1. ACT-On Retail Management Careers Project—TAACCCT Round II  Lead Institution—Tyler Junior College University of Alaska, Anchorage Cerritos Community College, California Tyler Junior College, Texas Clackamas Community College, Oregon Western Association of Food Companies

2. 2013 CREDIT EXEMPLARY PROGRAM AWARD National Council for Workforce Education Tyler Junior College, Tyler, Texas – Dr. L. Michael Metke, President – Dr. Homer M. (Butch) Hayes, Provost – Dr. Rae Champagne, Director, Education and Communications, Brookshire Grocery Co. – Peggy Meathenia, ACT-On Project Manager

3. Retail Management Certificate Program  Dr. Metke: A President’s Response to Regional Training Needs of Employers and Relationship Building  Dr. Hayes: Building Institutional Capacity to Respond to Training Needs with Retail Management Certificate

4. Retail Management Certificate Program  Dr. Champagne Profile of BGC Impact of Western Association Of Food Chains Local Partnership  Ms. Meathenia Scaling RMC Nationally Building Strategic Partnerships Beyond the Grocery Industry RMC

5. Retail Management Project Strategies Expand institutional capacity Expand validity and reliability of data capture Develop multiple short credentials linked to retail career pathways Develop career guidance materials Develop PLA tools Create Community of Practice of subject matter faculty

6. ACT-On Project Convert updated competency modules with interactive technology-based assessments Publish on national repository Develop articulation with WGU and regional universities Expand collaborative relationships with industry Leverage partnerships with WAFC and national retail association Contact: Peggy Meathenia pmea@tjc.edu