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Career Readiness in Wisconsin
Robin Kroyer-Kubicek
DPI Career Pathways Consultant
March 8, 2017
The Challenge
• Pervasive achievement gaps
• High drop-out/low graduation rates in some places
• Post-secondary school performance
o High need for remedial coursework o Poor program completion rates
• Skills gaps
• Truancy and student conduct concerns
• Graduates without direction or employable skills
Challenges Facing Schools
What we’re left with
What we’re left with
Challenges Facing Business
• An aging population of skilled workers
• Job openings left unfilled due to lack of qualified applicants
• Fast pace of global competition has required businesses to act quickly and nimbly in order to stay competitive
• Tight profit margins have resulted in loss of company training centers to fulfill worker development
A Solution
The Issue
Education Business & Industry Workforce Development
The Overlooked Solution… QUALITY Career Pathways
Career Pathways Foundation
• FEB 2011 Harvard publishes “call to action” report: Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the challenge of preparing young Americans for the 21st century
• APR 2012 Joint Letter on CPs DOL, ED, HHS
• AUG 2012 Sullivan Report in WI
• 2012 WI College & Workforce Readiness Council & Special Committee on Improving Educational Opportunities in HS
• 2012 WI receives Joyce Foundation “Shifting Gears” grant (WTCS-Adult)
• JUN 2013 ACP is signed into law (K12)
Career Pathways Foundation
• JUL 2014 WIOA signed into law (Workforce Dev)
• JUN 2015 Work of Joyce Grant continues under ACT2 (WTCS- Adult & K12 dual enrollment)
• DEC 2015 ACP Administrative Rule goes into effect (K12)
• MAR 2016 Career Pathways Toolkit (System Development) released (WF & Education System)
• APR 2016 Updated Joint Letter on CPs (11 federal agency commitment to CPs)
• JAN 2017 WI receives JP Morgan Chase NSFY grant (K12)
Career Pathways vs. CTE POS
• CTE Clusters & Pathways- Framework for instructional & curriculum development;
• Career Pathways- a SYSTEMIC PROCESS
o Cradle to Coffin
o Align education, training, workforce systems
o Industry relevant certification
o Accessible & connected regardless of age
o Supportive services as needed
o rPOS Implementation in K12!
Career Pathways
While there are a number of definitions of career pathways, this term generally refers to-
A series of connected education and training
strategies and support services THAT enable
individuals to secure industry relevant certification
and obtain employment within an occupational
area AND to advance to higher levels of future
education and employment in that area.
Implementation
Where do I fit into this?
• K12 o ACP o Quality CTE rPOS o Special Ed o RtI/PBIS o WEOP o Reach Higher
• IHE: TC, UW, WAICU o ACT2 o Dual Credit, CPs o Stackable
Credentials o ABE Bridges
• Workforce/Support Service o WIOA o CWI o DVR o Job Centers o YA o CTE/FF Grants o DCF/DVR
• Business & Industry o WMC o WEDC o CC Inspire o Fab Labs
How we breaking down the silos?
STATE LEVEL Alignment & Representation
• CWI o In transition for 2017 o Mark Tyler Chair
• ACT2 Career Pathways State Team o No Univ, DCF/DVR yet
• NSFY State Team o Regional pilots o No DCF/DVR yet
How we breaking down the silos?
REGIONAL LEVEL Thru NSFY Pilot Regions
• IHEs (Technical Colleges-16, UWs-26, WAICU-23)
• REDOs (9)
• WDBs (11); Job Centers (26 Comprehensive)
• K12 (424); CESAs (12); YA Consortiums (32)
• Community Organizations & Associations o EX: GMF Milwaukee Succeeds, Libraries
NSFY Model
How we breaking down the silos?
LOCAL LEVEL My School District, My Community
• Connect to local Chamber, Rotary, Library
• Know your regional contacts
• Stay informed- who is “steering our regional ship?”
• Collaborate with others in the same area of the region (county)
• Do NOT do it on your own- PARTNER!
o YA, CESA, WDB, Job Center, REDO
Resources
• New Skills for Youth
o https://dpi.wi.gov/cte/career-readiness
• ACP
o https://dpi.wi.gov/acp
• WTCS ACT2
o http://www.wtcsystem.edu/initiatives/career-pathways
• DWD WIOA- CWI
o http://www.wi-cwi.org/default.htm
Thank You!
Robin Kroyer-Kubicek
608-266-2022
Twitter: @WisDPI_ACP