Credentialing Virginia s Workforce: Diversifying the Economy and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Presentation to VMLs Human Development and Education Policy Committee July 29, 2016

• Dr. Ellen Davenport

Jim André

Credentialing Virginias Workforce: Diversifying the Economy and Boosting Economic Competitiveness

VCCSs Mission Statement

We give everyone the opportunity to learn and develop the right skills so lives and communities are strengthened.

VCCS Strategic Plan: Complete 2021

One Goal:

Tripling the number of credentials that our students earn

Objectives:

Connection Entry Progression Completion Affordability and Sustainability

Workforce Development IS Economic Development

Job market change is outpacing education models Employers need specific skills that can evolve. One-quarter of U.S. workers require a state license to do their job, a five-fold increase since the 1950s. 1.5 million Virginia jobs need to be filled by 2022. 50% - 60% will require more than a high school diploma but less than a degree.

Solving the 1:2:7 Challenge

Todays Topics

Highlight Transitional Programs for Underserved Adults New Virginia Economy Workforce Credentials Grant

Access by Underserved Populations

Minorities First Generation College Financial Aid Foster Care Transportation Low educational attainment Child Care Poverty

Overcoming Barriers

Transitioning: A Two-prong Approach

Transition Programs Coaching Integrated Education and Training

Coaching in Workforce Programs

• Career Coaching
• Preparing students with barriers for credential

attainment and entry into employment leading to family sustaining wages

• Student Success
• Ensuring students academic success by

increasing their persistence and performance

• utcomes

Career Coaching Model

Career Coaching

With the student Barrier Removal

Life & Employability Skills

Career Planning

Career Planning

Career Planning involves

• Assessment (skills, interest, values, etc.)
• Career exploration
• Decision making and goal setting
• Ongoing review and revision

Career Coaching Programs

• High School Career Coaches
• Adult Career Coaches
• Rural Virginia Horseshoe Initiative
• eleVAte SNAP E&T
• Job Driven National Emergency Grant
• Virginia Financial Success Network
• On Ramp

Spotlight: Rural Virginia Horseshoe Initiative

RVHI: Ten-year Goals

Reduce by 50% the number of Horseshoe residents who lack a high school diploma or its equivalence (from nearly 1 in 4 to 1 in 8) Double the number of residents in the Horseshoe with an associates degree or

• ther college certification from 26% to 53%

RVHI: Strategies

Full time high school coaches

• Career coaching
• Parent outreach
• Experiential learning
• Summer melt and postsecondary transition

GED Incentives

Spotlight: Virginia Financial Success Network

Based on the Working Families Success Network that aims to reduce poverty and increase postsecondary attainment. It helps families build self-sufficiency, stabilize finances and move ahead through an integrated bundled service delivery:

• 1. Education and Employment Services
• 2. Work & Income Supports
• 3. Financial & Asset Building Services

Performance outcomes include improvement in credit score, increase in assets, increased wages, earn credentials, change in federal poverty level, etc.

Success Coaching

• Combines career coaching with retention

strategies

• Focuses on student persistence and

success

• Identifies underserved populations and

provides intrusive coaching

Elements of Success Coaching

• Alert/kudos system (SAILS)
• Financial Aid
• Supportive Services/Overcoming Barriers
• Career Planning
• Summer Melt
• Transfer assistance (four-year)
• Mentoring and Life Skills
• Tutoring
• Student Leadership Programs

Great Expectations

• Served over 3,000 foster youth at 18

community colleges since 2008

• In 2016, 1,325 current and former participants

served

• 99 credentials awarded in 2016 a record

number!

• Goal of serving 50% of identified need

College Success Coach Initiative

• At the 9 smallest community colleges in

Virginia

• Targets underserved population
• Served over 3,000 students since it began in

2012

• Achieved a 10% increase in retention and

credential attainment

• Has a three-year ROI over $3 million dollars

Career Pathways and Transitional Programs

PluggedInVA

Career pathways bridge program that moves low skilled adults and out-of-school youth through secondary completion and postsecondary training for work readiness in a targeted industry. Components: Accelerated learning Career coaching Contextualized basic skills Experiential learning Employability & soft skills Employer partner Industry recognized credential GED or HS equivalence Digital literacy certification Cohort structure Career readiness certification Multiple levels

PluggedInVA

Industry Need Regional Industry Need

Coaching College & Career Planning Virginia Wizard Support Services Experiential Learning Job Readiness & Placement

PluggedInVA Programs at Community Colleges Middle College

• Out-of-school youth, age 18-24 years
• New initiative underway targeting minority

youths and ELLs in Richmond area SNAP E&T

• DSS collaboration serving SNAP recipients

TANF

• DSS collaboration serving TANF recipients

New Economy Workforce Credentials Grant

Virginia now joins 19 other states in investing state general funds into workforce training and credentialing. Program is designed to put an additional 10,000 high- demand credentials into the workforce in the next 2 years. Examples: Welders, electricians, pharmacy technicians, medical records technicians and coders, computer network specialists, digital security specialists, industrial machinery mechanics, phlebotomists, emergency medical technicians, commercial truck drivers.

New Economy Workforce Credentials Grant

• 1. Create and sustain demand-driven supply of credentialed

workers in high-demand occupations

• 2. Expand affordability of workforce training and credentialing
• 3. Increase the interest of current and future Virginians in

middle-skill occupations

Target: SKILLS GAP Target: AFFORDABILITY GAP Target: INTEREST GAP

Workforce Credentials Grant: How it Works

Cap of $3,000 by the state, per credential Permits soft skills as part of credential training, but not primary Permits student to use financial aid to cover their 1/3 1)

The eligible student pays 1/3

• f the cost of the

noncredit workforce training program

2) Upon completion of

the workforce training program, college receives 1/3 from SCHEV

3) Upon receiving an industry- recognized credential, college receives final 1/3 from SCHEV

Workforce Credentials Grant: Roles of Partners

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia: develops guidelines, administers the program, and assesses results Virginia Board for Workforce Development: annually identifies and recommends high-demand occupational fields Virginias 23 Community Colleges: identify high-demand credentials by engaging business and using labor market information State Board for Community Colleges: reviews and approves proposed credentials programs for grant eligibility

Workforce Credentials Grant: Status

On July 1, 124 different credential programs, in 7 industry areas, available at all 23 community colleges, became eligible: http://cdn.vccs.edu/wp- content/uploads/2016/07/THE-LIST-web-edition.pdf

Implementation

Colleges:

Enroll, train, track, and report Continue to engage business in identifying high-demand credentials Develop strong proposals to build capacity

System Office staff:

Support colleges Continue to align resources and programs to drive credential attainment Analyze proposals for emerging high-demand credentials Evaluate proposals for building capacity

State for Community Colleges Board:

Review trends identified by colleges for emerging high-demand credentials and adjust eligible credentials accordingly

Questions?

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today! Ellen, 804-819-4969, edavenport@vccs.edu Jim, 804-819-4781, jandre@vccs.edu Jim André Jim André