Career Pathways Policy Committee

Career Pathways: A sequence of education and training services that enable the

student, often while they are working, to advance over time to successively higher levels

of education and employment in a given industry or occupational sector.

Agenda1:30pm – 1:40pm Welcome and Introductions1:40pm – 2:30pm Small Group Brainstorm and Discussion 2:30pm – 3:00pm AQCP3:00pm – 3:25pm Discussion3:25pm – 3:30pm Closing and next steps

Process

Confusion

Understanding Current Reality (Where are we now)

Identify goal/objective (Where do we want to go)

Generate Ideas

Narrow using values

Policy Recommendations

Small group discussion and brainstorm

1. Discuss what a statewide career pathways system might look like.

a. As this discussion unfolds, each group should attempt to draw a diagram/picture of the system. This does not have to be pretty, its not for external communication but rather group process.

2. Brainstorm 3 concrete recommendations that would strengthen the system, expand the number of people participating, or improve/ensure quality

Minnesota and The Alliance for Quality Career Pathways

GWDC Career Pathways Committee

8/20/2013

Recent Federal Support for [Adult] Career Pathways

• Grantso Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HHS, 2010)o Workforce Innovation Fund and TAACCCT (round II) grants (DOL, summer/fall 2012)o Advancing Career and Technical Education in State and Local Career Pathway

Systems (OVAE, 2012)

• Guidance and TAo Federal Career Pathways Institute (DOL and ED, 2010-2011)o Joint letter of commitment to promote use of career pathways (DOL, ED, and HHS,

April 2012)

• Evaluationo ISIS evaluation of career pathway programs (HHS, launched in late 2007; 10 year

initiative)

• Looking forwardo Spring 2013: WIF “Pay for Success” modelo Rounds III and IV of TAACCCT o $8b Community College to Career Fund in the President’s FY14 budgeto $12.5b Pathways Back to Work in the President’s FY14 budgeto All indications are that the federal government will continue to support and

promote career pathways

State and Foundation Support for Career Pathways

• ~17 have explored or adopted career pathways for educationally underprepared adults and youth: AR, CA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, NC,OH, OR, PA, VA, WA and WI

• Several states have explored or adopted career pathways for high school-to-college

• Major national initiatives including:o Ford Bridges to Opportunityo NGA Pathways to Advancemento Breaking Througho Shifting Gearso Accelerating Opportunity

The Alliance for Quality Career Pathways• National initiative funded by the Joyce Foundation and the James

Irvine Foundation; CLASP is the lead and facilitator• The goal of AQCP is to identify a framework that defines high-quality

career pathway systems • 10 Alliance States: AR, CA, IL, KY, MA, MN, OR, VA, WA, WI, • National Advisory Group of ~15 national organizations and experts

including NYEC, JFF, NSC, CORD, CEWD, Working Poor Families Project, Abt Associates, ConnectEd, and adult education and CTE state directors.

• The final product will be a customizable framework of criteria, indicators, metrics and a self-assessment tool that can be used to

Enhance the quality of existing career pathway efforts Develop high-quality new career pathway efforts; and Inform evaluation(s) of career pathway efforts.

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Two Parts of the Framework: Criteria/Indicators + Metrics

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Who’s Tracking the Alliance?

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Working Definition of “Career Pathways”

Career Pathways: An approach to connecting progressive levels of basic skills and postsecondary education, training, and support services in specific sectors or occupations in a way that optimizes the progress and success of individuals – including those with limited skills and experiences – in securing marketable credentials, family-supporting employment, and further education and employment opportunities.

[Add: In our state, career pathways include…]

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Minnesota’s AQCP Team

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Virginia SB 1177, Virginia Workforce Council; powers and duties: Gives their state WIB the power to coordinate planning around more of the 26 silo-ed programs that do career pathway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4KFgBaEluE

Virginia’s path toward a statewide system

Discussion

• How might we use the tool created by AQCP to advance our work?

• Are there “buckets” or policy topics that we can see emerging?

• Are there any recommendations that were brainstormed earlier that we should focus and expand on?

Upcoming Meetings

Thursday, September 26th, 1:30-3:30pm

Wednesday, October 30th, 1:30 – 3:30pm