
the employer or designated representative
the student
1. District record keeping???
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Records §55256
Signed and Dated records documenting
Consultation(s) in person with the employer or designated representative
Personal consultation(s) with the student
Evaluation of the student's achievement of the on-the-job learning objectives
The final grade
1. Who is keeping these reords?
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Credit §
One student contact hour is counted for each unit of work experience credit in which a student is enrolled
The learning experience and the identified on-the-job learning objectives shall be sufficient to support the units to be awarded.
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Credit §
The following formula will be used to determine the number of units to be awarded:
Each 75 hours of paid work equals one semester credit or 50 hours equals one quarter credit.
Each 60 hours of non-paid work equals one semester credit or 40 hours equals one quarter credit.
Units may be awarded in 0.5 unit increments.
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26. Job Learning Stations §55257
Job Learning Stations must meet this criteria:
Employers must agree with CWE purpose
Given a copy of the students approved on the job learning objectives
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27. Job Learning Stations §55257
Job Learning Stations must meet this criteria:
Stations offer a reasonable probability of continuous work experience for enrollment term.
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28. Job Learning Stations §55257
Job Learning Stations must meet this criteria:
Employers agree to provide
adequate supervision
Facilities
equipment, and
materials
at the learning stations to achieve on-the-job learning objectives.
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29. Job Learning Stations §55257
Job Learning Stations must meet this criteria:
Employers agree to comply with all appropriate federal & state employment regulations.
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30. CWE Develop plan Local governing board approval COCI
Curriculum committee review
Develop CWE course
Implement CWE Plan
Local governing board approval
Dolores will do this slide. Kim and Jackie to help with slide content
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31. Empowering Community Colleges to Build the Nation’s Future
2014 American Association of Community Colleges

32. 1) Build Cross-Agency Partnerships/Clarify roles
2) Identify Sector/ Industry & engage employers
3) Design Education & Training programs
4) Identify Funding Needs & Sources
5) Align Policies & Programs
6) Measure System Change & Performance
Career Pathways Toolkit
Workforce GPS
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Guided Pathways
Ensuring Learning
Stay On
the path
Enter
the path
Clarify
the path
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What about AB 705?
AB 705 Synopsis
California Assembly Bill taking effect January 1, 2018
Requires College or District maximize the probability that a student will enter and complete transfer-level course in English or mathematics within a one year timeframe
Requires College or District to use one of more for students placement: High School course work, High School grades, and High school GPA
Requires Colleges or District to maximize the probability that a student enrolled in ESL enter and complete degree or transfer requirements for English within three years
Small Group Brainstorm
How can CWEE be used by California Community Colleges to respond to AB 705?
Is it possible to incorporate CWEE in our Corequisite (concurrent support course) designs?
Is this sometime you all would like to do as a group discussion? Do you believe there is a connection here??? I am not sure?
We should ask for attendees to share some of their ideas with the entire group.
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35. Small Group: Sharing and Learning
Groups of four to six individuals
What are some of the highlights of your college’s CWEE plan?
What lessons has your college learned throughout the development and implementation of your colleges’ CWEE plan?
What academic disciplines have participated in the development of your plan and how can we encourage other disciplines to explore opportunities in CWEE?
Can we come up with at least 5 questions for the small groups to discuss?
Can we get a sample CWEE plan just incase attendees are not familiar wit hits design?
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Share Out
What we Learned?
Ideas to take back to your campus.
Potential new partners
Is it possible for us to have each group write their responses on large poster paper and post them in the room? Or is this something we want to stay away from..lol
After we have concluded sharing responses, should we open up the session for general questions? Dianna, as Raul and I have little experience with CWEE this would only occur if you are comfortable with such a general question period.
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Presenter Contact Information
Raul Arambula, Chancellor’s Office
Dianna Chiabotti, Napa Valley College
Jamar London, ASCCC Curriculum Committee, Santa Monica College
Do we want to end with a slide contacting our contact information?
Are there any resources on the internet we can provide links to?
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