Four-State Regional Youth Summit

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Sandi Hastings

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Sandra Hastings, Ph.D.


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Overview of regional transformation in Quad States

Strategic roles of Youth Councils and collaboration

Capacity building for Youth Councils and stakeholder networks

Next steps and wrap-up


1998 WIA established new collaboration & performance measures

Reauthorization to enhance relationships

Emphasis on regional collaboration

U.S. DOL positions adult basic education & community colleges as key stakeholders that aid workforce customers’ success in the new economy


Increase flexibility, agility, transparency

Bridge ―silos‖ to build partnerships

Marshall all available resources

Build workers’ skills for growth sectors

Use economic stimulus to prepare for recovery and growth


Invest in closing the skill gap to ensure all workers have access to education and training…without leaving behind those individuals who can benefit the most from skills training.

Add 5 million community college graduates by 2020.


Most occupations that pay a family-sustaining wage will be filled by workers with postsecondary education or training beyond high school. Yet half of the American workforce has not had any postsecondary education or training. Among these workers, the goal of a marketable credential is furthest out of reach for the 25 million who did not even finish high school.


Ages 18-64 – 75 million Americans – 60% of workforce ---in labor market without postsecondary education

Includes range of individuals with no HS degree and low literacy and English skills

Need to work and learn simultaneously

Want skills & credentials that employers will recognize and compensate


Science and technology are creating innovation-enabled 21st century job opportunities for working Americans in

frontline jobs such as biomedical and energy efficiency technicians, social media communications assistants, new materials production workers and advanced manufacturing factory floor laborers.


Working learners need federal programs that support:

Flexibility—education programs that adapt to work and life responsibilities and incremental career and educational advancement.

Credentials—courses of study that lead to credentials valued by employers.

Career Guidance—professional assistance to define career paths and select available providers.

• Resources—financial assistance that is easy-to-use and understand.


Over 71% job openings in next 10 years require postsecondary credentials-associate’s degrees, vocational certificates and credentials.

Need one year of postsecondary education to get someone to skill levels that support a job with family sustaining wages.

President Obama asks each American to commit to one more year of education.


Provide workers access to postsecondary education & training

Establish multiple pathways to postsecondary education & training – especially for low skilled

Spur greater degrees of innovation & collaboration between key stakeholders at all levels


Since 1991, we have fallen from third to sixth place among developed countries for percent of our population with an associate’s degree or above.

For the United States to retake the global lead for the proportion of its adults with a postsecondary credential it will need to enroll, at a minimum, 10 million individuals who would be considered working learners.

Without the enhanced skills of these individuals,

the United States will lack the productivity boost to move us through economic recovery to growth.


Growth of middle skills jobs and credentialing

Shift to serving working learners

Shift from job placement services to relationship services to engage new hires in ongoing educational support/career guidance

Shift to career pathways for boosting wages with career guidance and lifelong education

Increase in emphasis on career development/guidance

Blend work and learning

Need to integrate occupational and developmental education

Career pathways to align basic education, occupational training, and higher education for smooth transitions across programs and institutions


Increase Pell grants Increase all types of skills training Increase integration of ABE and Workforce education & training Community College Innovation Centers – alternate educational

pathways for working learners Eliminate sequence of service to help working learners move

directly into training Change WIA performance measures to add postsecondary

education attainment Shift training dollars to basic skill development (ARRA) Revise ITAs to tighten the connection between ABE, occupation

skills training and credit bearing course work Improve training link to portable postsecondary credential Improve linkages to community colleges for worker learner

postsecondary credentials Align Title I and Title II performance measures


1.What is the purpose of the Quad-State collaboration?

2.Why do we want to work together – shared outcomes?

3.How can we best advance our shared purpose?


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Sandi Hastings


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