College2Career, No Wrong Door

North Shore Community CollegeDanvers/Lynn, Massachusetts

Breaking Through Initiative

• Accelerated learning• Comprehensive support services (Achievement

Coaches)• Labor market payoffs• Aligning programs for low skilled adults

www.jff.org

FIPSE Grant

• Achievement Coaches from the career field

• Intrusive advising• Career oriented cohorts• Contextualize developmental Reading/Writing• Blended learning• Math proficiency addressed

www.ed.gov/fipse

“This grant is not about tinkering, it’s about transformation. This is not about getting more students to enroll, it’s about getting more students to graduation day and into good jobs.”

- Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education

MA TAACCCT Grant

• $20,000,000 over three years to support capacity-building, systemic changes (not tuition/fees)

• Target population are unemployed and underemployed adult workers

• Goal is to enroll 4,000 students and place 2,800 in employment over three years

• 15 colleges committed to statewide project with local implementation

Goals

• Structural, systemic change:• Redesign programs and services to accelerate

attainment of certificates, degrees and employment for low-skilled unemployed and under-employed Massachusetts residents

• Student attainment and jobs:• Enroll and track the progress of 4,000 students

through certificate/degree attainment and jobs

Target Industries

• Health Care (North Shore)• Advanced Manufacturing (North Shore)• Information Technologies• Life Sciences & Biotechnology• Clean/Sustainable Energy• Financial Services & Entrepreneurship

Entry Points

Admissions

Testing and Assessment

Advising

Transition ProgramsStudent Services

Registration

Career Center

Veteran’s Services

Community Based

OrganizationsFinancial Aid

College and Career NavigatorFostering collaboration

Primary Goals

• Bridge the systems• Increase accessibility to college for career

center customers• Recruit and support people enrolling in college

programs

College and Career Navigators are a Critical Link

Onboarding & Integration

• Define role of the Navigator• Learn key services and systems• Build relationships with staff• Establish referral process• Combine strengths• Strengthen existing linkages • Explore new opportunities

Customer Path

• Assess professional and educational history

• Guide research on career pathways “Career Maps”

• Engage in problem solving to minimize barriers to facilitate college enrollment process

• Access to services including financial aid, tutoring, College2Career or advising “Warm handoff”

• Combine support services to ensure successful completion of education “Intrusive counseling”

Best Practices

• Internal and External Communication• Pooling of talent and expertise• Deliver culturally sensitive services• Local solutions for local problems• Branding

• Clearing the Pathway• Workforce Investment Act funding• Unemployment Insurance/Section 30• Admissions and Financial Aid• Life balance, help-seekers and self-advocate

Challenges

Preferred Training Vendor

Data Management

Training Options Workshop

Set Performance Standards

Communication/Culture

Unemployment Insurance Online

Reduction in Foot Traffic

Sustainability

• Labor Market Responsiveness• Identify and access local employment

opportunities• Apply systemic changes that lead more quickly to

college credential and employment• Deliver accelerated, industry focused programming

• Strategic Planning• Ongoing communication and reporting• Cross-training Opportunities• Work Teams

• Additional funding sources

Alphabet SoupIngredients leading to success at North Shore Community College

• JFF (Jobs for the Future)

• BTI (Breaking Through Initiative)

• NCWE (National Council on Workforce Education

• FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education)

• DOL (Department of Labor)

• TAACCT (Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training)

• MCCWDTA (Massachusetts Community College Workforce Development Transformation Agenda)

Questionswww.northshore.edu/c2cwww.mccwdta.org

Maureen S. O'Neill, Ph.D.Interim Vice President of Academic AffairsNorth Shore Community Collegemoneill@northshore.edu

Kelly A. Sullivan, J.D.Director, USDOL, Workforce Development Transformation Agenda North Shore Community Collegekesulliv@northshore.edu

Lorin Buksa, MSM, M.Ed.College2Career Navigatorlbuksa@northshore.edu