Montana Career Pathways Initiative Planning Meeting

Facilitated by Chandra LarsenNovember 9, 2010

Montana Career Pathways MeetingAGENDA ROLES

OUTCOMES

• Ground initiative goals in your current reality

• Look at the current team and explore options for expanding – especially with developing a local team

• Assess progress and priorities of current work using the Readiness Assessment toolset

• Discuss next steps & TA needs

Chandra Larsen (Facilitator)Facilitates process and supports team to realize it’s goals, time keeper

Leisa Smith (Presenter)Sets context, shares data, leads team

Everyone elseActive participants, creative connectors and visionaries

9:00 Welcome & Introductions

Reflections & Feedback from the Governor’s Forum

Quick Asset Mapping

10:30 Break10:45 Six Elements Review

Readiness Assessment (Elements 1-3: Progress)

Partnership Brainstorming

12:30 Lunch1:30 Readiness Assessment

(Elements 1-3: Priorities)

Readiness Assessment (Elements 4-6: Progress & Priorities)

3:15 Break3:30 Next Steps & TA Needs4:00 Adjourn

RULES• Everyone participates• Step up – Step back• “Try it on”

Career Pathways: Six Key Elements

1. Six Key Elements Framework

2. Readiness-Assessment Tool

3. Next Step Worksheet

Six Key Elements Framework

1) Build Cross-Agency Partnerships

2) Engage Employers & Conduct Gap

Analysis

3) Clarify Roles and Responsibilities

4) Design Programs

5) Identify Funding Needs/ Sources

6) Align Policies and Programs

Career Pathways: Six Key Elements

Six Key Elements Described

•Key cross-agency partners at the local and state levels are engaged to participate in the initiative.1) Build Cross-

Agency Partnerships

•Sectors and industries are selected and employers are engaged in the development of career pathways.2) Engage Employers

& Conduct Gap Analysis

•Roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and formalized.3) Clarify Roles & Responsibilities

•Career pathway programs provide a clear sequence of education courses and credentials that meet the skill needs of high-demand industries.

4) Design Programs

•Necessary resources are raised and/or leveraged to develop and implement career pathway programs.5) Identify Funding

Needs & Sources

•Federal, state, and local legislation or administrative policies promote career pathway development and implementation.6) Align Policies &

Programs

Initiative Partners

• Workforce Investment Board• Community College(s)• Adult Basic Education Providers• TANF Providers• Community-Based Organizations

Key Agency Partners: Local Level

• State Workforce Agency• Adult Basic and Postsecondary Education• Economic Development• Human Services

Key Agency Partners: State Level

Roles & Responsibilities of Key Partners

Additional Resources

· CLASP, Funding Career Pathways Toolkithttp://www.clasp.org/postsecondary/pages?id=0003

· Workforce Strategy Center, Career Pathways Toolkithttp://www.workforcestrategy.org/toolkit.html

· Jobs for the Future, Breaking Through Practice Guidehttp://www.jff.org/publications/education/breaking-through-practice-guide/1059

· SPR, Career Ladders and Pathways for the Hard-to-Employ Issue Brief and Webinarhttps://www.workforce3one.org/view/5001014459487414917/info

Contact information

Mary Alice McCarthyWorkforce Analyst, DOL/ETAmccarthy.maryalice@dol.gov

(202) 693-3880

Chandra LarsenTraining and Technical Assistance Specialist, SPR

chandra_larsen@spra.com (510) 763-1499 ext. 659