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

5.0WV5.1

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

Keep up with TACT

www.doleta.gov/TAACCCT

hardy.darcy@dol.gov

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

Dr. Cable GreenDirector of Global Learning

cable@creativecommons.orgtwitter: cgreen

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Rhonda Epper, Assistant ProvostColorado Community College System

rhonda.epper@cccs.edu