San Diego Workforce Partnership Workforce Funders Collaborative Community Forum. Allied Healthcare Career Pathway Partnerships

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1 San Diego Workforce Partnership Workforce Funders Collaborative Community Forum Allied Healthcare Career Pathway Partnerships

2 AGENDA Welcome and Introductions Christine Johnston - SDWP Introduction to the Workforce Funders Collaborative Sid Voorakkara- The California Endowment Sector Strategies Chuck Flacks - SDWP RFP Framework Christine Johnston - SDWP Questions and Answers

3 CHUCK FLACKS Sector Initiatives

4 SECTOR INITIATIVES What are the key characteristics? Focus intensively on industry within regional labor market, with multiple employers, over a sustained period of time. Led by workforce intermediary with credibility in the industry. New pathways created for low-wage workers into the industry, and upward into good jobs and careers. Active systemic changes that are a win-win-win for employers, workers and the community.

5 WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE? Focus on industry with regional labor market; & Management by a workforce intermediary with services delivered by partner organizations. Design/Development Convene partnership Conduct research Target occupations Design services Determine new needs Obtain resources Operations Provide programmatic services to workers and employers Coordinate activities to produce outcomes Obtain resources for stability and expansion Bring about systems change

6 WHAT S DIFFERENT? Focus on an industry s multiple employers within labor market o Long-term commitment, responsiveness, capacity to add value and credibility Deep understanding of industry, worker and job seeker needs o Key leverage points, root causes and systems change agenda Entrepreneurship and new partnerships formed Programs that specifically meet both industry and worker needs Systems Change

7 SYSTEMS CHANGE Industry Practices o Example: ManufacturingWorks assisted manufacturers to improve job quality Better Employer/Educator Connection o Example: Project Quest improved community colleges ability to work with lower-skilled people and employers willingness to hire Policy Change o Insight Center and National Network of Sector Partners helping to reframe California workforce strategies toward sector work

8 Christine Johnston RFP Framework

9 What is an Allied Healthcare Career Pathway Partnership? As defined by the WFC, and for the purpose of this RFP, an Allied Healthcare Career Pathway Partnership is an industry sector partnership that collaborates with employers, community-based organizations and community college/public universities to develop career advancement opportunities for low- income, low skilled, dislocated workers and disconnected young people.

10 LEAD APPLICANTS but are not limited to: Community College & other Public Universities Mandatory partner, may also be lead agency or partnering agency Regional Economic development Partnerships Healthcare Industry Associations Chamber of Commerce Organized Labor Community Based Organizations

11 INTENT To fund Allied Healthcare Career Pathway Partnership that: Addresses the workforce needs of healthcare employers, Addresses workers' needs for formal career pathways to good jobs through skill development and reduction of barriers to employment, &, Influences and informs systemic and policy change within the community college and workforce development systems.

12 FRAMEWORK Working with individuals--assisting dislocated workers, lowincome individuals, disconnected youth, to gain the education, skills, and career awareness to obtain employment in the allied healthcare field. Working with employers--demonstrating how to help employers address skill shortages and improve employment conditions to retain and advance their low-wage workforce. Working within larger systems--acting as change agents that introduce and seek to institutionalize new practices with their employer partners organizations, in the workforce development delivery network, and in the healthcare industry sector.

13 WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS The challenges students face include: Adequate career counseling; Training programs that are not directly connected to real job opportunities; The need for extensive remedial coursework to prepare for college credit courses; Convenient course locations and scheduling; Adequate academic advising, monitoring, and support services; Adequate access to financial aid to make tuition affordable; &, Adequate access to support services such as child care and transportation, which are critical to helping working adults balance the responsibilities of school, family, and work.

14 POLICY & SYSTEMS CHANGE Therefore, Partnership s must address the following program components: Clear Pathways of Continuing Training and Employment. Curriculum and Instruction Innovations. Intensive Student Support Services.

15 WORKING WITH EMPLOYERS Allied Healthcare Career Partnerships, shall embody a dual customer approach, therefore Partnerships must have a close relationship with employers and the healthcare industry. Industry partners help align program content with industry requirements and, whenever possible, link curricula to industry skill standards, licensing and certification requirements.

16 WORKING WITHIN LARGER SYSTEMS Successful bidders must be willing to commit to working with the Workforce Funders Collaborative as a part of ongoing evaluation and systems change work. This work may require working with identified outside consultants and agencies that are funded through the WFC.

17 WORKING WITHIN LARGER SYSTEMS Examples of systems change that may be addressed: Providing additional sections of core allied health courses through new innovative and cost effective ways; Adopting innovative approaches to assist displaced and disadvantaged workers to fill employment gaps; Exploring creative solutions to barriers in program development, such as issues around clinical placement and developing apprenticeship programs; & Translating employer competency requirements into curricula and program designs that develop appropriate skills among low-skilled workers and job seekers.

18 QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK For more information: Contractor Resources