Health Care Sector Success Story: Carreras en Salud
Surabhi Jain – National Council of La RazaPatricia Bolivar – Instituto del Progreso Latino
Dr. Ricardo Estrada – Instituto del Progreso Latino
Agenda• NCLR Presentation
– Latino Employment and Education– NCLR Career Pathways Initiative
• IPL Presentation– Career Pathways– Carreras en Salud program
Latino Education
• Low educational levels• Graduation rates
– 53% from high school– Less than 25% graduate from any sort of post
secondary institutions– ~ 10% have a Bachelor’s degree– ~ 4% have an advanced degree– Negligent population in skilled professions
Latino Employment• Latinos are 14% of US population = 42.7 million • 13% labor market share • Employed in some of the lowest paying jobs earning
the lowest weekly median earnings
68%64.2%66.3%66.1%Labor force participation rates
$489$520$672$ 753Median weekly earnings
LatinosAfrican Americans
WhitesAsiansRacial Groups
NCLR Career Pathways Initiative
• Research– Assessment– Gap Analysis– Evaluation of existing support programs
• Planning and Implementation– Stakeholders Identification– Partnership Development
• Improvement and Expansion
NCLR Career Pathways• Targeted Industries
– Research and Assessment• Contextualized learning
– Contextualize text to daily activities• Integrated training
– ESL/VESL training– Job Specific
• Bridges– Linkages between different levels
Career Pathways: A Practitioner’s Definition
A clearly and structured set of academic bridges, courses and programs that articulated prepared students to meet the basic andtechnical skills and/or credentials needed tosuccessfully enter to an specific level of anindustry’s career ladder and to advance within it
Essential Components of an Effective Career Pathway
• Partnership / Collaborations.• Defined Career Ladder (skills needed and
compensation).• Bridges (literacy, career, technical, degree).• Articulations (credit, teaching, resources).• Contextualized curriculum.• Project based assessments.• Academic and none academic Support services.• Financial aid available to participants
Creating a Public/Private Collaboration
When creating collaborations it is important to clearlydetermine, what are those factors that may interferewith the learning goals of the students. Such as casemanagement, family and work counseling, childcare,transportation, healthcare, placement, and find thoseorganizations with a good record of effectively delivering those services to the community.
Essential Partners
• Sector Partners• Educational
Institutions• Community Based
Organizations• Industry
Associations• Chambers of
Commerce
• Commercial Clubs• Local Elected
Officials• Religious
Organizations• Labor organizations• Local Media
BRIDGE PROGRAM
“As It Was In Fall 1999”
TABE
BRIDGE
6.0 – 8.5
33 Students
© Prepared by: Dr. Ricardo A. Estrada
TABE 1153 Students
WSTI ADVANCED
CERTIFICATE
CAREER BRIDGE I
CAREER BRIDGE II
427 TEST TAKERS WHO SCORED BELLOW 3.0
196 8 6
17%
6.1 – 8 5 296
56
4.0 – 6.0
530 Students
PRE-TECH BRIDGE PROGRAM
1648 TEST APPOINTMENTS
© Prepared by: Dr. Ricardo A. Estrada
APPOINTMENT TEST
1648 STUDENTS
TABE 1153 Students
WSTI ADVANCED CERTIFICAT
Level I
Level II
Level III
Contextual ESL
CAREER BRIDGE I
CAREER BRIDGE II
8.6 > 196
Students
0 – 3.9 427 Students
4.0 – 6.0 6.1 – 8.5
1- 2 – 3 3 – 4
8.6 > 8.6 >
* Students need a TABE score for Financial Aid applications
530 Students
296 Students
An Inclusive Admissions Model for Community College Programs
© Dr. Ricardo A. Estrada
Inclusive Model Phase 1 to 4
TABE
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE
Level I
Level II
Level III
Contextual ESL
CAREER BRIDGE I
CAREER BRIDGE II
ASSOCIATE
DEGREES
8.6 >
0 – 3.9
4.0 – 6.0 6.1 – 8.5
1 – 22 – 3
3 – 4 8.6 > 8.6 >
* Students need a TABE score for Financial Aid applications
COMMUNITY COLLEGES & CBOsOPEN ENROLLMENT
ESL - LITERACY
L1
L2
L3
L4 L5 – 8GED
FOUR YEAR DEGREE
INSTITUTIONS
GED
An Inclusive Admissions Model for Community College Programs
Developed by Dr. Ricardo A. Estrada
Facilitating Advancement in a Career Pathway Through Articulation Agreements
VESL + Manufact + Career + Basic + Advance + AAS + BA Bridge Bridge Cert. Cert.
Technical Supervisor
$ 22.70
Socially visible professional member of
organizations & clubs, source of
information to family and friends VESL + Manufact + Career + Basic + Advance + AAS
Bridge Bridge Cert. Cert. Skilled Technician
Journeymen $ 17.30
Inspired to complete a professional degree, involved in community & school activities, member of school council
VESL + Manufact + Career + Basic + Advance Bridge Bridge Cert. Cert.
VESL + Manufact + Career + Basic Bridge Bridge Cert.
VESL + Manufact + Career Bridge Bridge
VESL + Manufact Bridge
Contextual ESL 5 – 6
ESL 3 – 4
ESL 1 – 2
Entry Level Technology Apprentice
$ 12.50
Entry Level Skilled Jobs
$ 8.73
Semi-Skilled Jobs
$ 7.00
Unskilled Labor & Jobs
$ 6.00
Physical Work $ 5.45
Able to plan family and personal future, interested in initiating a career or its own business, file their own tax return, critical thinking
Able to read and understand technical literature, complete work, school, and government forms, maintain a conversation on day to day topics, able to discuss news
Good understanding of laws, rights and obligations, write short letters, good understanding of school system and careers
Able to ask for directions, and use of short sentence, first communication in second language
Remove fear of living in an unfamiliar environment
Impacting Employability
Impacting Social/Family
(60 Credits in IAI)
(17 Credits in Escrow)
(10 Credits in Escrow)
(GED Assessment TABE)
(5 Credits in Escrow)
© Prepared by Dr. Ricardo A. Estrada
Levels
Context
&
Basic Skills
Credentials
Learning
paradigm
Testing &
Evaluation
Literacy Beginning Intermediate Advance
Adult Education Curriculum Contextualizing Model
ENG MATH PC ENG MATH PCENG MATH PC READING
WRITING COMPREH
GENERAL - CONTEXT MACRO - CONTEXT MICRO-CONTEXT VOCATIONALIZATION
NONE COURSE BASIC CERTIFICATE ADVANCED CERTIFICATE
PEDAGOGY
ANDRAGOGY
PEDAGOGY
ANDRAGOGY
PEDAGOGY
ANDRAGOGY ANDRAGOGY
STANDARD
PROJECT BASED
STANDARD
PROJECT BASED
STANDARD
PROJECT BASED
PROJECT BASED
CTH PS TM CTH PS TMSH TTS TM
Health Care Industry
• Nationally high employment growth – 2.4 million jobs
• Latino population in Chicago – 26%– Hispanic Nurses in the country – ~ 2%
• Provides opportunity for growth• Greater need for Hispanic
(bilingual/bicultural) health care workers
• Association House of Chicago
• Humboldt Park Vocational Education CenterOf Wilbur Wright College, One of the City Colleges of Chicago
• Instituto Del Progreso Latino
• National Council of La Raza
Carreras en Salud: A Chicago Bilingual Health Care Partnership
Purpose of “Carreras en Salud”
“Carreras En Salud” will provide local healthcare providers with bilingual healthcare professionals who can improve these organizations’ competence and cultural sensitivity when serving the large and rising numbers of Latinos in the Chicago Metropolitan area
ESLHealth ContextIDPL/HPVEC
VESLCNA context
IDPL
CNA HPVEC
Pre LPNA
IDPL
Pre LPNB
IDPL
LPNWright College
RNschools
16 weeks
16 weeks
12 months
EKG, Phlebotomy
16 w
eeks
BIO 226, Math 118ENG 101, PSY 20116 weeks
ENG Grade level 10-12Pre LPN-A or CNA
ENG Grade level 8-10, CNA
16 weeks
ESL Grade level 6th
GED, Compass test
PCT
NCLEX-PN NCLEX_RN
$9-12
$10-16
$24-27
1
ESLHealth ContextIDPL/HPVEC
VESLCNA context
IDPL
CNA /GED
HPVEC
Pre LPNA
IDPL/AH
Pre LPNB
IDPL/AH
LPNWright College
RNschools
16 weeks
16 weeks
12 months
16 weeks
BIO 226, Math 118ENG 101, PSY 20116 weeks
ESL level 10-12Pre LPN-CNA
ESL level 8-
10, CNA
16 weeks
ESL level 6th
GED, Placement test
$9-12 hr
$14-16 hr
$24-27 hr
$22-35 hr
Certified Medical AssistantCMA
PhlebotomyEKG
PharmacologyMedical Terminology
Medical billing/Coding
ESLHealth Context
IDPL
Basic Foundation Skills Online Course
Level 1IDPL
Intermediate Foundation Course
On-LineTruman College
LPNWright College
RNschools
14 weeks
12 months
14 w
eeks
Core Curriculum Courses Biology, Microbiology, MathEnglish, Psychology, and Electives
12 months
16 weeks
ESL Grade level 6th
GED, Compass Exam
NCLEX-PN NCLEX_RN
$9-12
$24-27
C.N.A Blended Online Certification
CourseTruman College
Under 8.9 level
Over 9.0 level
8-10 weeks
Additional Skills• Advance Computers• Test Taking Skills• Study/Note Taking Skills• Problem Solving• Critical Thinking• Leadership / Team Building• Priority Management• Communication
Funding Sources• Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunities• Local Initiative Support Corporation• Lloyd A. Fry Foundation• Chicago Community Trust• Illinois Community College Board• Chicago Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development• National Council of La Raza• Polk Bros Foundation• Employer’s Tuition Reimbursement
$312,000.00
-0-
$100,000.00
$70,000.00
$30,000.00
$12,000.00
$90,000.00
$10,000.00
Year One
$709,000.00$ 471,000.00TOTALS
233,000.00Eleanor Foundation (P)
80,000.00Individual Investors (P)
$40,000.00Polk Bros
$40,000.00$40,000.00MOWD (WIA /ITA)
-100,000.00156,000.00Illinois Community College Board
-0-$100,000.00Chicago Community Trust
$70,000.00$60,000.00Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
76,000.00-0-Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC)
45,000.00Illinois Dept of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
70,000.00$70,000.00National Council of La Raza
Year Three (projection)Year TwoOrganization / Foundation
First Two Years Funding
Employer Partners
• Lakeshore Health Center
• St Anthony Hospital• Erie Family Health
Center• Hispanic Nurses
Association• Metropolitan Chicago
Health Council•
• Chicago Department of Health
• Casa Central• Mount Sinai Hospital• Saint Mary, Saint
Elizabeth Hospital• Norwegian Hospital• West Town Clinic
84.132489.3385431TOTALS
N/A8352776280ESL-Health
N/A72351004848Pre-C.N.A
24 or 75%9432873439C.N.A
N/A6749847387Pre-LPNN/A100811008181PQ
44/48 or 92%9785918796LPN
NCLEX/Placement
%Advancement%RetentionEnrolmentPathway Level
Program Outcomes
Contact Information
Surabhi Jain – National Council of La Razae: [email protected] / p: 312.269.9250
Patricia Bolivar – Instituto del Progreso Latinoe: [email protected] / p: 773.890.0055
Ricardo Estrada – Instituto del Progreso Latinoe: [email protected] / p: 773.890.0055