enhancing programs for it certification (epic) workforce and employer leadership council
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Enhancing Programs for IT Certification (EPIC)
Workforce and Employer Leadership Council
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Enhancing Programs for IT Certification (EPIC)
WELCOME
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INTRODUCTIONS
• Name• Title• Organization
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ACTIVITY
• What? • Answer the questions: • What did you really want to be when you grew up (as a kid)? What do you kind of wish you had become? • Why? • What was behind it?
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What is EPIC?
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EPICEnhancing Programs for
IT Certification and is an expansion of
Learn on Demand
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EPICEPIC consists of a consortium of six (6) KCTCS colleges with a mission of providing students with access to online programs/courses in CIT and MIT. • Big Sandy Community and Technical College• Hazard Community and Technical College• Jefferson Community and Technical College• Somerset Community College• Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College• West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Building on the Learn on Demand format, EPIC will offer:• Five (5) new degree programs in CIT/MIT• Eleven (11) embedded certificates
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EPICEPIC will serve: • TAA-eligible workers
• Veterans• Unemployed• Underemployed• Low-skilled• Underrepresented• other potential students
Assist with:• increased student supports• adaptive learning technologies• improved student tracking• enhanced modules and courses to ensure
success in online learning and employment
EPIC will build relationships with regional and national organizations and employers to offer the best path for students allowing them to earn credentials in less time at a lower cost.
We are building tomorrow's workforce today! Ready | Set | Learn
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What is Learn on Demand?
http://learnondemand.kctcs.edu
KCTCS Colleges – A Success Story Innovative Educational Delivery
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Learn on Demand Key Features
• Accredited• Start Most Mondays• Competency-based Education• Authentic Assessments• 24/7 Student Services &
Bb Technical Help• Student Success Coaches Early On• Quality Assurance – Courses and
Instruction (FaCT)• Digital Content – Access First Day
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GRANT GOALS
• Strategy 1: Improve Access to Online Competency-Based Pathways
• Strategy 2: Implement Comprehensive Systems• Strategy 3: Develop High Demand Stacked and
Latticed Credential and Degree Pathways
• Strategy 4: Create a Suite of Workforce Strategies
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COMPONENTS OF EPIC
New IT Career Pathways Online College ReadinessJob-Readiness Training
Accelerated Remediation
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STRENGTHS
• System experience with grants• Process for working with businesses through program
advisory committees (each program /college has advisory committees)
• State wide curriculum committees• Engagement with business and industry
College PACs KCTCS Curriculum Committees
Statewide PAC (WELC)
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GROWTH/ IMPROVEMENTS/ENHANCEMENTS
• Improve and enhance Learn on Demand• Increased collaboration
through the consortium• New Intake System• Start Tomorrow Portal• Increase capacity and skills• Earn credit for skills and
experience/ PLA
• Additional credentials offered in the LoD format
• Work based learning opportunities• Apprenticeships
/Internship• Online and Onsite
• Workforce readiness
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OPPORTUNITIES
• Student Support• Serve Diverse Groups• Industry Partnerships• Employability• Flexible Learning• Recruitment
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CHALLENGES
• Course Development• Turn around time on development
• Institutional Processes• Reporting • Meeting outcomes / deadlines• Employer engagement
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GRANT EVALUATION
• Scorecard• External Evaluator – CCRC • Third Party Evaluator of deliverables – TBD
• Quarterly and Annual DoL Reports
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• Questions