1. Aligning workforce and education with economic development Collaboration among regional stakeholders Leveraging the value of learning and the learning ecosystem to support and spur economic growth CAEL’S WORK

2. Planning: strategies where workforce & economic development meet Exploring: Career Mapping Launching: Prior Learning Assessment Creating: Veterans Affinity Groups Facilitating: Postsecondary, Employers & Government entities WHERE WE MAY HELP

3. Report Released June 15, 2010 by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce: – U.S. “on a collision course with the future” – By 2018, our economy will have jobs for 22 million with college degrees, but a shortage of nearly 8 million people with degrees – By 2018, 63% of jobs will require postsecondary training The U.S. Skills Gap

4. Employment and Earnings by Education Level 4 Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce “The Undereducated American” http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/HelpWanted.ExecutiveSummary.pdf http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/HelpWanted.ExecutiveSummary.pdf

5. Illinois was….

6. Illinois is…

7. Good Decisions Emerging Sectors Employer Needs Good Wages Supportive Services Innovation Drivers Jobs: Quality or Quantity Measurable Skills Appropriate Indicators Positive Partners FACTORING IN

8. WHY IS THIS SO IMPORTANT? Students want to know their education will deliver a good/better career outcome Employers want to know that what students learn in school is relevant to what goes on in the workplace Communities don’t want to export their graduates due to lack of jobs (ROI on public $$ ?) Institutions want to know their students graduate to jobs

9. Industries Occupations & Skills Degree Completions EXAMINING SUPPLY-DEMAND ALIGNMENT

10. Career Maps www.vividfuture.org www.bioohioworkforce.org

11. Career Mapping Reveals: The range of jobs, careers in local target industries The impact of education/training on job opportunities and earnings potential Career trajectories within and between roles in the target industries Skills from other industries that are meaningful in the target industries

12. Industry Pathways Documented by CAEL Agriculture Information Technology Healthcare Health IT Energy Telecommunications Aviation Maintenance Aviation Production Creative Industries Transportation/ Logistics Financial Services Advanced Manufacturing (and a range of subsectors) Bio/Life Sciences Hospitality/Tourism Green Jobs in manufacturing, construction, energy

13. Validating All Learning

14. What is PLA? P rior L earning A ssessment is a process for evaluating knowledge and skills in order to award college credit for learning from: On-the-job learning Corporate training Independent study Military service Volunteer service

15. Graduation rates are 2 ½ times higher for students with PLA credit Fueling the Race to Postsecondary Success, March 2010 Better Educational Outcomes

16. Cost Savings An adult student who earns 15 credits from PLA applied to a degree saves From $1605 to $6,000 on tuition costs.

17. CAEL’s One Stop Online PLA Portal Access to the College Credit Predictor and a College Credit Specialist Portfolio Development Courses Individualized Expert Assessment What is LearningCounts ? 17

18. A Navy veteran earned credits for 8 courses towards a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Manufacturing Engineering—24 credits. Portfolio based in part on learning gained as Safety Observer aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt One Veteran in LearningCounts.org

19. 19 More Veterans with Some College and No Degree

20. Career/education advising Prior Learning Assessment Behavioral workshop Faculty (in development) Returning to Learning 20 Workshops

21. CAEL: “think/do tank” We are excited to help you with both! Contact Joel Simon jsimon@cael.org 312-499-2678 WHERE WE MAY HELP