LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION ON

EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY

Senate Finance Committee Room

July 22, 2019

• Apprenticeships in Motion Program -- $4 Million Grant from U.S. Department

of Labor 1

Dr. Sarah Tucker, Chancellor, West Virginia Council for Community and Technical

College Education

• West Virginia GEAR UP – Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for

Undergraduate Programs 5

Ms. Elizabeth Manuel, Interim Director of Student Services

• Update on Efforts to Streamline Data Collection and Reporting

Dr. Chris Treadway, Senior Director of Research and Policy

Report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability

Apprenticeships in Motion Program $4 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Labor

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West Virginia Community and Technical College System awarded $4 million grant from U.S. Department of Labor to support

Apprenticeship in Motion (AIM) Project

The West Virginia Community and Technical College System (WVCTCS) and its nine colleges have been awarded a nearly $4 million apprenticeship grant from the U.S. Department of Labor for Apprenticeships in Motion (AIM), which will train and place apprentices in middle- to high-skilled IT occupations. U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta made the announcement on July 1, 2019, at BridgeValley Community and Technical College in South Charleston. Acosta also participated in a roundtable discussion about the importance of apprenticeships in workforce development with U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito; Dr. Sarah Tucker, WVCTCS Chancellor; Ed Gaunch, Cabinet Secretary of the WV Department of Commerce; Chris Gilmer, President of WVU Parkersburg; Johnny Moore, President of Pierpont Community and Technical College; and several others representing the state’s technology and workforce sectors. The Apprenticeships in Motion program will provide opportunities for West Virginians to learn in-demand skills in the information technology industry. Apprenticeship programs are critical to filling the 7.4 million open jobs in the United States and providing the American workforce with pathways to family-sustaining careers. West Virginia is a national leader in aligning its community and technical college programs with state economic development efforts, as it strives to help 60 percent of state residents earn a certificate or degree by 2030. WVCTCS institutions serve 28,000 students, nearly 4,200 of whom enroll in IT courses. AIM will build on the system’s success in working with businesses to develop a highly skilled IT workforce for West Virginia. In addition to WVCTCS and its colleges, AIM partners include TechConnect WV, the American Association of Community Colleges, the WV Department of Commerce, the WV Development Office, Workforce West Virginia, the WV Office of Apprenticeship, Small Business Development Centers, the WV Chamber of Commerce, and Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio, and the following industry partners:

▪ Advanced Technical Solutions (ATS) ▪ Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. ▪ Bluestone Analytics ▪ Business Development Corporation ▪ Childers Enterprises ▪ Core 10 ▪ Dyna-Mix ▪ E&H Manufacturing ▪ IBM ▪ Innovative Solutions

▪ Lester Square Pharmacy ▪ Niche Polymer ▪ Real Alloy ▪ TechConnect West Virginia ▪ TMC Technologies ▪ West Virginia Rural Water Association ▪ Wheeling Hospital ▪ Williamson Health and Wellness Center ▪ WVARNG

The goal of the AIM project is to grow a workforce to fill the state’s IT industry skills gap and expand the number of businesses participating in West Virginia’s Learn and Earn program, which the Legislature created to bolster the state’s workforce by matching wages with employers that hire students pursuing certificates or associate degrees to be their apprentices – a model that AIM will work to scale beyond West Virginia.

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Report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability

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