Best Practices for Credentials Wes Smith Assistant Vice President - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Wes Smith Assistant Vice President for Workforce Development wsmith@ccwa.vccs.edu

Best Practices for Credentials

Why are you interested in credentialing?

If you’re an employer. Maybe you’re…

• Hiring certified employees (ex. MT1)
• Building an in-house credential program (ex. Six sigma)
• Implementing a registered apprenticeship program (ex. Machining)
• Aligning industry recognized credentials with degrees (ex. NIMS)
• Professional development (ex. Lean practitioner certification)
• Partnering with an educational institution to develop a credential
• Partnering with a professional association
• Writing a regional grant for funding with many stakeholders
• Building public interest in your industry

Defining a Credential

Degrees – SCHEV (State Council of Higher Education for Virginia) Certifications – Backed by various third parties Certificates – No official certification process Custom Classes – not a credential

Funding

• Public Funding

– State funding – Federal funding – Non-profit funding – Self-funded

• Examples

– State: FastForward Funding – Federal: WIOA (Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act) – Non-profit: Cameron funding for customized MT1 program – Self-funded: Philip Morris apprenticeship program

https://youtu.be/68NnuoY2Oag

Funding Credentials

Manufacturing Manufacturing Technician Level 1 (MT1) Manufacturing Skills Institute (MSI)

Supply-Chain Certified Logistics Technician (CLT) Manufacturing Skills Standard Council (MSSC)

Transportation Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Manufacturing Journeyman Machinist (registered apprenticeship) Virginia Department of Labor & industry(VA DOLI)

CCWA’s Newest Manufacturing Certification Lean Practitioner Certification Manufacturing Skills Institute (MSI)

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