preliminary regional results for applied and work-based learning...

PreliminaryRegionalResultsforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning

CollegePerspectiveandFacultySurveys

SanDiegoImperialCountiesRegionalConsortiumStrongWorkforceProgram

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December10,2018

TABLEOFCONTENTS

INTRODUCTIONANDBACKGROUND 1

DESCRIPTIONOFTHESWPASSESSMENTSURVEYS 1

SUMMARYOFPRELIMINARYRESULTSFORTHEAPPLIEDANDWORK-BASEDLEARNINGSURVEYS

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PurposesforUsingWork-BasedLearningasaTeachingStrategy

OpportunitiesforCareerAssessmentandPlanningOfferedatColleges

OpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning

ChallengesRelatedtoImplementingAppliedandWork-BasedLearning

ChallengesRelatedtoJobPlacement

SupportNeededtoExpandorImproveAppliedandWork-BasedLearning

SupportNeededtoExpandorImproveJobPlacement

ProfessionalDevelopmentInterests

CurrentSupportforEmployerEngagement

GoalsandIdeasforExpandingorImprovingAppliedandWork-BasedLearning

RECOMMENDATIONSANDNEXTSTEPS 38

APPENDIXA:METHODOLOGY 39

APPENDIXB:REGIONALDATAREPORTS 40

CollegePerspectiveAppliedandWBLSurveyRegionalDataReport

FacultyAppliedandWBLSurveyRegionalDataReport

APPENDIXC:COLLEGE-SPECIFICDATAREPORTS 41

CollegePerspectiveAppliedandWBLSurveyCollege-SpecificDataReports

FacultyAppliedandWBLSurveyCollege-SpecificDataReports

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INTRODUCTIONANDBACKGROUNDTheSanDiegoandImperialCountiesStrongWorkforceProgram(SWP)isbuildingaregionalsystemtosupportitstencommunitycollegesinimplementingprogramsandservicesthatwilldevelopstudents’careerknowledgeandnavigationskills,aswellastheirabilitytoacquireemploymentuponcompletionoftheirprogramofstudy.Sevenworkgroupswereestablishedtocarryoutthismission:

• CareerPathways• MiddleSchool/HighSchoolEngagement• PathwayNavigation• Work-BasedLearningandJobPlacement• Tutoring• EmployerEngagement• DeputySectorNavigators

Theseworkgroupsincluderegionalstaffandrepresentativesfromthefollowingtencommunitycollegesintheregion:

1. CuyamacaCollege2. GrossmontCollege3. ImperialValleyCollege4. MiraCostaCollege5. PalomarCollege

6. SanDiegoCityCollege7. SanDiegoContinuingEducation8. SanDiegoMesaCollege9. SanDiegoMiramarCollege10. SouthwesternCollege

Appliedandwork-basedlearningarecriticalstrategiesfordeepeninglearningandpreparingstudentsforfuturecareeropportunities.Improvedjobplacementservicesarealsocriticalformanystudentsseekingemployment.Workgroup4:Work-BasedLearningandJobPlacement,wastaskedwithexpandingandimprovingappliedandwork-basedlearning(WBL)opportunitiesthroughouttheregion.Akeystepinthistaskwastoconductanassessmenttolearnmoreaboutthewayswork-basedlearningandjobplacementarebeingimplementedatthe10collegesandanyneedsforsupport.

DESCRIPTIONOFTHESWPASSESSMENTSURVEYSToconducttheassessment,Workgroup4,withsupportfromWestEdandan“assessmentsinglepointofcontact”fromeachofthe10colleges,administeredseveralsurveysinthefallof2018.Thepurposeofthesurveyswastoelicitinputonthetypesofappliedandwork-basedlearningoffered,waysthatcollegesandfacultyimplementappliedandwork-basedlearningandjobplacement,challengesfaced,andneedsforsupport.Thefollowingthreeappliedandwork-basedlearningrelatedsurveyswereadministered:• AppliedandWork-BasedLearningCollegePerspectiveSurvey–thissurveysoughtperspectivesfromkey

staffinvolvedinwork-basedlearningandjobplacementwhocouldprovidethebestcollege-wideperspectiveateachcollege.Itwasrecommendedthatthepeopleinthefollowingrolescompletethissurvey:CareerCenterdirector/coordinator;curriculumchairperson;counselorwhocouldprovidethebestperspectiveonWBLatthecollege;cooperativeworkexperiencedirector/coordinator,andotherkeyrolessuchasthedirectorofexperientialeducation.Thenumberofrespondentspercollegerangedfrom1to9;mostcollegeshad3or4respondentstothecollegeperspectivesurvey.

• AppliedandWork-BasedLearningFacultySurvey–thissurveysoughttogatherinformationfromalltypesoffaculty(bothacademicandcareereducation)acrossthecolleges.

• InventoryofAppliedandWork-BasedLearningOpportunities–thissurveysoughttoprovideacomprehensivecountofwork-basedlearningandjobplacementofferingsandparticipationlevelsateachcampus.

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Thisreportprovidestheresultsofthefirsttwosurveys.TheInventoryofAppliedandWork-BasedLearningOpportunitiesresultsareprovidedseparately.SUMMARYOFPRELIMINARYRESULTSFORTHEAPPLIEDANDWORK-BASEDLEARNINGSURVEYSThissectionincludesasummaryofthedataprimarilyfortheopportunities,supports,andchallengessectionsoftheAppliedandWork-BasedLearningSurveys.EachsectionincludesasummaryofCollegePerspectiveSurveydatafollowedbyasummaryofFacultySurveydataanda“highlights”sectionattheend.Whilenotallfacultywhoreceivedthesurveyresponded(seeAppendixA),thesummarybelowprovidesanimportantsnapshotoftheopportunitiesoffered,challenges,andneedsintheregion.AfullreportofsurveyresultscanbefoundinAppendicesBandC,whichincludeSurveyMonkeydatareportsforregionalandcollege-levelcollegeperspectiveandfacultysurveys.PurposesforUsingWork-BasedLearningasaTeachingStrategy(CP#13CP,Faculty#17)AsshowninFigure1andFigure2below,aconsiderablenumberofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportusingthefollowingpurposesforusingwork-basedlearningasateachingstrategy:• Bringsrelevancetocurriculum–helpsstudentsunderstandwhytheyneedtolearnsomething• Helpsstudentslearnskillsthatarebestlearnedthroughapplication• Supportsstudents’professionalandsocial-emotionaldevelopment• Helpsstudentsclarifytheircareergoals• Preparesstudentsfortheworldofwork(providesexposuretoworkplacecultureandpractices)• HelpsstudentssecureemploymentFigure1CollegePerspectiveSurvey–PurposesforUsingWBLasaTeachingStrategy(CP#13)

Figure2FacultySurvey–PurposesforUsingWBLasaTeachingStrategy(Faculty#17)

AcomparisonoftheabovefiguresshowthatrespondentstotheCollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveygenerallyagreedontheprimarypurposesforteachingWBLandthattheirtoppurposesdifferedonlyslightly.Forexample,thepurposeswiththehighestpercentageofresponsesfromtheCollegePerspectiverespondentsinclude:• Helpsstudentsclarifytheircareergoals(77%)

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• Bringsrelevancetocurriculum–helpsstudentsunderstandwhytheyneedtolearnsomething(74%)• Preparesstudentsfortheworldofwork(providesexposuretoworkplacecultureandpractices)(74%)And,thepurposeswiththehighestpercentageofresponsesfromFacultySurveyrespondentsinclude:• Bringsrelevancetocurriculum–helpsstudentsunderstandwhytheyneedtolearnsomething(71%)• Helpsstudentslearnskillsthatarebestlearnedthroughapplication(65%)• Preparesstudentsfortheworldofwork(providesexposuretoworkplacecultureandpractices)(61%)Also,thepurposewiththelowestpercentageofresponsesforboththeCollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveywas:• Helpsstudentssecureemployment(60%CollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand43%FacultySurvey

respondents)

EmergingThemesforPurposesforUsingWBLasaTeachingStrategy(CP#13,faculty#17)Inadditiontothethemesincludedasanswerchoicesinthesurvey,followingisanewthemewithquotethatemergedinourcontentanalysisofrelatedopenresponseitems:• Providescontentforresume,applications,andinterviews

o “Studentsareabletoapplytheseexperiencestoresumes,shareexperiencesduringinterviews,andapplytheseexperiencestoscholarshipapplications”

TheconsensusamongthisgroupofrespondentsappearstobethatWBLhelpsbringrelevancetothecurriculum,helpsdevelopskills,andprovidesexposuretotheworldofworkthatcanhelpstudentsclarifytheircareergoalsandsecureemployment.

HighlightsofPurposesforUsingWBLasaTeachingStrategy

AcomparisonoftheabovefiguresshowthatrespondentstotheCollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveygenerallyagreedontheprimarypurposesforteachingWBLandthattheirtoppurposesdifferedonlyslightly.Forexample,thepurposeswiththehighestpercentageofresponsesinclude:• Bringsrelevancetocurriculum–helpsstudentsunderstandwhytheyneedtolearnsomething• Preparesstudentsfortheworldofwork(providesexposuretoworkplacecultureandpractices)Whilewecannotinferthatfacultywhodidnotrespondtothesesurveysagree,theconsensusamongthisgroupofrespondentsappearstobethatWBLhelpsbringrelevancetothecurriculum,helpsdevelopskills,andprovidesexposuretotheworldofworkthatcanhelpstudentsclarifytheircareergoals–allprecursorstosecuringemployment.

OpportunitiesforCareerAssessmentandPlanningOfferedatColleges(CP#5,Faculty#9)AnanalysisoftheregionalCollegePerspectiveSurveyresponsesindicatesthatcollegesintheSanDiegoandImperialCountiesRegionalConsortiumareofferingarangeofcareerassessmentandplanningopportunities.Fromthisanalysis,wefoundthefollowing:100%ofcollegesintheregion(10outof10)offerthefollowingcareerassessmentandplanningopportunities:• Careerassessmentsorreflectiveexercises• Opportunitiesforstudentstotalkwithacounselororstaffmemberwhohascareerguidancetraining• Careerawarenessandexplorationclass

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• Developmentofaformat“educationplan”thatincorporatescareeroptionsorgoalsbasedonpriorcareereducation

• Resumewriting• Interviewskillstraining(e.g.,mockinterviews)While,90%ofcollegesintheregionofferwrittenorelectronicbasedtoolsthatdescribevariouscareersandpathwaysormultimediatoolsthatdescribevariouscareers.AnanalysisoftheregionalFacultySurveyresponsesalsoshowthatcollegesareofferingarangeofcareerassessmentandplanningopportunities.Figure3belowshowsthenumberoffacultythatindicatedtheabove-mentionedcareerassessmentandplanningopportunitiesareofferedattheircolleges.Figure3FacultySurvey–CareerAssessmentandPlanningOpportunitiesOffered(Faculty#9)

RespondentstotheCollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyagreedthatavarietyofcareerassessmentandplanningopportunitiesareofferedattheircolleges.Atleast50%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsindicatedtheyofferedeachoftheopportunities.Thethreemostfrequentlyofferedcareerassessmentandplanningopportunitiesincludethefollowing:

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• Opportunitiesforstudentstotalkwithacounselororstaffmemberthathascareerguidancetraining(78%)

• Resumewriting(72%)• Developmentofaformal“educationplan”thatincorporatescareeroptionsorgoalsbasedonpriorcareer

exploration(61%)

Theextenttowhichtheseopportunitiesareofferedatthevariouscollegescannotbeinferredfromthisdata.MoredetailedinformationaboutofferingsandparticipationisincludedintheInventoryofAppliedandWork-BasedLearningOpportunities.OpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearningTheAppliedandWork-BasedLearningSurveysincludedseveralquestionsaboutthetypesofappliedandwork-basedlearningopportunitiesofferedbycolleges.Figure4belowshowtheWBLcontinuumgraphicthatwasincludedinthesurveysforthissetofquestions.Figure4Work-BasedLearningContinuum

ThisWBLcontinuumshowsthefullrangeoflearningopportunities,fromcareerfairsandindustryspeakerstointernships,paidco-operativeworkexperience,clinicalplacements,andapprenticeships.

Thesummaryoftheappliedandwork-basedlearningopportunitiesdataisdividedintothefollowingtwosections(whichrepresentthefirsthalfandsecondhalfoftheWork-BasedLearningContinuum):• OpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerAwarenessandExploration• OpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerPreparationandTraining

OpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerAwarenessandExploration(CP#6A,Faculty#10A)

TheCollegePerspectiveSurveydatashowthatcollegesareofferingseveraldifferenttypesofappliedandwork-basedlearningopportunitiesinatleastoneareaoftheircollege1.Thebelowlistsshowthepercentageofcollegesintheregionofferingvarioustypesofcareerawarenessandexplorationrelatedopportunities.

1Foracoherentsnapshotofthecollegeperspectiverelatedtoeachopportunity,responsesforcollegeperspectiveitemsrelatedtotypesofopportunitiesofferedwerecombinedforeachcollege.

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100%ofcollegesintheregion(10outof10)offerthefollowingcareerawarenessandexplorationrelatedopportunities:• Industryspeakers/presentations• Careerfairs• InformationalinterviewswithindustryprofessionalsWhile,90%offer:• Workplacetours• Jobshadowing(individual)And,80%offer:• MentorshipswithindustryprofessionalsThedatafromtheregionalFacultySurveyshowthatcollegesareofferingarangeofcareerawarenessandexplorationrelatedopportunities.Figure5belowshowsthenumberoffacultythatindicatedthesetypesofopportunitiesareofferedattheircolleges.Figure5FacultySurvey–OpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerAwarenessandExploration(Faculty#10A)

RespondentstotheCollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyagreedthatthemostfrequentlyofferedopportunitiesarethefollowing:• Industryspeakers/presentations• Careerfairs• Informationalinterviewswithindustryprofessionals• Workplacetours

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Theextenttowhichtheseopportunitiesareofferedatthevariouscollegescannotbeinferredfromthisdata.MoredetailedinformationaboutofferingsandparticipationisincludedintheInventoryofAppliedandWork-BasedLearningOpportunities.FacilitationandBrokeringofOpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerAwarenessandExploration(CP#6B,Faculty#10B)Thesurveysalsoaskedwhofacilitatesorbrokersthevarioustypesofopportunities.Figure6andFigure7belowshowstheextenttowhichtheabove-mentionedopportunitiesarefacilitatedorbrokeredinthefollowingways:• Careercenterstafffacilitate• Department/facultyfacilitatefortheentiredepartment/program• Individualfacultyfacilitatefortheirownclass• Specialprogramstafffacilitate(e.g.,Puente)• ExistingWBLcoordinatorfacilitates• Employmentofficefacilitates• StudentsfindopportunitiesontheirownFigure6CollegePerspectiveSurvey-FacilitationandBrokeringofOpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerAwarenessandExploration(CP#6B)

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Figure7FacultySurvey–FacilitationandBrokeringofOpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerAwarenessandExploration(Faculty#10B)

Whiletheyagreedthatavarietyofopportunitiesareoffered,CollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyrespondentsreporteddifferentlyabouthowcareerawarenessandexplorationopportunitiesarebrokeredattheircolleges.CollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsindicatedthattheCareerCenteristhemostfrequentprimarybrokerforthefollowingopportunities:• Industryspeakers/presentations• Careerfairs• Informationalinterviewswithindustryprofessionals• Workplacetours• MentorshipswithindustryprofessionalsTheonlyopportunitytheyreportedasprimarilybrokeredbysomeoneelsewasJobShadowing,whichtheyindicatedismostfrequentlybrokeredbystudentsthemselves(i.e.,studentsfindopportunitiesontheirown).

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Incontrast,FacultySurveyrespondentsindicatedthattheCareerCenterisonlythemostfrequentbrokerforCareerFairsandthatallotheropportunitiesaremostfrequentlyfacilitatedbyindividualfacultyfortheirownclass.Note:Theresultsfromthesetwosurveysmaydifferduetothesurveysamples.TheCollegePerspectiveSurveydataincludesamorerepresentativesamplethantheFacultySurveybecauseitwasatargetedsurveysenttoafewkeystaffateachcollegeandincludes1to5responsesfromeachofthecolleges(withtheexceptionofMiraCostawhichhas8responsesbecausethesurveywassenttoabroaderrepresentativeofstaff).TheFacultySurveyreceivedresponsesfromonlyasmallpercentageofthetotalpopulationoffacultyatthe10colleges;therefore,wecannotinferthatallfacultyintheregionagreethattheseopportunitiesarebrokeredintheseways.OpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerPreparationandTraining(CP#7A,Faculty#11A)TheCollegePerspectiveSurveydataalsoshowthatcollegesareofferingseveraldifferenttypesofcareerpreparationandtrainingrelatedopportunities.Thebelowlistsshowthepercentageofcollegesintheregionofferingvarioustypesofcareerpreparationandtrainingrelatedopportunities.100%ofcollegesintheregion(10outof10)offerthefollowingcareerpreparationandtrainingrelatedopportunities:• Classroomprojectswithindustryinvolvement• Internships(unpaid)• Internships(paid)• Clinicalexperiencesrequiredbyregulatoryagencies(e.g.,innursing)• JobsWhile,90%offer:• Servicelearning• Cooperativeworkexperienceeducation• Volunteering/communityservice• Simulatedworkplaceexperience80%offer:• ApprenticeshipsAnd,70%offer:• Student-runcommercialorsocialenterprises• On-the-jobtrainingAnanalysisoftheregionalFacultySurveyresponsesalsoshowsthatcollegesintheregionareofferingarangeofcareerpreparationandtrainingrelatedopportunities.Figure8belowshowsthenumberoffacultythatindicatedthesetypesofopportunitiesareofferedattheircolleges.Theextenttowhichtheseopportunitiesareofferedatthevariouscollegescannotbeinferredfromthisdata.MoredetailedinformationaboutofferingsandparticipationisincludedintheInventoryofAppliedandWork-BasedLearningOpportunities.

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Figure8FacultySurvey–OpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerPreparationandTraining(Faculty#11A)

RespondentstotheCollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyagreedthatavarietyofopportunitiesareprovidedatthecolleges.TheFacultySurveyrespondentsindicatedthatthemostfrequentlyprovidedcareerpreparationandtrainingrelatedopportunitiesarethefollowing:• Internships(unpaid)• Volunteering/communityservice• Jobs• ServiceLearning• Internships(paid)• SimulatedworkplaceexperienceTheextenttowhichtheseopportunitiesareofferedatthevariouscollegescannotbeinferredfromthisdata.MoredetailedinformationaboutofferingsandparticipationisincludedintheInventoryofAppliedandWork-BasedLearningOpportunities.

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FacilitationandBrokeringofOpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerPreparationandTraining(CP#7B,Faculty#11B)Thesurveysalsoaskedwhofacilitatesorbrokersthevarioustypesofopportunities.Figure9,Figure10,andTable1belowshowtheextenttowhichtheabove-mentionedopportunitiesarefacilitatedorbrokeredinthefollowingways:• Careercenterstafffacilitate• Department/facultyfacilitatefortheentiredepartment/program• Individualfacultyfacilitatefortheirownclass• Specialprogramstafffacilitate(e.g.,Puente)• ExistingWBLcoordinatorfacilitates• Employmentofficefacilitates• Studentsfindopportunitiesontheirown

Figure9CollegePerspectiveSurvey–FacilitationandBrokeringofOpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerPreparationandTraining(CP#7B)

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Figure10FacultySurvey–FacilitationandBrokeringofOpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerPreparationandTraining(Faculty#11B)

Table1MostFrequentBrokerofOpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerPreparationandTraining

CareerPreparationandTrainingRelatedOpportunities

CollegePerspectiveMostFrequentBroker FacultySurveyMostFrequentBroker

Classroomprojectswithindustryinvolvement

62%Individualfacultyfacilitateforownclass 68%Individualfacultyfacilitateforownclass

Internships(unpaid) 40%CareerCenter 36%CareerCenterInternships(paid) 46%CareerCenter 39%CareerCenterClinicalexperiencesrequiredbyregulatoryagencies(e.g.,innursing)

95%Department/facultyfacilitateforentiredepartment/program


Jobs 62%CareerCenter 37%CareerCenterServicelearning


41%Individualfacultyfacilitateforownclass

Cooperativeworkexperienceeducation


31%CareerCenter27%Department/facultyfacilitateforentiredepartment/program

Volunteering/communityservice



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CareerPreparationandTrainingRelatedOpportunities

CollegePerspectiveMostFrequentBroker FacultySurveyMostFrequentBroker

24%SpecialprogramstafffacilitateSimulatedworkplaceexperience



Apprenticeships



Student-runcommercialorsocialenterprises

36%Department/facultyfacilitateforentiredepartment/program36%Individualfacultyfacilitateforownclass


On-the-jobtraining


27%CareerCenter23%Department/facultyfacilitateforentiredepartment/program18%Individualfacultyfacilitateforownclass

WhileCollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedsomewhatdifferentlyabouthowopportunitiesarebrokeredattheircolleges,theyagreedthattheopportunitiesweremostoftenbrokeredinthefollowingways:• CareerCenterstafffacilitate• Department/facultyfacilitatefortheentiredepartment/program• Individualfacultyfacilitatefortheirownclass

HighlightsofOpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning

Althoughwecannotinfertheextenttowhichopportunitiesareoffered,thedatashowthatcollegesintheregionofferavarietyofcareerassessmentandplanning,careerawarenessandexploration,andcareerpreparationandtrainingrelatedopportunities.Followingisasummaryofopportunitiesprovided.

CareerAssessmentandPlanningOpportunities• Avarietyofcareerassessmentandplanningrelatedopportunitiesareofferedatthecolleges.Onehundred

percentofthecolleges(10outof10)offercareerassessmentsorreflectiveexercises,opportunitiesforstudentstotalkwithacounselororstaffmemberwhohascareerguidancetraining,careerawarenessandexplorationclass,developmentofaformat“educationplan”thatincorporatescareeroptionsorgoalsbasedonpriorcareereducation,resumewriting,andinterviewskillstraining(e.g.,mockinterviews);and90%offerwrittenorelectronicbasedtoolsthatdescribevariouscareersandpathwaysormultimediatoolsthatdescribevariouscareers.

• RespondentstotheCollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyagreedthatavarietyofopportunitiesareprovidedwithatleast50%offacultyrespondingthatalloftheopportunitiesareprovidedattheircolleges.

OpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerAwarenessandExploration• Avarietyofcareerawarenessandexplorationrelatedopportunitiesareofferedatthecolleges.One

hundredpercentofthecolleges(10outof10)offerindustryspeakers/presentations,careerfairs,andinformationalinterviewswithindustryprofessionals,90%offerworkplacetoursandjobshadowing,and80%offermentorshipswithindustryprofessionals.

• CollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyrespondentsagreedthatthemostfrequentlyofferedopportunitiesareindustryspeakers/presentations,careerfairs,informationalinterviewswithindustryprofessionals,andworkplacetours.

• WhileCollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyrespondentsagreedontypesofopportunitiesoffered,theyreporteddifferentlyabouthowtheseopportunitiesarebrokeredattheircolleges.CollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsindicatedthattheCareerCenteristhemostfrequentprimarybrokerforallopportunitiesexceptJobShadowing(whichtheyindicatedismostfrequentlybrokeredbystudentsthemselves).Incontrast,FacultySurveyrespondentsindicatedthattheCareerCenteristhemostfrequentbrokerforCareerFairsonlyandthatallotheropportunitiesaremostfrequentlybrokeredbyindividualfacultyfortheirownclass.Whileitcannotbeinferredthatallfacultyintheregionagreethattheseopportunitiesarebrokeredintheseways,itisinterestingtonotethatmanyfacultydonotseemtoseethe

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HighlightsofOpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning

CareerCenterasaprimarybrokerofcareerawarenessandexplorationrelatedopportunities.And,similarlyCareerCenterstaffmaynotbeawareofalltheopportunitiesprovidedbyindividualfaculty.IncreasedcollaborationbetweenCareerCenterstaffandfacultywouldlikelybebeneficial.

OpportunitiesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearning:CareerPreparationandTraining• Althoughwecannotinfertheextenttowhichopportunitiesareoffered,thedatashowthatcollegesinthe

regionofferavarietyofcareerpreparationandtrainingrelatedopportunities.Onehundredpercentofthecolleges(10outof10)offerclassroomprojectswithindustryinvolvement,internships(unpaidandpaid),clinicalexperiencesrequiredbyregulatoryagenciesandjobs;90%offerservicelearning,cooperativeworkexperienceeducation,volunteering/communityservice,andsimulatedworkplaceexperience;80%offerapprenticeships;and70%offerstudent-runcommercialorsocialenterpriseson-the-jobtraining.

• RespondentstotheCollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyagreedthatavarietyofopportunitiesareprovidedatthecolleges.TheFacultySurveyrespondentsindicatedthatthemostfrequentlyprovidedopportunitiesareinternships(unpaid),volunteering/communityservice,jobs,servicelearning,internships(paid),andsimulatedworkplaceexperience.

• WhileCollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedsomewhatdifferentlyabouthowopportunitiesarebrokeredattheircolleges,theyagreedthattheopportunitiesweremostoftenbrokeredinthefollowingways:

• CareerCenterstafffacilitate• Department/facultyfacilitatefortheentiredepartment/program• Individualfacultyfacilitatefortheirownclass

ChallengesRelatedtoImplementingAppliedandWork-BasedLearning(CP#14,Faculty#18)AsshowninFigure11andFigure12below,bothCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsandFacultySurveyrespondentsreportthefollowingaschallengestoimplementingappliedandwork-basedlearning:• Lackofpaidintensiveworkplacelearningopportunities(suchaspaidinternships)• Students’needtoworkfortheirlivelihoods,makingitdifficulttotakeunpaidortemporaryinternships• Students’overalllackoftimeforanyextraexperiences• Timerequiredtoengageemployersandcoordinatestudentplacements• Lackofstudentpreparednessandrequiredskills• Lackofstafftobrokeropportunities• Mismatchbetweenstudentinterests/skillsandavailableworkplaceopportunities• Lackoftimeforintegrationintoclassroominstructionandassessment• Transportationissues• Timerequiredtomonitorstudentsintheworkplace• Insuranceandliabilityissues

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Figure11CollegePerspectiveSurvey–ChallengestoImplementingApplied&WBL(CP#14)

1. Lack of paid intensive workplace learning opportunities (such as paid internships)

2. Students’ need to work for their livelihoods, making it difficult to take unpaid or temporary internships

3. Students’ overall lack of time for any extra experiences

4. Time required to engage employers and coordinate student placements

5. Lack of student preparedness and required skills

6. Lack of staff to broker opportunities 7. Mismatch between student

interests/skills and available workplace opportunities

8. Lack of time for integration into classroom instruction and assessment

9. Transportation issues 10.Time required to monitor students in the

workplace 11. Insurance and liability issues

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Figure12FacultySurvey–ChallengestoImplementingAppliedandWork-BasedLearning(Faculty#18)

RespondentstoboththeCollegePerspectiveandFacultySurveysindicatedthatall11oftheanswerchoicesprovidedwerechallenges.Thefollowingwerethemostfrequentlyreportedchallenges:• Students’needtoworkfortheirlivelihoods,makingitdifficulttotakeunpaidortemporaryinternships

o 100%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisasachallenge(38%reportedverychallenging)

o 98%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisasachallenge(48%reportedverychallenging)• Lackofpaidintensiveworkplacelearningopportunities(suchaspaidinternships)


o 89%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisasachallenge(37%reportedverychallenging)• Students’overalllackoftimeforanyextraexperiences


o 95%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisasachallenge(32%reportedverychallenging)

1. Students’ need to work for their livelihoods, making it difficult to take unpaid or temporary internships

2. Students’ overall lack of time for any extra experiences

3. Time required to engage employers and coordinate student placements

4. Lack of staff to broker opportunities

5. Lack of paid intensive workplace learning opportunities (such as paid internships)

6. Time required to monitor students in the workplace

7. Lack of student preparedness and required skills

8. Mismatch between student interests/skills and available workplace opportunities

9. Transportation issues 10.Lack of time for integration into

classroom instruction and assessment

11. Insurance and liability issues

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• Timerequiredtoengageemployersandcoordinatestudentplacementso 91%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisasachallenge(25%reportedvery

challenging)o 90%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisasachallenge(31%reportedverychallenging)

• Lackofstudentpreparednessandrequiredskills



• Lackofstafftobrokeropportunitieso 87%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisasachallenge(34%reportedvery


Theotheranswerchoiceswerealsolistedaschallengesbyalargepercentageofrespondents.Theonlychallengethatwasreportedbyfewerthan75%ofrespondentswas:• Insuranceandliabilityissues

o 28%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsindicatedthatthisisnotachallengeatall(but72%indicatedthatitis)

o 35%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsindicatedthatthisisnotachallengeatall(but65%indicatedthatitis)

EmergingThemesforChallengestoImplementingAppliedandWork-BasedLearning(CP#14B,Faculty#18B)Inadditiontothethemesincludedasanswerchoicesinthesurvey,severalchallengesemergedinourcontentanalysisoftheopenresponseitemsrelatedtochallenges.Belowisalistofthesechallengesandsamplequotesfromthesurveys.• Marketingandcommunicationchallenges

o “Marketingopportunitiestostudents;mostoftenwemarketthrougheachprogram'sfaculty.”

• StudentsneedtounderstandtheimportanceofWBLasitrelatestocareerpreparationo “MakingitexplicithowwhatIteachisrelatedtowhatworkforcewants.”o “Findingrelevance,makingstudentsunderstandwhyskillsetsmatter.”

• LanguageasaconsiderationinWBLandcareerpreparation

o “IteachnoncreditESL.Atthelowerlevelsit’sverydifficulttoteachthesetopicsbecauseoflanguagebarriers.But--itisnotimpossible,andthebasicscanbeginatthislevelandincreaseasthestudentincreasestheirlanguageabilities.”

o “LackofclassroompaidaidstohelpstudentsfromothercountrieswhoarenotfluentinEnglish.”

• Lackofprofessionalspaceformeetingswithemployerso “Professionalspacesettingtoallowemployerstocomeandspeaktostudentsingroupsor

individually.”Basedonthesurveyresponseandcommentsregardingchallenges,itappearsthatinadditiontotheneedforimprovedskills,opportunities,andsystems,studentinterestandmotivationshouldalsobeaddressed.

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StudentsmayneedhelpunderstandingtheimportanceandrelevanceofWBLandJobPlacementandhowitisdirectlyrelatedtotheircareerpreparationandfutureemployment.ChallengesRelatedtoJobPlacement(CP#15,Faculty#19)AsshowninFigure13andFigure14below,bothCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsandFacultySurveyrespondentsreportthefollowingaschallengestoimplementingjobplacement:• Lackofstafftimetofacilitatejobsearchandcasemanagementofjobplacement• Studentsneedjobsimmediatelyanddon’ttakethetimetolookforopportunitiesconnectedtotheirlong-

termgoals• Studentsalreadyworkingandchallengedinswitchingtoapositionrelatedtotheirprogram• Studentslacktimeoveralltoputintothoughtfuljobsearchstrategy• Studentslackresourcesforclothing,transportation,childcare,etc.tofacilitatejobsearch• StudentsneedimprovedEnglishskills• Studentsneedspecifictechnicalskillsrequiredbyemployers• Studentsneedcertificatesordegreesrequiredbyemployers• Studentsneedknowledgeoftheindustryandtheprofessionalcultureandvocabularyofthatindustry• Studentsneedknowledgeofbasicworkplacepractices(e.g.,howorganizationswork;howinterviews

work)• Studentsneedthepersonalskillsorbehaviorsexpectedforasuccessfulinterview(e.g.,punctuality,howto

presentthemselvesprofessionally)• Studentsneedimprovedinterviewskills• Studentsneedimprovedwritingskillsasevidencedinapplication,resume,orwritingsamples• Studentsneedcurrentresearchontheindustryorthebusinessesofinterest(e.g.,sizeoftheindustryor

business,growthtrends,opportunitiesforadvancement,etc.)• Studentsneedportfoliosorotherdemonstrableevidenceofcompetence• Extremelycompetitivejobmarket• Studentsneedpriorworkexperience,ingeneral,assoughtbyemployers• Studentsneedpriorworkexperienceinthespecificfield,assoughtbyemployers• Distancefromtheworksitewhereajobmaybelocated,requiringextensivetraveltime• Studentslacktransportation

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Figure13CollegePerspectiveSurvey–ChallengesRelatedtoJobPlacement(CP#15)

1. Lack of staff time to facilitate job search and case management of job placement

2. Students already working and challenged in switching to a position related to their program

3. Students lack resources for clothing, transportation, child care, etc. to facilitate job search

4. Students need knowledge of the industry and the professional culture and vocabulary of that industry

5. Students need knowledge of basic workplace practices (e.g., how organizations work; how interviews work)

6. Students need improved interview skills 7. Students need improved writing skills as

evidenced in application, resume, or writing samples

8. Students need jobs immediately and don’t take the time to look for opportunities connected to their long-term goals

9. Students lack time overall to put into thoughtful job search strategy

10. Students need the personal skills or behaviors expected for a successful interview (e.g., punctuality, how to present themselves professionally)

11. Students need current research on the industry or the businesses of interest (e.g., size of the industry or business, growth trends, opportunities for advancement, etc.)

12. Students lack transportation 13. Extremely competitive job market 14. Students need prior work experience, in

general, as sought by employers 15. Students need prior work experience in the

specific field, as sought by employers 16. Distance from the worksite where a job may

be located, requiring extensive travel time 17. Students need specific technical skills

required by employers 18. Students need certificates or degrees

required by employers 19. Students need portfolios or other

demonstrable evidence of competence 20. Students need improved English skills

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Figure14FacultySurvey–ChallengesRelatedtoJobPlacement(Faculty#19)

RespondentstoboththeCollegePerspectiveandFacultySurveysindicatedthatallofthe20challengeslistedasanswerchoicesinthesurveyswereinfactchallengesattheircolleges.All(100%)ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand87-97%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsindicatedthatthefollowingweresomewhatchallenging,challenging,orverychallenging:

1. Students need improved interview skills 2. Students need improved writing skills as

evidenced in application, resume, or writing samples

3. Students need jobs immediately and don’t take the time to look for opportunities connected to their long-term goals

4. Students lack time overall to put into thoughtful job search strategy

5. Students already working and challenged in switching to a position related to their program

6. Students lack resources for clothing, transportation, child care, etc. to facilitate job search

7. Students need prior work experience in the specific field, as sought by employers

8. Students need the personal skills or behaviors expected for a successful interview (e.g., punctuality, how to present themselves professionally)

9. Students need prior work experience, in general, as sought by employers

10.Lack of staff time to facilitate job search and case management of job placement

11.Students need knowledge of basic workplace practices (e.g., how organizations work; how interviews work)

12.Distance from the worksite where a job may be located, requiring extensive travel time

13.Students need specific technical skills required by employers

14.Students need knowledge of the industry and the professional culture and vocabulary of that industry

15.Students need current research on the industry or the businesses of interest (e.g., size of the industry or business, growth trends, opportunities for advancement, etc.)

16.Extremely competitive job market 17.Students need improved English skills 18.Students lack transportation 19.Students need portfolios or other demonstrable

evidence of competence 20.Students need certificates or degrees required

by employers

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• Lackofstafftimetofacilitatejobsearchandcasemanagementofjobplacemento 100%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisasachallenge(38%reportedvery


• Studentsalreadyworkingandchallengedinswitchingtoapositionrelatedtotheirprogram


o 92%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisasachallenge(19%reportedverychallenging)• Studentslackresourcesforclothing,transportation,childcare,etc.tofacilitatejobsearch


o 92%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisasachallenge(20%reportedverychallenging)• Studentsneedknowledgeoftheindustryandtheprofessionalcultureandvocabularyofthatindustry



• Studentsneedknowledgeofbasicworkplacepractices(howorganizationswork;howinterviewswork)o 100%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisasachallenge(6%reportedvery


• Studentsneedimprovedinterviewskillso 100%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisasachallenge(13%reportedvery


• Studentsneedimprovedwritingskillsasevidencedinapplication,resume,orwritingsampleso 100%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisasachallenge(19%reportedvery


Thechallengemostfrequentlycitedaverychallengingwas“Lackofstafftimetofacilitatejobsearchandcasemanagementofjobplacement,”with38%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand32%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthatthiswasverychallenging.Allotherchallengeslistedinthesurveywerealsoreportedtobesomewhatchallenging,challenging,orverychallengingbyatleast87-97%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand77-92%ofFacultySurveyrespondents.Thechallengesthatwerereportedleastoften(butstillconsideredachallengebymanymorerespondentsthannot)werethefollowing:• Studentsneedcertificatesordegreesrequiredbyemployers


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• Studentsneedportfoliosorotherdemonstrableevidenceofcompetence



• StudentsneedimprovedEnglishskills



EmergingThemesforChallengestoJobPlacement(CP#15B,Faculty#19B)Inadditiontothethemesincludedasanswerchoicesinthesurvey,severalchallengesemergedinourcontentanalysisoftheopenresponseitemsrelatedtochallenges.Belowisalistofthesechallengesandsamplequotesfromthesurveys.• Studentsneedtounderstandtheimportanceofcareerpreparationandthetimeandeffortittakestofind

ameaningfuljobo “Thechallengeisconvincingstudentsthatthisknowledgeandexperiencewillmakethemmore

successful.”o “Studentsareunawarethattheyshouldlearnworkplacepractices,researchindustriesand

companies,demonstrateskillcompetence,orpracticecompletingapplications,writingresumes,andinterviewing.SomestudentsseemtothinkthatiftheyGoogleinterviewing,thenthey'vepreparedfortheinterview.Weneedtoteachstudentsthatthelikelihoodoftheirobtainingemploymentincreasesinthesameproportionasdoestheirlevelofknowledgeandtheirpracticeofemployabilityskills.”

o “Lackofstudentpreparednessisanissuebecausemanystudentsthinktheyareprepared.WhiletherearerequirementstoparticipateinWBL,therearenorequirementsforstudentstoseekemployment.Manyarenotadequatelypreparedforthedauntingexperienceoffindingemploymentandbeingsuccessfulemployees.“

• LackofInstitutionalsupport

o “Thecampuscultureisn'tintunewiththeideaofWBL.Itneedstobeembeddedinhowweorientourstudentsandstaff/faculty.”

Giventhatthisisaregionalanalysiswithlimitedsample,itcannotbeinferredthattheabovechallengesaretrulyanymoreorlesschallengingthanothers.Moreanalysisofcollege-leveldatacouldbedonetodeterminetowhatextenteachofthesearechallengesatthevariouscolleges.

HighlightsofChallengestoAppliedandWork-BasedLearningandJobPlacement

Thedatashowthatcollegesfaceavarietyofchallengesrelatedtoimplementingappliedandwork-basedlearningandjobplacement.Followingisasummaryofchallengesfaced.

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Challengesrelatedtoimplementingappliedandwork-basedlearning:CollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyrespondentsagreedthatall11ofthechallengeslistedinthesurveyswereinfactchallengesattheircolleges.Thefollowingwerethemostfrequentlyreportedchallenges:• Lackofpaidintensiveworkplacelearningopportunities(suchaspaidinternships)• Students’needtoworkfortheirlivelihoods,makingitdifficulttotakeunpaidortemporaryinternships• Students’overalllackoftimeforanyextraexperiences• Timerequiredtoengageemployersandcoordinatestudentplacements• Lackofstudentpreparednessandrequiredskills• LackofstafftobrokeropportunitiesAll20ofthechallengeslistedinthesurveysshouldbeconsideredchallengestoimplementation.Theonlychallengethatwasreportedbyfewerthan75%ofrespondentswas“insuranceandliabilityissues”(whichwasstillcitedasachallengeby72%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand65%ofFacultySurveyrespondents).Inadditiontothechallengeslistedinthesurvey,thefollowingchallengesemergedinourcontentanalysisofrelevantopenresponseitems:• Marketingandcommunicationchallenges• LackofstudentinterestorunderstandingabouttherelevanceofWBL/studentsneedtounderstandthe

importanceofWBLasitrelatestocareerpreparation• Languagebarriers• LackofprofessionalspaceformeetingswithemployersBasedonthesurveyresponseandcommentsregardingchallenges,itappearsthatinadditiontotheneedforimprovedskills,opportunities,andsystems,studentinterestandmotivationshouldalsobeaddressed.StudentsmayneedhelpunderstandingtheimportanceandrelevanceofWBLandJobPlacementandhowitisdirectlyrelatedtotheircareerpreparationandfutureemployment.Challengesrelatedtojobplacement:RespondentstoboththeCollegePerspectiveandFacultySurveysindicatedthatallofthe20challengeslistedasanswerchoicesinthesurveyswereinfactchallengesattheircolleges.All20challengeslistedwereselectedaschallengesbyatleast87-100%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand77-100%ofFacultySurveyrespondents.Thechallengescitedby100%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand87-97%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsinclude:• Lackofstafftimetofacilitatejobsearchandcasemanagementofjobplacement(thiswasreportedas

“verychallenging”38%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand32%ofFacultySurveyrespondents)• Studentsalreadyworkingandchallengedinswitchingtoapositionrelatedtotheirprogram• Studentslackresourcesforclothing,transportation,childcare,etc.tofacilitatejobsearch• Studentsneedknowledgeoftheindustryandtheprofessionalcultureandvocabularyofthatindustry• Studentsneedknowledgeofbasicworkplacepractices(e.g.,howorganizationswork;howinterviews

work)• Studentsneedimprovedinterviewskills• Studentsneedimprovedwritingskillsasevidencedinapplication,resume,orwritingsamplesInadditiontothechallengeslistedinthesurvey,thefollowingchallengesemergedinourcontentanalysisofrelevantopenresponseitems:• Studentsneedtorecognizetheimportanceofcareerpreparationandunderstandthetimeandeffortit

takestofindameaningfuljob• LackofInstitutionalsupport

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Giventhatthisisaregionalanalysiswithlimitedsample,itcannotbeinferredthattheabovechallengesaretrulyanymoreorlesschallengingthanothers.Moreanalysisofcollege-leveldatacouldbedonetodeterminetowhatextenteachofthesearechallengesatthevariouscolleges.

SupportNeededtoExpandorImproveAppliedandWork-BasedLearning(CP#16,#17openresponse,Faculty#20,#21openresponse)AsshowninFigure15andFigure16below,bothCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsandFacultySurveyrespondentsreportthefollowingassupportsneededtoexpandorimproveappliedandwork-basedlearning:• Accesstoasearchablelistofopportunities(listedbysectororothercriteria)• Supportforpreparingstudentsforexperiences• Supportforplacementofstudents• Supportforcurriculumintegrationandtransferoflearning• Supportformonitoringstudentprogress• SupportforstudentassessmentoremployerfeedbackFigure15CollegePerspectiveSurvey–SupportNeededtoExpandorImproveAppliedandWork-BasedLearning(CP#16)

CollegePerspectiveSupportsNeededforAppliedandWBLRankOrder TotalAcrossYears

(Average%across3years)Supportforpreparingstudentsforexperiences 78.89%Supportforplacementofstudents 78.89%

Supportforcurriculumintegrationandtransferoflearning 78.13%Supportformonitoringstudentprogress 72.04%

Supportforstudentassessmentoremployerfeedback 70.97%Accesstoasearchablelistofopportunities(listedbysectororothercriteria) 66.67%

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Figure16FacultySurvey–SupportNeededtoExpandorImproveAppliedandWork-BasedLearning(Faculty#20)

FacultySupportsNeededforAppliedandWBLRankOrder TotalAcrossYears

(Average%across3years)Supportforplacementofstudents 67.95%Supportforpreparingstudentsforexperiences 65.22%Supportformonitoringstudentprogress 65.14%Accesstoasearchablelistofopportunities(listedbysectororothercriteria) 64.30%Supportforstudentassessmentoremployerfeedback 62.81%Supportforcurriculumintegrationandtransferoflearning 57.63%Manyrespondents(67-79%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand58-68%ofFacultySurveyrespondents)agreedthatthe6typesofappliedandWBLsupportslistedinthesurveysareneeded.CollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyrespondentsalsoagreedthatthetoptwoappliedandWBLsupportneedsarethefollowing:• Supportforpreparingstudentsforexperiences

o 79%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisasasupportneededo 65%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisasasupportneeded

• Supportforplacementofstudentso 79%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisasasupportneededo 68%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisasasupportneeded

Allothersupportsneedslistedalsoreceivedhighpercentagesofresponseswithatleast67%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand58%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsagreeingontheseneeds.EmergingThemesforAppliedandWork-BasedLearningSupportandNeeds(CP#16Bother,CP#17openresponse;Faculty#20Bother,Faculty#21openresponse)Inadditiontothethemesincludedasanswerchoicesinthesurvey,severalsupportneedsemergedinourcontentanalysisoftheopenresponseitemsrelatedtosupports.Belowisalistofadditionalsupportsneededtoexpandorimproveappliedandwork-basedlearningandalsosamplequotesfromthesurveys.• MarketingandcommunicationtostudentssotheyunderstandtheimportanceofWBLasitrelatesto

careerpreparation

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o “Studentsneedtolearnthevalueofgainingexperiencewhileincollegepaid/unpaidandnotseeitasanoptionbutratherasaneedforjobreadiness.”

• Employerengagementtosupportwork-basedlearning

o “Weneedsupportfromemployersvisitingtheclassroom.”• Timeandstafftoteachjobreadinessskills

o “Workshopsregardingjob-readinessskillshavebeenofferedregularly…butfewinstructorssupporttheirstudents'attendanceatsuchopportunities…”

• Institutionalsupportandcollaboration

o “OurWork-BasedLearningGrantsarehelpingwithstaffingissuessowewillbeabletobetterprepare,placeandfollow-upwithourstudentsandemployers.”

o “Administrativesupportforchange.”o “Ifthisisaninstitution-widepriority,theneveryoneattheinstitutionneedstobemadeawareof

itsstatusaspriority.”o “NeedtoinstitutionalizeWorkBasedLearningactivitiesfromstaffing,resources,database,

marketingtostudentsandfaculty,etc.”o “Timeandstaffarethelargestneeds.Timetomakeaplanandthenimplementandthestafftodo

it.”o “MywishwouldbethatCEprogramscollaboratedwithGEcourses(andviceversa)tobuildthe

21stcenturyskillsinfocused,reinforced,relevantways.”o “Teachersneedmore…collaborationwiththosewhohavealreadydonethis.Perhapsevensome

trainingfromotherswhohavedonethis.”• LanguagesupportforELLs

o “Ensurestudents’Englishabilitiesareuptopar.”o “21sttechnologyinourESLprogram.Virtualrealityclassescandeepenstudentlanguagelearning

experience.”• Needfordatacollectionandtracking

o “Datacollectionisanareaofneed.”o “Weoftenreceivepositivereportsfromstudentswhohavefoundemploymentafterourprogram,

butdon'thaveanofficialsysteminplacefortrackingdataofstudenttransitionintoemployment.Supportoftrackingthisdatawouldbemosthelpful.”

Giventhatthisisaregionalanalysis,moreanalysisofcollege-leveldatacouldbedonetodeterminetowhatextenteachoftheseareneedsatthevariouscolleges.SupportNeededtoExpandorImproveJobPlacement(CP#18,#19openresponse,Faculty#22,#23openresponse)AsshowninFigure17andFigure18below,bothCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsandFacultySurveyrespondentsreportthefollowingassupportsneededtoexpandorimprovejobplacement:• Accesstoasearchablelistofjobopportunities(listedbysectororothercriteria)• Workwithfacultytoensurethatstudentsareadequatelypreparedwithbasiclanguageandwritingskills• Workwithfacultytoensurethatstudentsareadequatelypreparedwithtechnicalandotherworkplace

skillsandknowledge• WorkwithWBLcoordinatorstoensurethatstudentshavepriorexposuretoandexperienceinindustries

andworkplacesofinterest

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• Supportforpreparingstudentswithresumes,interviewskills,etc.• Supportforplacementcasemanagement• Supportforfollow-up• Supportforintegratingpreparatoryactivitiesintocurriculum(e.g.jobseekingskills,mockinterviews)Figure17CollegePerspectiveSurvey–SupportNeededtoExpandorImproveJobPlacement(CP#18)

CollegePerspectiveSupportsNeededforJobPlacementRankOrder TotalAcrossYears

(Average%across3years)Workwithfacultytoensurethatstudentsareadequatelypreparedwithbasiclanguageandwritingskills 75.27%WorkwithWBLcoordinatorstoensurethatstudentshavepriorexposuretoandexperienceinindustriesandworkplacesofinterest 75.27%Workwithfacultytoensurethatstudentsareadequatelypreparedwithtechnicalandotherworkplaceskillsandknowledge 73.96%Supportforplacementcasemanagement 70.83%Supportforfollow-up 67.71%Accesstoasearchablelistofjobopportunities(listedbysectororothercriteria) 66.67%Supportforintegratingpreparatoryactivitiesintocurriculum(e.g.jobseekingskills,mockinterviews) 66.67%Supportforpreparingstudentswithresumes,interviewskills,etc. 61.46%

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Figure18FacultySurvey–SupportNeededtoExpandorImproveJobPlacement(Faculty#22)

FacultySupportsNeededforJobPlacementRankOrder TotalAcrossYears

(Average%across3years)

Accesstoasearchablelistofjobopportunities(listedbysectororothercriteria) 66.09%

Supportforfollow-up 64.50%

Supportforpreparingstudentswithresumes,interviewskills,etc. 61.66%WorkwithWBLcoordinatorstoensurethatstudentshavepriorexposuretoandexperienceinindustriesandworkplacesofinterest 61.28%

Supportforplacementcasemanagement 60.71%Workwithfacultytoensurethatstudentsareadequatelypreparedwithbasiclanguageandwritingskills 59.66%Supportforintegratingpreparatoryactivitiesintocurriculum(e.g.jobseekingskills,mockinterviews) 59.50%Workwithfacultytoensurethatstudentsareadequatelypreparedwithtechnicalandotherworkplaceskillsandknowledge 58.24%

Manyrespondents(61-75%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand58-66%ofFacultySurveyrespondents)agreedthatthe8typesofjobplacementsupportslistedinthesurveysareneeded.However,CollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyrespondentsdidnotnecessarilyagreeontheorderoftheneeds.CollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsmostfrequentlyselectedthefollowing3choicesasjobplacementsupportneeds:• Workwithfacultytoensurethatstudentsareadequatelypreparedwithbasiclanguageandwritingskills

o 75%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisasasupportneededo 59.66%%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisasasupportneeded

• WorkwithWBLcoordinatorstoensurethatstudentshavepriorexposuretoandexperienceinindustries

andworkplacesofinteresto 75%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisasasupportneededo 61.28%%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisasasupportneeded

• Workwithfacultytoensurethatstudentsareadequatelypreparedwithtechnicalandotherworkplace

skillsandknowledge

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o 74%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisasasupportneededo 58.24%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisasasupportneeded

Itisinterestingtonotethatthese3mostfrequentlyselectedsupportsarerelatedtoworkingdirectlywithfacultyinsomeway.Respondentsappeartowanttoworkmorecloselywithfacultytohelpensurestudentshaveexposuretoindustriesandareadequatelyprepared.FacultySurveyrespondentsmostfrequentlyselectedthefollowing3choicesasjobplacementsupportneeds:• Accesstoasearchablelistofjobopportunities(listedbysectororothercriteria)


• Supportforfollow-upo 68%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisasasupportneededo 65%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisasasupportneeded

• Supportforpreparingstudentswithresumes,interviewskills,etc.


Allothersupportsneedslistedalsoreceivedfairlyhighpercentagesofresponseswithatleast61%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand58%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsagreeingontheseneeds.EmergingThemesforJobPlacementSupportandNeeds(CP#18Bother,CP#19openresponse;Faculty#23Bother,Faculty#23openresponse)Inadditiontothethemesincludedasanswerchoicesinthesurvey,severalsupportneedsemergedinourcontentanalysisoftheopenresponseitemsrelatedtochallenges.Belowisalistofthesesupportsandsamplequotesfromthesurveys.• Institutionalsupportandcollaboration

o “Ifthisisaninstitution-widepriority,theneveryoneattheinstitutionneedstobemadeawareofitsstatusaspriority.”

o “NeedtoinstitutionalizeWorkBasedLearningactivitiesfromstaffing,resources,database,marketingtostudentsandfaculty,etc.”

o “ThereisahugedisconnectonourcampusbetweentheCareerCenterandclassroomcurriculum/teaching.”

o “Facultyadvisorscouldsupportsomeofthiswork,butthisnewrolewouldhavetobeintegratedintoasystematic,collaborativeeffortacrossGE,CE,andStudentServices”

o “Ashiftinperceptionthatitisthedutyofoneortwoofficesorstaffoncampustoprovideit;allfaculty,particularlyCEfacultyneedtopreparestudentsforWBLandemployment.Evenifit'stobegintotalkaboutbothasexpectationsoftheireducationalexperience.”

o “Theprogramisworkingattopcapacity;however,Districtisnotwillingtoincreasefacultyorprovideclericalpersonnelforprogram.”

o “Haveadepartmentthatjustworksonjobplacement.”o “MorecollaborationbetweenfacultyandStudentEmploymentservices.”

• Employerengagementtosupportjobplacement

o “Needmorenetworkingopportunities.”

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o “Wehaveimplementedanewdatabase,butgettingnewopportunitiesandthenbringingthosetothestudentsisamajorconcern.Thereneedstobemoreoutreachtoourcampuscommunityandthecommunityatlarge.”

o “Weneedpeoplewhowilldevelopopportunitiesforstudentsbyactivelyengagingwithemployerstodevelopjobsandpartnershipsbeforemovingontoplacement.Thereisahighneedforjobdeveloperstoincreasethenumberofopportunitiesforstudentsbeforeevenbeingabletomoveontoplacement.”

o “I'dlikemoresupport/abilitytogetthecareercenterandprofessionalsintomyclassroomtoassistwithjobseekingskills.”

• Marketingandcommunicationtostudentsaboutcareerpreparationservices

o “Wehaveopportunitiesbutit'shardtoconvincestudentstotakeadvantageofthem.”o “Weneedsupportfromthecenterbymakingtheirservicesawaretostudents.”

• LanguagesupportforELLs

o “Ensurestudents’Englishabilitiesareuptopar.”

• TransportationSupporto “Wouldbenicetoprovidebuspassesforstudents.Oftentheyareofferedinternships,butneedto

beabletogettoemployer(s)location”Thedatashowthatavarietyofsupportsareneededforsuccessfulimplementationofjobplacementatthecollegesintheregion.Giventhatthisisaregionalanalysis,moreanalysisofcollege-leveldatacouldbedonetodeterminetowhatextenteachoftheseareneedsatthevariouscolleges.

HighlightsofSupportsNeededforAppliedandWork-BasedLearningandJobPlacement

Thedatashowthatavarietyofsupportsrelatedtoimplementingappliedandwork-basedlearningandjobplacementareneededintheregion.Followingisasummaryofthetypesofsupportsthatrespondentsindicatedareneeded.Supportsneededforimplementingappliedandwork-basedlearning:CollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyrespondentsagreedthatall6typesofappliedandWBLsupportslistedinthesurveyareneeded.Respondentsalsoagreedthatthetoptwoneedsarepreparingstudentsforexperiencesandsupportforplacementofstudents,butallothersupportneedsalsoreceivedhighpercentagesofresponses.Inadditiontothesupportneedslistedinthesurvey,thefollowingneedsemergedinourcontentanalysisofrelevantopenresponseitems:

• MarketingandcommunicationtostudentssotheyunderstandtheimportanceofWBLasitrelatestocareerpreparation

• Employerengagementtosupportwork-basedlearning• Timeandstafftoteachjobreadinessskills• Institutionalsupportandcollaboration• LanguagesupportforELLs• “Needfordatacollectionandtracking

Supportsneededforimplementingjobplacement:CollegePerspectiveSurveyandFacultySurveyrespondentsagreedthatall8typesofjobplacementsupportslistedinthesurveyareneeded.ThetworespondentsgroupsdidnotnecessarilyagreeontheorderoftheneedswithCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsmostfrequentlyselectedthefollowingjobplacementsupportneeds:

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HighlightsofSupportsNeededforAppliedandWork-BasedLearningandJobPlacement

• Workwithfacultytoensurethatstudentsareadequatelypreparedwithbasiclanguageandwritingskills• WorkwithWBLcoordinatorstoensurethatstudentshavepriorexposuretoandexperienceinindustries

andworkplacesofinterest• Workwithfacultytoensurethatstudentsareadequatelypreparedwithtechnicalandotherworkplace

skillsandknowledgeAnd,FacultySurveyrespondentsmostfrequentlyselectedthefollowingjobplacementsupportneeds:• Accesstoasearchablelistofjobopportunities(listedbysectororothercriteria)• Supportforfollow-up• Supportforpreparingstudentswithresumes,interviewskills,etc.Inadditiontothesupportneedslistedinthesurvey,thefollowingneedsemergedinourcontentanalysisofrelevantopenresponseitems:

• Institutionalsupportandcollaboration• Employerengagementtosupportjobplacement• Marketingandcommunicationtostudentsaboutcareerpreparationservices• LanguagesupportforELLs• TransportationSupport

ItisinterestingtonotethatthemostfrequentlyselectedsupportsbyCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsarethoserelatedtoworkingdirectlywithfacultyinsomeway.Theyappeartowanttoworkmorecloselywithfacultytohelpensurestudentshaveexposuretoindustriesandareadequatelyprepared.Facultymostoftenindicatedneedsrelatedtodirectsupportsforstudents,whichisunderstandablegiventheirrole.Ingeneral,thedatashowthatrespondentsagreethatavarietyofsupportsareneededforsuccessfulimplementationofjobplacementatthecollegesintheregion.Giventhatthisisaregionalanalysis,moreanalysisofcollege-leveldatacouldbedonetodeterminetowhatextenteachoftheseareneedsatthevariouscolleges.

ProfessionalDevelopmentInterests(CP#20,#21openresponse,Faculty#24,#25openresponse)AsshowninFigure19andFigure20below,bothCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsandFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthefollowingasprofessionaldevelopmentinterests:• Opportunitytohearaboutbestpractices• Opportunitytoworkwithpeersworkinginthesameindustrysectortoembedwork-basedlearninginto

curriculum• Opportunitytolearnabouttheservicesandresourcesavailableatthecollegeandintheregiontosupport

WBLinmyclassrooms• Opportunitytolearnabouttheservicesandresourcesavailableatthecollegeandintheregiontosupport

jobplacementformystudents• OpportunitiestoexperienceWBLfirsthand,throughafacultyjobshadoworinternship

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Figure19CollegePerspectiveSurvey–ProfessionalDevelopmentInterests(CP#20)

Figure20FacultySurvey–ProfessionalDevelopmentInterests(Faculty#24)

Ahighpercentageofsurveyrespondents(79-97%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand80-93%ofFacultySurveyrespondents)indicatedthattheyareinterestedinallofthefollowing5professionaldevelopmentthemeslistedinthesurveys.• Opportunitytolearnabouttheservicesandresourcesavailableatthecollegeandintheregiontosupport

jobplacemento 97%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisinterest(73%veryinterested)o 93%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisinterest(56%veryinterested)

• Opportunitytolearnabouttheservicesandresourcesavailableatthecollegeandintheregiontosupport

WBLo 94%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisinterest(66%veryinterested)

1. Opportunitytolearnabouttheservicesandresourcesavailableatthecollegeandintheregiontosupportjobplacement

2. OpportunitytolearnabouttheservicesandresourcesavailableatthecollegeandintheregiontosupportWBL

3. Opportunitytohearaboutbestpractices

4. Opportunitytoworkwithpeersworkinginthesameindustrysectortoembedwork-basedlearningintocurriculum

5. OpportunitiestoexperienceWBLfirsthand,throughafacultyjobshadoworinternship

1. Opportunitytohearaboutbestpractices

2. Opportunitytolearnabouttheservicesandresourcesavailableatthecollegeandintheregiontosupportjobplacementformystudents

3. OpportunitytolearnabouttheservicesandresourcesavailableatthecollegeandintheregiontosupportWBLinmyclassrooms

4. Opportunitytoworkwithpeersworkinginthesameindustrysectortoembedwork-basedlearningintocurriculum

5. OpportunitiestoexperienceWBLfirsthand,throughafacultyjobshadoworinternship

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o 91%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisinterest(50%veryinterested)

• Opportunitytohearaboutbestpracticeso 91%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisinterest(73%veryinterested)o 93%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisinterest(45%veryinterested)

• Opportunitytoworkwithpeersworkinginthesameindustrysectortoembedwork-basedlearning

intocurriculumo 88%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisinterest64%veryinterested)o 89%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisinterest(49%veryinterested)

• OpportunitiestoexperienceWBLfirsthand,throughafacultyjobshadoworinternship

o 79%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsreportedthisinterest(52%veryinterested)o 80%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthisinterest(43%veryinterested)

Theonlyopportunityselectedby80%orlessrespondentswastheopportunitytoexperienceWBLfirsthand,throughafacultyjobshadoworinternshipbutthiswasselectedby79%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand80%ofFacultySurveyrespondents.EmergingThemesforProfessionalDevelopmentInterests(CP#20Bother,CP#21openresponse;Faculty#24Bother,Faculty#25openresponse)Inadditiontothethemesincludedasanswerchoicesinthesurvey,afewnewprofessionaldevelopmentinterestsemergedinourcontentanalysisofrelatedopenresponseitems.Belowisalistoftheseinterestsandsamplequotesfromthesurveys.• EmployerEngagementandSectorInformation

o “Employerengagement(asinDoingWhatMatterssectoremployermeetings)andfeedbackopportunitiestotailorprogramstomeetemployerneeds”

o “ThereareseveralprofessionaldevelopmentactivitiesthatIwouldliketoattendtoimproveindustryrelevance.”

o “Technicaltrainingforourdepartmentisconstantlyneededtokeeppacewithindustryneeds”o “Knowledgeofwhattheemployersexpect,bothinskillsandinreadinesstoapplyforandsucceed

inpositions.”o “Oneofthethingsthatneedstobedevelopedisstrongrelationshipswithemployersinthe

industrywithwhichinstructorsarefamiliar--sothatcurrentbestpracticesareshared,andemployersareinvolvedindevelopingupcomingtalent.”

o “Collaborationwithcommunitycollegefacultyandindustrypersonnelinlargercities.”• Incentivizeparticipationinprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities

o “I'mallaboutprofessionaldevelopment.Iputalotofworkshopson.Theissueisthatveryfewpeopleactuallyattend,evenwhenweopenitupdistrict-wideandheavilyadvertise.I'minterested.Butrealisticallyalotofpeopledon'tattend.Iwouldconsiderwaystoincentivizeparticipation.”

• Technology

o “HowtoteachtechnologytobeginningadultESLlearners.”o “IneedtogettrainingonlatesttechnologiesinSmartHomePanels.”o “Webinarsonmakingvideosonlinetosharewithstudentswhomissalectureforonlineorface-to-

face/hybrid.”

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• DeliveryofProfessionalDevelopment

o “ProvidethemalsoinWebinarformandintheeveningorweekendforgreateraccess.”o “Pleaseadd"webinars"throughCCConfersothatwecouldsharewiththosewhomaymissa

session.”o “Betterwaystopresentrelevantinformationinonlinecourses.”

Ingeneral,itappearsthatsurveyrespondentsareveryinterestedinavarietyofprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitieswithhighpercentagesindicatinginterestinthe5professionaldevelopmentthemeslistedinthesurveysandothersprovidingcommentsaboutadditionalinterests.Giventhatthisisaregionalanalysis,moreanalysisofcollege-leveldatacouldbedonetodeterminetowhatextenteachoftheseareneedsatthevariouscolleges.

HighlightsofProfessionalDevelopmentInterestsThedatashowthatfacultyandstaffatcollegesappeartobeveryinterestedinavarietyofprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities.Highpercentages(79-97%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand80-93%ofFacultySurveyrespondents)indicatedaninterestin:• learningabouttheservicesandresourcesavailableatthecollegeandintheregiontosupportjob

placement• learningabouttheservicesandresourcesavailableatthecollegeandintheregiontosupport

WBL• hearingaboutbestpractices• havingtheopportunitytoworkwithpeersworkinginthesameindustrysectortoembedwork-

basedlearningintocurriculum,and• havingtheopportunitytoexperienceWBLfirsthand,throughafacultyjobshadoworinternshipTheonlyopportunityselectedby80%orlessrespondentswastheopportunitytoexperienceWBLfirsthand,throughafacultyjobshadoworinternshipbutthiswasselectedby79%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand80%ofFacultySurveyrespondents.Inadditionthefollowingprofessionaldevelopmentinterestsemergedinourcontentanalysisofrelatedopenresponseitems.• EmployerEngagementandSectorInformation• Incentivizeparticipationinprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities• StructureofProfessionalDevelopment• Technology

Ingeneral,itappearsthatcollegefacultyandstaffareveryinterestedinavarietyofprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities.Giventhatthisisaregionalanalysis,moreanalysisofcollege-leveldatacouldbedonetodeterminetowhatextenteachoftheseareneedsatthevariouscolleges.

CurrentSupportforEmployerEngagement(CP#24,Faculty#28)AsshowninFigure21andFigure22below,bothCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsandFacultySurveyrespondentsreportedthatthefollowing9supportsforemployerengagementcurrentlyexistatthecollegesbutsomeareusedmoreoftenthanothers.• DeputySectorNavigators(DSNs)facilitateoutreachbysector• Careercenterstafffacilitateoutreach• Department/facultyfacilitatefortheentiredepartment/program• Specialprogramstafffacilitateoutreach

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• Existingcoordinatorfacilitatesoutreach• Employmentofficefacilitatesoutreach• Studentsreachouttoemployersontheirown• WorkthroughtheWorkforceBoard• WorkthroughanoutsideorganizationsuchasalocalnonprofitorganizationFigure21CollegePerspectiveSurvey–CurrentSupportforEmployerEngagement(CP#24)

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Figure22FacultySurvey–CurrentSupportforEmployerEngagement(Faculty#28)

Surveyrespondentsreportedthatavarietyofsupportsforemployerengagementcurrentlyexistatthecollegesbutsomeareusedmoreoftenthanothers.CollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsandFacultySurveyrespondentsagreedonthefollowing3mostfrequentlyofferedemploymentengagementsupports:• Studentsreachouttoemployersontheirown

o 67%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentso 49%ofFacultySurveyrespondents

• Careercenterfacilitateoutreach

o 64%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondents

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o 55%ofFacultySurveyrespondents

• Department/facultyfacilitatetheirowndepartment/programo 58%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentso 47%ofFacultySurveyrespondents

CollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsandFacultySurveyrespondentsalsoagreedthat“workthroughtheWorkforceBoard”wastheleastoftenusedsupport(only12%ofCollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsand9%ofFacultySurveyrespondentsindicatedthisoption).EmergingThemesforCurrentSupportforEmployerEngagement(CP#24B“other,Faculty#28Bother)Inadditiontothethemesincludedasanswerchoicesinthesurvey,onenewemploymentengagementthemeemergedinourcontentanalysisofrelatedopenresponseitems.Belowisasupportandsamplequotesfromthesurveys.• Facultyfacilitatefortheirstudents

o “Employerscontactprogramfacultydirectlyforstudentreferrals”o “Iprovideleadsforstudentsandconnectthemwithinternship/jobopportunities.”o “Individualfacultyreachouttoindividualemployersorpeoplewhoworkinthefield.”

Moreanalysisofcollege-levelsurveydatarelatedtoemployerengagementcouldbedonetodeterminetowhatextentsupportsexistatthevariouscolleges.Also,thissurveyquestionaskedaboutcurrentsupportsforemployerengagement,notsupportsneeded.MoredetailedinformationaboutemployerengagementsupportneedsisincludedintheInventoryofAppliedandWork-BasedLearningOpportunities.

HighlightsofCurrentSupportforEmployerEngagementDatashowthatavarietyofsupportsforemployerengagementcurrentlyexistatthecollegesbutthatsomeareusedmoreoftenthanothers.CollegePerspectiveSurveyrespondentsandFacultySurveyrespondentsagreedonthefollowing3mostfrequentlyofferedemploymentengagementsupports:• Studentsreachouttoemployersontheirown• Careercenterfacilitateoutreach• Department/facultyfacilitatetheirowndepartment/programAnd,theyalsoagreedthat“workthroughtheWorkforceBoard”wastheleastoftenusedsupport.Inadditiontothetypesofemployerengagementsupportslistedinthesurvey,“facultyfacilitatefortheirstudents”emergedasanothersupporttypeinourcontentanalysisofrelatedopenresponseitems.Moreanalysisofcollege-levelsurveydatarelatedtoemployerengagementcouldbedonetodeterminetowhatextentsupportsexistatthevariouscolleges.Also,thissurveyquestionaskedaboutcurrentsupportsforemployerengagement,notsupportsneeded.MoredetailedinformationaboutemployerengagementsupportneedsisincludedintheInventoryofAppliedandWork-BasedLearningOpportunities.

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GoalsandIdeasforExpandingorImprovingAppliedandWork-BasedLearning(Question#28CP,#32faculty)Thefollowingthemesemergedinourcontentanalysisoftheopenresponseitem“Whatareyourgoalsand/orideasforexpandingorimprovingappliedandwork-basedlearningonyourcampus?”

• IncreaseawarenessaboutappliedandWBLopportunities(communicationandtechnology)• IncreasethenumberandtypesofappliedandWBLopportunities• Institutionalizeandimprovecollaborationformorestructureandsupport• Createcurriculumandlearningopportunitiesrelatedtoindustryoremployabilityskills• Incentivizestudents/helpthemseetherelevanceandimportance• Increaseprofessionaldevelopment• Increaseemployerengagement• Improvedataandtrackingsystems• Technology• Englishlanguagesupport

Thesethemesallrelateinsomedegreetothedatasummarizedinotherareasofthisreport.RECOMMENDATIONSANDNEXTSTEPSThepurposeoftheappliedandwork-basedlearningassessmentwastofacilitateWBLstrategicplanningandenablecollegesandtheregionasawholetodeterminenextstepswiththegoalofinstitutionalizingWBLpracticesacrosstheregion.Despitethesamplesize,therewereenoughsurveyresponsestoidentifyopportunities,challenges,andneedsforexpandingandimprovingappliedandwork-basedlearningintheregion.MoredetailedinformationaboutofferingsandparticipationisincludedintheInventoryofAppliedandWork-BasedLearningOpportunities.Inaddition,ananalysisofcollege-leveldatawouldprovideapictureofthechallengesandneedsateachcollege.Recommendednextstepsinclude:

• OnboardingforWBLCoordinatorsandJobPlacementCaseManagers(JPCMs):JPCMshavealreadybeenidentifiedorhiredatthecollegesandWBLCoordinatorswillbeidentifiedinearly2019.Engagingthesestafftounderstandtheregionalvision,andthedata,willbeimportantforestablishingthenewstaffaskeyplayersinaregionalWBLinfrastructure.

• Providecollegelevelteams,includingWBLCoordinators,JPCMs,andexistingWBLstafffromeachcollege,datafromall4surveysforreview

• EstablishWBLCommunityofPractice(CoP)includingteamsfromeachcampus• ConveneWBLCoPtoreviewregionalandcollegedataandconductSWOTanalysisforstrategic

planning

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APPENDIXA:METHODOLOGYThepurposeofthesurveyswasto:

• documentopportunitiesoffered,• identifyneedsforsupport,• identifychallengestoinformsystemicreforms,• identifyrequestsforprofessionaldevelopmenttoinformofferings,• andgainenoughofaresponsetogetasecurehandleontheissuesandneeds.

OutreachandadministrationofthesurveywascoordinatedbytheSinglePointofContact(SPC)ateachcollege.TheirrolewastoidentifyrespondentsforthefacultysurveyanddistributethesurveytoallCEandacademicfaculty.Theyalsoacquiredthemaster“distributionlist”totrackthenumberoffacultysurveysadministeredandtheoverallresponserate.TheSPCswerealsoresponsibleforidentifyingrespondentsforthecollegeperspectivesurvey.Thoserolesincludedthecareercenterdirector/coordinator,curriculumchairperson,counselor,cooperativeworkexperiencedirector/coordinator,andotherkeyrolessuchasthedirectorofexperientialeducation.SPCssentanemailtoallidentifiedrespondentswithlinkstotheonlinesurveysinSurveyMonkey.Thesurveysremainedopenforapproximatelythreeweeks.Reminderemailsweresentouttothedistributionlistsasneededinanattempttoencourageasmanyresponsesaspossiblebeforethesurveysclosed.

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APPENDIXB:REGIONALDATAREPORTS

AsaresourcetoWorkGroup4andtoalltheregionalstakeholders,fulldatareportsofthesurveyresultsareavailableinMicrosoftExcel,PDF,andinlivelinkstoSurveyMonkeysummarydata.Thesethreeformatscanbeaccessedusingthelinksbelow.

InquiresrelatedtoaccessingregionaldataoutputsshouldbedirectedtoJoyLewisatWestEd([email protected]).• SurveyMonkeyCollegePerspectiveSurveyDataReport(Regional)

o Linktoonlinesurveyresultso LinktoBoxfolderwithPDFandExcelfiles

• SurveyMonkeyFacultySurveyDataReport(Regional)

o Linktoonlinesurveyresultso LinktoBoxfolderwithPDFandExcelfiles

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APPENDIXC:COLLEGE-LEVELDATAREPORTSAsaresourcetocollege-levelteamsaddressingappliedandwork-basedlearning,fulldatareportsofthesurveyresultsareavailableinMicrosoftExcel,PDF,andalivelinktosummarydata.College-leveldatareportswillbeprovidedindividuallytocolleges.

Inquiresrelatedtoaccessingcollege-leveldataoutputsshouldbedirectedtoJoyLewisatWestEd([email protected]).

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