Bay Area Community College Consortium Health Workforce Initiative Collaborative Partnership

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1 Bay Area Community College Consortium Health Workforce Initiative Collaborative Partnership Cynthia Harrison, RN, MS Interim Director, Health Workforce Initiative, Bay Area Region

2 Objectives Describe the role of the Bay Area Community College Consortium (BACCC) and the Health Workforce Initiative (HWI) Describe the collaborative partnership Discuss current strategies to better link college training programs with workforce needs

3 Health Care Continues to be one of the fastest growing industries in California Faces unprecedented challenges to its delivery systems

4 Health Care Needs The California Community College Chancellor's Office and it's Economic and Workforce Development Program has established the California Community College Health Care Initiative and the Regional Consortia to provide education and training programs to meet these emerging demands for health care delivery.

5 Economic & Workforce Development Program (EWD) Coordinates programs and projects funded through competitive grants Leverages resources and connections within the community college system Allows best practices that are developed within one project to be replicated without delay or additional cost in other projects

6 Regional Power Chancellor s Office Bay Area Community College Consortium Center of Excellence Health Workforce Initiative

7 Why regional?

8 Local isn t always the right size Some challenges are too small Ultrasound techs Some challenges are too big Health information technology Some challenges are too important Strengthening our regional economies

9 Regional Economy Regional economic clusters Regional employers Regional business associations Regional workforce

10 Leveraging our scale Sharing Knowledge, experience, expertise Curriculum, programs Processes, policies, procedures Pooling resources Professional development Curriculum development Industry engagement Advocacy

11 BACCC Bay Area Community College Consortium Funded by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of Colleges 14 Districts 11 EWD Initiatives 2 Centers of Excellence 275,000 CTE Students

12 BACCC Supports activities and projects that meet the four objectives: Improving the Academic skills of vocational and technical education students; Strengthening connections between secondary and postsecondary education; Preparing individuals for occupations in demand that pay family-supporting wages; and Investing in effective, high quality programs.

13 BACCC Serves as a regional framework: to enhance the coordination of regional programs to increase collaboration on regional priorities to serve as a link between colleges Career Technical Education programs, Economic and Workforce Development Initiatives, and the Chancellor's Office

14 Health Workforce Initiative Centers (HWIs) 5 Health Workforce Initiative Centers and 1 affiliate Strategically located across the state Service to seven regions

15 Health Care Initiative Purpose to provide education and training programs to meet emerging demands for health care industry workers to determine needs, facilitate development of innovative solutions to locate resources to implement planned responses to evaluate and initialize health-related educational programs

16 Health Workforce Initiative Center Promotes the advancement of California's health care workforce through quality education and services by: Expanding California's Health Care Workforce Training Health Care Job Analysis and Curriculum Development Partnerships Solving Challenges in Health Care

17 The call to action Collective need Unemployment rate 2M+ out of work 67% voters focused on jobs and economy Outcry for skilled workforce by sectors California Community Colleges Chancellor s Office 112 Colleges 72 Districts 2.6 Million Students

18 The Opportunity For community colleges to become essential catalysts to California s economic recovery and jobs creation at the local, regional and state levels.

19 The Strategy Doing What MATTERS for jobs and the economy is a four-pronged framework to respond to the call of our nation, state, and regions to close the skills gap. The four prongs are: Give Priority for jobs and the economy Make Room for jobs and the economy Promote Student Success Innovate for jobs and the economy

20 Visit doingwhatmatters.cccco.edu. California Community Colleges

21 25,000 Students 220,000 Jobs

22 Summary of Healthcare LMI Supply vs. Demand gives us clues about some occupations to start with and investigate further (i.e. Medical Assistants, Mental/Behavioral Health Peer workers) Need to think about this data in relation to what we can do regionally that will have the greatest impact (i.e. Regional Employers)

23 Vision BACCC and HWI Collaborative Partnership

24 Build a regional workforce development network that

25 Provides pathways for all students to enter the industry and advance up career ladders

26 Provides employers with the right # of candidates, with the knowledge, skills, abilities most needed to improve patient outcomes, industry productivity, efficiency, profitability

27 Provides organizations and employees with continuing education that enables advancement for both

28 Provides the community with high quality healthcare services, opportunities for local employment, equity of access to higher skill, higher wage work and shows a demonstrably high return on investment of public resources

29 Overview Sector Partnership Model Regional Consortium Health Workforce Initiative Center (Sector Navigator) Centers of Excellence

30 Interest Teams 1. Data & Workforce Planning 2. Diversity of Workforce 3. Career Advancement/Training for Incumbent & Dislocated Workers 4. Medical Assisting 5. MLT / CLS Pathway 6. Pre-requisites

31 Community Colleges & Mental/Behavioral Health Workforce Human Service Certificate Programs served as a pipeline strategy for community mental health jobs Federal and State regulatory changes moving the system to a Recovery & Wellness-based System California s Mental Health Service Act (2004) included significant resources for Workforce Education & Training (WET) for county, regional and state strategies to address new and existing workforce needs 31

32 Local Programs City College of San Francisco: Community Mental Health Certificate Program train peers, family members, community allies, and current service providers in the Recovery and Wellness Model in Mental Health Contra Costa College: Community Support Worker Training Human Services Certificate Program Psychosocial Rehabilitation Courses funded by Workforce Collaborative Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services & Berkeley City College: Currently discussing development of a Navigator program to train peers/family members.

33 Mental/Behavioral Health Expansion of the Medicaid population, plus Health Insurance Exchanges means an increase in those with mental/behavioral health needs that will be brought into the system Need to better integrate care between behavioral health & primary care Increased need for: licensed staff unlicensed and/or peer staff Expanded role of navigators, coaches, promotores, etc. 33

34 Proposal to Consortium Goal To heighten awareness and focus on the role of community colleges in mental/behavioral healthcare workforce development To ensure that curriculum meets the needs of employers Motivation Expanded role of peers/unlicensed staff in the public mental/behavioral healthcare workforce The Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion and the need for increased peer/unlicensed staff 34

35 Proposal to Consortium Next Step Convene local community college Human Service, Community Health Worker, and/or similar programs along with mental/behavioral health employer stakeholders to discuss interests and challenges related to curriculum, employment opportunities, and the future needs for an expanded peer workforce related to the ACA. 35

36 Questions? Comments? Contact: Or Cynthia Harrison, RN Interim Director, HWI Bay Area Region Phone: Kimberly Mayer, MSSW Program Manager Phone: