NAWB Annual Meeting March H2P Consortium: Community Colleges Innovate to Provide Pathways to Employment

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1 NAWB Annual Meeting March H2P Consortium: Community Colleges Innovate to Provide Pathways to Employment Sherry Kelley Marshall President, Southwest Ohio Regional Workforce Investment Board Marianne Krismer Ed.D. National Director, H2P Consortium

2 HISTORY OF SERVICES TO HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY IN TRI-STATE REGION PROJECT SEARCH HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACADEMY HEALTH CAREERS COLLABORATIVE PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT CENTER (PTEC)

3 SWORWIB HISTORY WITH INDUSTRY OUTREACH Developed regional sector initiatives in several industries in 2001 and created Educational Partnership with adult career technical schools and community colleges Partnered with Great Oaks to expand Project Search into other hospital workforce challenges resulting in the Health Professions Academy. SuperJobs Center served major hospitals with recruitment, screening and candidate referrals. SuperJobs Center and SWORWIB partnered with the Health Careers Collaborative using ITAs.

4 Health Career Collaborative Employer Driven and Employer Led Employers and Greater Cincinnati Health Council define current workforce needs Partner MOU to signify commitment to founding principles and goals Collaboration not competition in training & hiring Policy & process accommodations re: tuition, assessments, academic readiness, retention support, Focus on results and use of innovation to improve results (NCRC, nonprofit partners, blending funding)

5 Career Literacy & Pathways to Employment Comprehensive system of intake, assessment, guidance and planning prior to formal academic work Innovative remediation and readiness supports Completion Advisors, Job Coaches, Retention Specialists Employer Engagement & Job Placement 5

6 For HCC, collaboration has been imperative to progress thus far, and will remain a foundational element to future success in the development of the region s health care workforce. 6

7 NAWB Annual Meeting March 8-12, 2013 H2P Consortium: Community Colleges Innovate to Provide Pathways to Employment Marianne Krismer Ed.D. National Director, h2p Consortium

8 What is TAACCCT? Federal Goal: The TAACCCT provides institutions of higher learning funds to expand and improve their ability to deliver education and career training programs that can be completed in 2 years or less, and that result in skills, degrees, and credentials that prepare program participants for employment in high-wage, high skill occupations and are suited for workers who are eligible for training under the TAA for Workers Program, chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of TAACCCT Overarching Goals Accelerate progress for low-skilled and other workers; Improve retention and achievement rates to reduce time to completion; Build programs that meet industry needs, including developing career pathways; Strengthen online and technology-enabled learning.

9 Health Professions Pathways The H2P Consortium includes 9 community colleges, 5 partners, employers and community based and workforce agencies that are working collaboratively to galvanize a national movement to dramatically improve health professions training. The Consortium has three major goals: Provide trade-impacted, displaced, low-skilled workers and other students with adequate preparation, support and opportunities to complete postsecondary training in health professions that provide credentials aligned with job advancement; Expand and enhance the health care workforce with the competencies needed by industry; Build the capacity of community colleges to continuously assess student and employment outcomes and use this information to improve the quality of health professions programs.

10 National Imperatives & Trends: Healthcare Education and Employment Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates unmet demand of 300,000 associate degree graduates GNP for healthcare spiraling out of control Healthcare demands for service will continue to increase Supply of trained professionals will not meet demand at current pace Time to training is increasing: degree creep Community College retention/graduation statistics - < 25%

11 Why H2P Matters: Current Community College Pathway Model:

12 H2P Health Career Pathway Model: Smooth student transport to employment destination

13 The Vision: H2P Consortium will dramatically improve health professions training via career pathways and the development of core curriculum and core credentials. Individually we Innovate Collectively we Transform

14 The 8 H2P Strategies to Reform Healthcare Training 1. Prior Learning Assessment and Career Guidance 2. Contextualized Education 3. Competency-based Core Curriculum 4. Industry Recognized Stackable Credentials 5. Enhanced Retention Support 6. Training programs for Incumbent Health Professions Workers 7. Enhanced Data and Accountability Systems

15 Strategy 8: Galvanizing a National Movement to Improve Health Professions Training Role of the H2P National Advisory Council Forum for dialogue with key health care stakeholders Building consensus ROI assessment cost and quality of healthcare services Assure labor market validity Collaboration with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Dissemination White Paper, professional publications, etc.

16 H2P Logic Model Source: University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana Office of Community College Research and Leadership

17 Best Practices: WIB/H2P Collaboration Anoka-Ramsey Community College Greater Minneapolis Contractual relationship between WIB and College for on-site WIB personnel to provide intake and assessments for H2P participants. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Launched Pathway to Employment Center and co-located with WIB to provide direct integration of services, funded with combination of grant, College, city and county funds. Owens Community College Toledo, OH Lucas County WIB The Source provides ACT- National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC), College certificates and training on-site at the WIB. Pine Technical College - Pine, MN Strong relationship with WIB Employment and Training Center on-site providing direct TANF services.

18 Showcase: Cincinnati State Pathway to Employment Center (PTEC) ACT WorkKeys Assessments, including National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC). Nationally recognized, evidenced based portable credential. NCRC 274 certificates earned. Intrusive Academic Advising, Preadmission, program of study and employment support and services. 362 new students served. Prior Learning Assessments completed with participants. 64 students granted 582 credit hours, classes

19 Showcase: Cincinnati State Pathway to Employment Center (PTEC) PTEC actively participates in weekly WIB orientation to identify prospective participants. Actively engaged in dialogue with State and local TAA and Veteran representatives to identify participants. Intensive employment placement services, linking training/education to career goals. Assisting participants in developing critical thinking skills, employability skills, and overall job placement.

20 Role of Workforce Investment Boards (WIB s) All 9 Community Colleges are required to engage with their local and State WIB s. Assisting with identifying Target Populations: TAA Workers, Displaced Workers and Veterans Provide guidance and input on design of education pathways Source for Labor Market Information and Trends relevant to planning education pathways to employment Create opportunities to convene key industry and community stakeholders to improve pathways for employment

21 NAWB as a National Partner Serves on H2P National Advisory Council reviewing national health care core Provide connection between education/employment, and LMI in grant communities Coordinate Summit for WIB/Community College s to discuss lessons learned, in conjunction with the 2014 NAWB Annual Meeting

22 The H2P Health Career Training Transformation From: Silo d Education featuring Courses and Curriculum To: Meaningful Programs of Study identified and validated by the Workforce Community Leading to high demand Health Care Jobs

23 Questions? Individually we Innovate Collectively we Transform