March 21-22, 2013

Colorado Workforce Development Council

Sector Strategies Coming of Age: Sector Strategies Coming of Age: EDUCATION, WORKFORCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEDUCATION, WORKFORCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

I. Education Career Pathways

II. Workforce Development Sector Strategies

III. Economic Development Industry Clusters

Career Pathway System

Partnership Synergies Reverberate Back

UpdateJay Hardy, Chair

Colorado Workforce Development Council

Exploring: Region 1, Jessie RuizEmerging: Region 2, George

NewmanExpanding: Region 3, Judy Emery

Engaging Education Partners

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Career pathway system or approach: a coordinated approach across a myriad of otherwise disconnected education and training programs/institutions that focuses on the individuals' need for education and training that corresponds to strong career paths in a high-demand industry or occupation.

Career pathway: well-articulated sequence of quality education and training offerings and support services that enable individuals to advance over time to successively higher levels of education and employment in a given industry sector and set of occupations.

Plans of Study:

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In April 2012, the U.S. Departments of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services issued a joint commitment to:

“promote the use of career pathways approaches as a promising strategy to help adults acquire marketable skills and industry recognized credentials through better alignment of education, training and employment, and human and social services among public agencies and with employers.”

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SIX KEY ELEMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENTOF CAREER PATHWAYS SYSTEMS

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Career Pathways and Programs of Career Pathways and Programs of Study - UnalignedStudy - Unaligned

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A COMPREHENSIVE CAREER PATHWAYS SYSTEMA COMPREHENSIVE CAREER PATHWAYS SYSTEMWITH THE INTEGRATION OF PROGRAMS OF STUDYWITH THE INTEGRATION OF PROGRAMS OF STUDY

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• The development of a prototype for Career Pathways Systems at the local level. To build a local Career Pathways template that would allow us to replicate the framework in other regions and industries

• Braid funding streams to effectively support Career Pathways

• Establishing shared or common performance measurements to evaluate the programs put in place

Goal for Career Pathways Technical Goal for Career Pathways Technical Assistance Assistance

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Career Pathways Toolkit

Partners Roles in Developing Pathways

Workforce Agencies Provide labor market informationEngage employersRecruit and make referralsAssist with job search and placementProvide funding for trainingProvide skills assessments

Educational Institutions Design programsDevelop curriculaCreate links between credit and non-creditAssist with financial aidProvide support servicesAdult basic education

Human Service Agencies Provide support servicesRecruit and make referrals

Economic Development Provide labor market informationEngage employers

Employers Help to develop industry relevant curriculaProvide training facilities and equipmentProvide internships/job shadowingProvide employment

Roles of PartnersRoles of Partners