1. Building Effective Career Pathways A Collaborative Approach to Training Adults

2. Career pathways help low-skill adults achieve success in high-demand careers Integrated basic skills education and career training A connected a series of education and training programs Stackable credentials culminating in a postsecondary credential

3. Career pathways help low-skill adults achieve success in high-demand careers Central point of contact for students Support services: childcare, transportation Intensive career and academic advising

4. Career pathways meet the needs of employers Targeting industries important to local economies Identifying and responding to local skills gaps Ensuring students find well-paying jobs that offer advancement opportunities

5. What the research says Students in Washington state’s I-BEST program: earn an average of 14 to 18 more college credits are 29 to 35 percent more likely to earn a postsecondary credential Earning two semesters of credit and a postsecondary credential boosts the average income of ABE students by of $8,500.

6. Building effective career pathways requires meaningful, ongoing collaboration Funders Employers Participants WIA Provider Two-Year College Adult Basic Education TANF Provider Community- Based Organizations State Agency Navigator

7. What steps must these partners take to build an effective career pathway? Funders Employers Participants WIA Provider Two-Year College Adult Basic Education TANF Provider Community- Based Organizations State Agency Navigator

8. A Checklist for Partners Identify Focus Areas Determine Project Partners Build/Design Project Components Identify and Finalize Program Participants Program Registration Conduct Course Placement/ Advancement Post-Placement (Follow-Up)

9. ParticipantsFunders Identify Focus Areas Determine Project Partners Build/Design Project Components Identify and Finalize Program Participants Program Registration Conduct Course Placement/ Advancement Post-Placement (Follow-Up) Identifying a focus area using employer input, labor market information, and a scan of available resources

10. Participants Determining project partners Who should be involved? How they can contribute to the project’s success? Identify Focus Areas Determine Project Partners Build/Design Project Components Identify and Finalize Program Participants Program Registration Conduct Course Placement/ Advancement Post-Placement (Follow-Up)

11. Building and designing project components assessments, curriculum, instructional strategies, support services, funding, and work experiences Identify Focus Areas Determine Project Partners Build/Design Project Components Identify and Finalize Program Participants Program Registration Conduct Course Placement/ Advancement Post-Placement (Follow-Up)

12. State Agency Identifying program participants using assessments and marketing/outreach strategies Identify Focus Areas Determine Project Partners Build/Design Project Components Identify and Finalize Program Participants Program Registration Conduct Course Placement/ Advancement Post-Placement (Follow-Up)

13. ABEFundersTANF ProviderState AgencyWIB Partners help participants complete their Program Registration Identify Focus Areas Determine Project Partners Build/Design Project Components Identify and Finalize Program Participants Program Registration Conduct Course Placement/ Advancement Post-Placement (Follow-Up)

14. FundersState Agency ABE partners conduct Bridge Classes content-specific curriculum to develop work and college readiness, college-level reading and writing skills, and computer skills Identify Focus Areas Determine Project Partners Build/Design Project Components Identify and Finalize Program Participants Program Registration Conduct Course Placement/ Advancement Post-Placement (Follow-Up)

15. FundersState Agency Conducting the credit course integrated instruction, coordinated support services, and work experiences Identify Focus Areas Determine Project Partners Build/Design Project Components Identify and Finalize Program Participants Program Registration Conduct Course Placement/ Advancement Post-Placement (Follow-Up)

16. FundersState Agency Providing job placement services helping students find jobs, advance professionally, and expand their networks Identify Focus Areas Determine Project Partners Build/Design Project Components Identify and Finalize Program Participants Program Registration Conduct Course Placement/ Advancement Post-Placement (Follow-Up)

17. FundersTANF Provider Post-Placement tracking student outcomes and helping students retain employment or seek new opportunities. Identify Focus Areas Determine Project Partners Build/Design Project Components Identify and Finalize Program Participants Program Registration Conduct Course Placement/ Advancement Post-Placement (Follow-Up)

18. Questions?

19. Thank you! Mary Jo Gardner Ramsey County Workforce Investment Board 651.779.5653 mgardner@rcwib.org www.rcwib.org