2011TAACCCT: Don't Take it For Granted
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TAACCCT: Don’t Take it for GRANT-ed
WCETOctober 28, 2011
Speakers
Darcy Hardy, Asst. Vice Provost, UT San Antonio, IPA Appointee, US DOL
Cable Green, Director of Global Learning, Creative Commons
Rhonda Epper, Assistant Provost, Colorado Community College System
What is TAACCCT?
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program – (aka TACT)
$500 million in FY11 grant funds to expand and improve the ability of eligible institutions to deliver education and career training programs – capacity building grants
Four rounds – 36 months each
Eligibility Eligible institutions are institutions of higher
education as defined in Section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) which offer programs that can be completed in not more than 2 years.
Includes 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic Serving Institutions, among others.
Targeted Population
Funds will provide education and training programs suitable for workers eligible for training under the TAA for Workers program.
The Department expects that once programs are implemented they will benefit a wide range of individuals.
Overarching Goals
Use of evidence Technology and online innovation Credential attainment Job placement
Other Considerations
State Authorization Accessibility Standards conformant Intellectual Property Requirements and
Creative Commons
First SGA: Four Program Priorities
1. Accelerate Progress for Low-Skilled and Other Workers
2. Improve Retention and Achievement Rates to Reduce Time to Completion
3. Build Programs That Meet Industry Needs, Including Developing Career Pathways
4. Strengthen Online and Technology-Enabled Learning
Awards Announced 9.26.11
32 Awards 23 Consortia 9 Individual Institutions
17 Additional (till to come) Approximately 230 institutions
TAACCCT Grantees
2.5AK
2.5VT
2.5GA
2.7CT
2.7ID
2.7LA
2.7ME
2.7MS
2.7NE
2.7NM
2.7NV
2.7OK
2.7SD
2.7PR
2.7WY
2.8AZ
3.3IA
3.4RI
3.5DC
3.6MI
3.7UT
4.5TN
4.6NJ
4.8WI
4.9FL
5.0DE
5.0WV5.1
KY
5.2IN
6.9MD
7.7MT
9.5AL
10.6OH
11.3ND
11.4TX
12.4MN
16.0AR
17.3CO
18.7OR
18.8NC
19.6KS
19.9NY
20.0NH
20.0MO
20.0SC
20.0CA
20.0PA
22.2MA
23.7WA
24.1VA
24.7HI
26.2IL
Up to 5 Million5 to 10 Million10 to 20 Million20 to 30 Million
All Data Rounded
Succeeding with DOL TAACCCT
Grant Program:Support for Grantees
“OPEN” Consortia will Support ALL DOL TAACCCT Grantees
A simple, standardizedway to grant copyright
permissions to your creative work.
TAACCCT & Creative Commons
“…as a condition of the receipt of a Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant (“Grant”), the Grantee will be required to license to the public (not including the Federal Government) all work created with the support of the grant (“Work”) under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (“License”).”
“TAACCCT will support institutions that are committed to using data to continuously assess the effectiveness of their strategies in order to improve their program… and build evidence about effective practice..”
Strengthen Online and Technology-Enabled Learning
“The Killer App” Feedback Loops for Continuous Improvement
OLI Supported Development:
Apply learning science research and scientific method to OER development, implementation and evaluation.
Develop OER collaboratively: Teams of TAACCCT grantee SMEs with OLI learning scientists, human computer interaction experts & software engineers.
Use rich data gathered from student interactions to drive multiple feedback loops for continuous improvement.
Universal Design for Learning
“All online and technology-enabled courses developed under this SGA must incorporate the principles of universal design in order to ensure that they are readily accessible to qualified individuals with disabilities in full compliance with the Americans with Disability Act and Sections 504 and 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. ”
Community and Technical Colleges
Producers (grantees) and consumers We’ll all need adoption, professional
development plans — adoption will not happen without planning and leadership.
Opportunity to tie adoption to “performance based funding policies”
We should commend the Federal Government for this landmark (CC BY)
requirement.
creativecommons.org/taa-grant-program
For more information
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TAACCCTColorado Online Energy Training
Consortium
WCET Annual ConferenceOctober 28, 2011
CO-Energy Training Consortium
$17,256,881 awarded through TAACCCT 10/1/2011 through 9/30/2014 Consortium will offer a wide selection of
energy-related degree and certificate programs tailored to industry specifications and job demands. Programs will be delivered via online instruction combined with compressed site-based training and use of mobile labs.
CO-Energy Training Consortium
Partners: 15 community colleges 14 Energy industry employers Colorado Department of Labor &
Employment 10 Regional Workforce Centers
Energy Industry in Colorado Between 1999-2009, Colorado’s cleantech
industry grew by 18%, more than twice the rate of the state’s economy as a whole. Large company relocations Draw for manufacturing and supply-chain partners.
Colorado has an abundance of renewable energy assets (wind, biomass, solar, water), in addition to a large concentration of fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, oil), making it a leader in energy related work.
Energy Industry in Colorado
Access to federal research labs (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Center for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation).
Employers report that many skilled employees are nearing retirement.
Energy Program Expansion & Redesign to Hybrid Delivery
Clean Energy Technology (Front Range CC) AS degree and certificates for Solar Technician, Wind
Technician, Power/Smart Grid Technician. Wind Energy Technology (Northeastern JC)
AS degree in Wind Energy Technology Close proximity to wind farms and employers
Utility Line Technology (Trinidad State JC) AAS degree and certificate for Line Technician
Energy Program Expansion & Redesign to Hybrid Delivery
Oil & Gas Technology (Aims CC) AAS degree or express short-term stackable
credentials in Oil/Gas technology. Process Technology/Instrumentation
(Colorado Mountain College) AAS and certificate in instrumentation or
process technology
Energy Program Expansion & Redesign to Hybrid Delivery
Mining/Extractive Technology (Pueblo CC) Certificates in Mine Safety Health Admin (MSHA),
welding, mechanical, and electrical systems. Includes mining simulators in mobile labs.
Water Quality Management (Red Rocks CC) AS degree and certificate for water quality
technician and management.
CO-Energy Training Consortium
Project includes a redesign of remedial education throughout all colleges Utilizing research-based practices in modular,
contextualized, and accelerated curriculum. Contextualized remedial modules will be
developed for each energy program. Will be licensed and shared as an OER
resource.
CO-Energy Training Consortium Career guidance, placement
Career coaches help students select program and advise them on targeted remediation and assessment options.
Career coaches work with WF centers for referrals. Displaced workers often unfamiliar with how to conduct a
job search or navigate employment and education systems. Energy Career Website
Real-time employer job openings, career planning resources, placement services, mobile apps delivered directly to students’ devices.
Baccalaureate Degree
Associate Degrees
Occupational
Certificates
WorkforceCenters
Career CoachAAA 109 +Assessments
Career ExplorationsFast Track
Developmental Ed
Work Readiness Certificates
Displaced Worker
Entry –LevelSkilled Worker
Skilled Technician
Managers & Technical
Professionals
Semi-Skilled Worker
Entry-Level Technician
COETC Energy Career Pathways
Associate of Applied Science (AAS):Wind Energy Technology, Clean Energy Technology, Utility Line Tech, Water Quality Management, Sustainable Industrial Technology/Energy, Instrumentation, Process Technology
Energy Certificates: Clean Energy (Solar, Wind, Smart Grid)Utility Line TechOil & GasEnergy System TechMine Safety, Welding, Mechanical Systems, Electrical Systems, Mine First Responder.
Four-year colleges and universities throughout Colorado.
CO-Energy Training Consortium
GOALS Get students quickly trained and placed into
high-wage, high-demand jobs. Enhance the training capacity of community
colleges to meet growing energy industry needs.
Reform intake and referral process between workforce system and community colleges.
TAACCCT Application Process Began building consortium in December, 2010 Key decisions early on were to pursue a statewide
approach, and to focus on the Energy Sector. Held planning meetings in February, 2011
Worked with Colo Dept Labor & Employment to gather data on target population.
Colleges asked employer partners to validate job growth projections in energy industry.
Colleges assessed gaps in programs to fulfill statewide needs (both in remedial Ed and Energy)
Worked with CDLE to integrate regional WF centers into consortium efforts.
