Workforce Investment Boards ~ Virginia s Community College System ~ Virginia Department of Labor and Industry ~ Virginia Employment Workforce Development Strategic Plan Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services ~ Secretary of Education ~ Private Sector Leaders ~ Establish Career Pathways as the Primary Model for Collaboration 1. Issue a Governor s Executive Order establishing the governance structure of Virginia s Career Pathways System 2. Increase awareness of models, development, and best practices for career pathways 3. Better position Workforce Investment Boards to drive alignment and resource sharing for career pathways Increase Credential Attainment 1. Drive interest in new opportunities for high school students to simultaneously earn secondary and postsecondary credentials 2. Increase certifications and licensures attained by high school students 3. Position Virginia s adult education program as a national model serving low-skill, low-wage adults 4. Expand state registered apprenticeships and align apprenticeship related instruction with community college degrees and certificates 5. Increase attainment of career readiness certifications 6. Increase the number of One Stop Career clients that earn a credential 7. Position Virginia as a national leader for veteran training and employment Expand Virginia s Pipeline of Workers for Target Industry Sectors 1. Expand and evaluate the impact of regional career pathways in target industry sectors 2. Diversify funding sources dedicated to regional career pathways initiatives in target industry sectors 3. Expand PluggedIn Virginia 4. Double the number of Governor s STEM Academies 5. Expand number of incumbent workers served through community college non-credit instruction 6. Build pipelines for Advanced Manufacturing and Energy 7. Develop a plan to launch a public-private high school program to produce a skilled trades workforce 8. Increase resources available to businesses locating or expanding in Virginia 9. Drive student interest in target occupations through career coaches and advising services Strengthen Data and Reporting 1. Develop an annual workforce development report card for Virginia to be owned by the Virginia Workforce Council and workforce system partners 2. Establish sustainability for the Virginia Longitudinal Data System 3. Improve available Labor Market Information and provide training for education and workforce partners on how to use data to make decisions on programs and participant services ~ State Council for Higher Education in Virginia ~ Virginia Workforce Council ~ Virginia Department of Social Services ~ Secretary of Commerce and Trade ~ Virginia Prepared for by Staff of the Council on Virginia s Future Commission ~ Virginia Economic Development Partnership ~ Virginia Department of Education ~ Virginia Department of Business Assistance
Framework for Plan Aligns with and moves forward: 12 vision strategies of the Sub-Group on Workforce Development of the Governor s Commission on Economic Development and Jobs Creation Key elements of Top Jobs and Greatest Opportunity legislation VWC emphasis on alignment, regionalism, and branding Five major goals of Virginia s Career Pathways Plan
Framework (cont) Proposed federal legislative reforms in Perkins and WIA Joint letter on Career Pathways to State and Local WIBs from US Departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services State and regional successes in building collaboration between education and workforce partners Engagement and accountability of all education and workforce partners
Progress in Building a System Virginia Longitudinal Data System Produced in Virginia SMART Center Dan River Regional Collaborative Regional Career Pathways CCAM On Ramp GATE Programs for Entrepreneurship Plugged In Virginia Economic Opportunity Metrics Microsoft Academies Advancing Workforce Readiness: Strategic Plan for Adult Ed STEM Academies Virginia Education Wizard New Regional Consortia for Adult Education University Based Economic Development Team New Grants for Adult Degree Completion Career Coaches for Adults and High School Students Dream It, Do It Virginia Annual Governor s Summit on Education and Workforce
Definition of Career Pathway Active engagement of employers Alignment of secondary and postsecondary education with workforce development systems and human services Rigorous, sequential, connected and efficient curricula that bridge courses to connect basic education and skills training and integrate education and training Multiple entry and exit points Comprehensive support services
Definition (cont) Specific focus on regional workforce needs, aligned with the skill needs of targeted industry sectors important to state and regional economies Curriculum and instructional strategies that make work and work readiness a central context for learning Credit for prior learning and other strategies, such as dual-enrollment, that accelerate educational progress and career advancement Services to meet adult needs: flexible and non-semester based scheduling, alternative class times, distance learning, and innovative use of technology Focus on industry recognized credentials, sector specific employment, and advancement over time in industry sector Advise learners and workers about career and training opportunities
1) Build Cross- Agency Partnerships 6) Align Policies & Programs 2) Engage Employers & Conduct Gap Analysis 5) Identify Funding Needs & Sources 3) Clarify Roles & Responsibilities 4) Design Programs
Career Pathways as a Vehicle for Systems Development Founded and managed through collaborative partnership: workforce, education, human services, employers, community stakeholders Regional identification of workforce needs, required knowledge and skills and curriculum and program development Blends funds from public and private sources such as Perkins, WIA, TANF, foundations and employers
Goals of Workforce Plan I. Establish career pathways as a model and driver for increasing collaboration between education and workforce development programs III. Increase attainment of education and workforce credentials valued by economic development and employers through career pathways and workforce development programs II. Expand Virginia s pipeline of workers for key industry sectors through career pathway systems IV. Strengthen data and reporting for Virginia s Career Pathways System
I. Establish Career Pathways 1) Issue Governor s Executive Order establishing governance structure of career pathways system Reference Role of Career Pathways Work Group, Executive Committee and VWC 2) Increase awareness of models of career pathways, process of development of pathways, and best practices across the Commonwealth Work Group to establish criteria and identify and catalog pathways Work Group to drive statewide outreach and marketing
Establish Career Pathways 3) Position WIBs to better drive alignment and resource sharing to support regional career pathways systems WIBs to produce regional resource mapping Revise and renew statewide MOUs
II. Expand Pipeline of Workers in Key Industry Sectors Advanced Manufacturing Energy Life Sciences Logistics Information Technology
Expand Pipeline of Workers 1) Provide state funds and percentage of Governor s Discretionary Funds from major federal workforce development grants to support regional grants to develop or expand career pathways in targeted sectors for youth or adults Percentage of funds to support statewide training and outreach and communications network Percentage of funds to support university evaluation of regional career pathways Regular reporting to Career Pathways Work Group and VWC
Expand Pipeline of Workers 2) Expand and diversify funding sources dedicated to regional career pathways and other collaborative initiatives Dedicate percentage of local and regional federal workforce and CTE grants to collaborative career pathways initiatives Work with Executive Committee to create strategies for sustainability Request agencies to annually report new grants supporting state and regional career pathways
Expand Pipeline of Workers 3) Expand Plugged In Virginia Programs will target industries with workforce shortages in eight superintendents regions. 4) Double to 16 the number of Governor s STEM Academies Provide eight planning grants for Health Academies that build on STEM Academy model
Expand Pipeline of Workers 5) Expand number of incumbent workers served through community college non-credit instruction. 6) Provide state level resources for regions to increase the pipeline of workers for the Energy sector.
Energy Recognize and elevate work of Virginia Energy Workforce Consortium (VEWC) and expand membership of organization Create secondary to postsecondary pathways in Energy Occupations and work with VDOE to create program maps Include Workforce Development Strand in Governor s Conference on Energy Improve number and percentage of applicants for entry level positions who can pass industry required assessments by piloting Math and Employability Skills boot camps in partnership with education and workforce partners
Advanced Manufacturing Pipelines 7) Improve the shape and size of an Advanced Manufacturing pipeline in the Commonwealth Move forward the vision of CCAM in providing curriculum development, faculty and student internships, faculty and teacher training, and curriculum and technical assistance to regions to support advanced manufacturing. Provide state funds to disseminate statewide the successful regional model of career pathways employed by Virginia Peninsula Council for Workforce Development to assess near and medium term workforce needs of advanced manufacturers. Parallel with needs assessment, WIBs and community colleges and will provide a regional inventory of equipment, talent, services, and resources for a broad spectrum of manufacturing training providers
Advanced Manufacturing Pipelines Resulting assessments will be mapped to specific occupations projected to increase in the near or medium term. On a state level, VCCS and other partners will review regional assessments and determine strategies for meeting the workforce needs of multiple regions through consortia of community colleges and location of equipment and other resources so as to serve the training needs of multiple service regions.
Advanced Manufacturing Pipelines The need to increase size, currency, and scope of training for high school students so as to create a cadre of interested and prepared manufacturing technicians and technologists will be addressed through CCAM and the newly formed consortia of community colleges dedicated to improving manufacturing training and education. Strategies will be identified to provide campus-based dualenrollment instruction in manufacturing technologies by community colleges and other postsecondary institutions.
Advanced Manufacturing Pipelines 8) Develop plan to launch a public-private high school program to produce a skilled trades workforce. Curriculum to include CTE, math, and sciences contextualized to trade occupations. Pilot to be initiated in Hampton Roads with intention to provide model for other regions.
Advanced Manufacturing Pipelines 9) Collaborate with SREB, VDOE and VCCS to develop four high school CTE courses, to be deployed statewide, in Modeling and Simulation. Courses will be projectbased. Courses will be dualenrolled. Courses to be available to other states through SREB s national Preparation for Tomorrow initiative
Expand Pipeline of Workers 10) Increase partnerships and resources for workforce training and pipeline development for businesses locating or expanding operations in Virginia Create work group to develop written guidelines for state and regional workforce solutions to include strategies for ensuring that all relevant workforce programs and resources are harnessed to support business needs Work Group may address strategies to increase collaboration and resources deployed for layoff aversion. Representatives of VEDP, DBA, VCCS, VDOLI, and universitybased economic development team as well as local WIB and Business Assistance will be included.
Expand Pipeline of Workers 11) Harness the power of career and college coaching and advising to drive interest in careers in targeted industry sectors Engage professional organizations and business and industry in advising and supporting development of on line training for the Commonwealth s career coaches and counselors, One Stop case managers, and academic advisors.
Expand Pipeline of Workers Train coaching and counseling communities on use of economic opportunity metrics to guide student decision making as to college majors and other postsecondary education and training options
III. Increase attainment of workforce credentials valued by employers and economic development 1 ) Promote new opportunities for high school students to simultaneously attain a high school diploma and community college certificate or degree With VDOE and VCCS, initiate Governor s Scholar initiative in 2013-14 to recognize eligible students at high school graduations 2) Increase certifications and licensures attained by high school students Meet statewide goals for Microsoft certifications through new Academies Establish regulations to implement new legislation requiring high school students receiving a standard diploma to earn an approved workforce credential as a graduation requirement
Increase attainment of workforce credentials 3) Position Virginia s Adult Education program as a national model for workforce development of lowskilled, low-wage adults Expand Plugged In Virginia Promote and implement Advancing Workforce Readiness: A Strategic Plan for Adult Education and Literacy in Virginia Assess polices and governance for better aligning adult education with community college and regional workforce requirements
Increase attainment of workforce credentials 4) Expand state registered apprenticeship programs and align ARI with community college certificates and degrees Charge VDOLI and VCCS to annually report to VWC and Governor s Office number and percentage of ARI instruction conferring actual or articulated college credits that plug in to associate degrees Promote new models of ARI that confer or articulate college credits such as Tidewater CC s SMART Center for Maritime Trades. Encourage emerging workforce interest in apprenticeships through new feature on Virginia s Education Wizard
Increase attainment of workforce credentials 5) Increase attainment of Career Readiness Certificates Advise and support pilot by Dan River Regional Collaborative to integrate CRC assessment as a core component of all regional CTE and workforce programs First phase of process: Driving business engagement Support VWC plan to increase percentage of WIA participants earning CRC
IV. Strengthen Data and Reporting for Virginia s Career Pathways System 6) Increase number and percentage of One Stop Career Center participants who earn a workforce credential Request VWC to consider establishing a minimum threshold of local WIA funding to support participant education and training
Strengthen Data and Reporting for 1) Develop annual career pathways and workforce development report card for Virginia to be owned by VWC and education and workforce partners Produced with support from Council for Virginia s Future Drive improved performance through common metrics for education and workforce partners Reinforce collaboration and accountability of Virginia s new system of education and workforce partners Data provided by Virginia s State Longitudinal Data System and other sources Each report card will contain a supplementary section on a targeted industry sector
Strengthen Data and Reporting for 2) Establish sustainability for State Longitudinal Data System Provide Executive Order to recognize and continue work Develop business plan Dedicate state funds to support efforts
Strengthen Data and Reporting for 3) Improve accessibility and packaging of Labor Market Information and provide training for education and workforce partners on using LMI to guide programs and service delivery Ask VEC to convene inter-agency work group to develop strategies for packaging LMI data and conducting recurring training for WIBs, One Stops, and educational partners.