Minnesota: Adult Career

PathwaysNola Speiser – DEED Career Pathways

Build Cross-Agency Partnerships

& Clarify RolesPartners = resources & deliverablesRequired Partners - Workforce Investment Boards, Community and Technical Colleges, Adult Basic Education, Employers, Community Based Organizations

Identify Sector or Industry and Engage

EmployersLocal, regional, and real-time LMIModified OID Tool demonstrates gap between # job openings and # program completers in a regionSkills@Work campaign

Design ProgramsDesign and implement bridge and integrated instruction - ABE and MnSCU partners align fundamental skill building and career/tech ed outcomesInnovate efforts for recruitment, retention, completion, and financial aid use

Identify Funding Needs & Sources

Braid funds at state and local level - identify, utilize funding sources that come with each participate (DW, TANF, etc)

Connect participants to local and federal financial aid

Align Policies & Programs

Understand partners' policies - what can flex and what can'tChange institutional policy to make this the "new normal"

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Measure System Change & PerformanceConnect the data pipelines - see what you learnAgree on outcomes and address performance measuresComparative Analysis - scrutinize business as usual vs adult career pathway

A Vision for Minnesota• Minnesota Adult Career Pathways are an

innovative strategy that integrates basic skills education, career-specific training, and support services to meet the needs of working adults. Each local Adult Career Pathways program consists of a series of connected educational and training programs that allow low-skill students to advance over time to successively higher levels of education and employment in a given sector

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Career Pathway Initiatives

• DEED Career Pathway Alignmento Career Pathway Unit has been established

• MN Pathways to Prosperity (P2P)• Disability Employment Initiative (DEI)• WIA Adult• Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA)• Displaced Homemaker Program (DHP)• Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)

• Alliance for Quality Career Pathways• Governor’s Workforce Development Council

o Building Partnerships to Overcome Barriers (2014)o Career Pathway Committee

• MnSCUo Advancing CTE in Career Pathways

• MDE Adult Basic Educationo Moving Pathways Forward