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 [email protected]
Kelly A. Sullivan, J.D.Director, USDOL, Workforce Development Transformation Agenda North Shore Community [email protected]
Lorin Buksa, MSM, M.Ed.College2Career [email protected]