Career Pathways Policy Committee

1. Career Pathways Policy Committee Career Pathways: A sequence of education and training services that enable the student, often while they are working, to advance over time to successively higher levels of education and employment in a given industry or occupational sector.

2. Agenda 1:30pm – 1:40pm Welcome and Introductions 1:40pm – 2:30pmSmall Group Brainstorm and Discussion 2:30pm – 3:00pm AQCP 3:00pm – 3:25pm Discussion 3:25pm – 3:30pm Closing and next steps

3. Process Policy Recommendations Narrow using values Generate Ideas Identify goal/objective (Where do we want to go) Understanding Current Reality (Where are we now) Confusion

4. Small group discussion and brainstorm • Discuss what a statewide career pathways system might look like. • As this discussion unfolds, each group should attempt to draw a diagram/picture of the system. This does not have to be pretty, its not for external communication but rather group process. • Brainstorm 3 concrete recommendations that would strengthen the system, expand the number of people participating, or improve/ensure quality

5. Minnesota and The Alliance for Quality Career Pathways GWDC Career Pathways Committee 8/20/2013

6. Recent Federal Support for [Adult] Career Pathways • Grants • Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HHS, 2010) • Workforce Innovation Fund and TAACCCT (round II) grants (DOL, summer/fall 2012) • Advancing Career and Technical Education in State and Local Career Pathway Systems (OVAE, 2012) • Guidance and TA • Federal Career Pathways Institute (DOL and ED, 2010-2011) • Joint letter of commitment to promote use of career pathways (DOL, ED, and HHS, April 2012) • Evaluation • ISIS evaluation of career pathway programs (HHS, launched in late 2007; 10 year initiative) • Looking forward • Spring 2013: WIF “Pay for Success” model • Rounds III and IV of TAACCCT • $8b Community College to Career Fund in the President’s FY14 budget • $12.5b Pathways Back to Work in the President’s FY14 budget • All indications are that the federal government will continue to support and promote career pathways

7. State and Foundation Support for Career Pathways • ~17 have explored or adopted career pathways for educationally underprepared adults and youth: AR, CA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, NC,OH, OR, PA, VA, WA and WI • Several states have explored or adopted career pathways for high school-to-college • Major national initiatives including: • Ford Bridges to Opportunity • NGA Pathways to Advancement • Breaking Through • Shifting Gears • Accelerating Opportunity

8. The Alliance for Quality Career Pathways • National initiative funded by the Joyce Foundation and the James Irvine Foundation; CLASP is the lead and facilitator • The goal of AQCP is to identify a framework that defines high-quality career pathway systems • 10 Alliance States: AR, CA, IL, KY, MA, MN, OR, VA, WA, WI, • National Advisory Group of ~15 national organizations and experts including NYEC, JFF, NSC, CORD, CEWD, Working Poor Families Project, Abt Associates, ConnectEd, and adult education and CTE state directors. • The final product will be a customizable framework of criteria, indicators, metrics and a self-assessment tool that can be used to • Enhance the quality of existing career pathway efforts • Develop high-quality new career pathway efforts; and • Inform evaluation(s) of career pathway efforts.

9. Two Parts of the Framework: Criteria/Indicators + Metrics

10. Who’s Tracking the Alliance? • Federal Agencies • Federal Interagency Group on Career Pathways (Labor, OVAE, HHS) – Jan. 2013 presentation + CLASP asked to do regular updates • OMB meetings • CLASP aiming to coordinate closely with OVAE Advancing CTE • Other States • Presentation at NGA winter workforce meeting – Feb. 2013 • The Field • National Coalition for Workforce Education – Oct. 2012 • Adult educators – March 2013 COABE presentation; Oct. 2013 USCAL • Community colleges – February 2013 presentation at AACC/ACCT meeting • CTE directors – April 2013 presentation • Funders • CLASP presentation to workforce funders – Feb. 2013 • National Fund for Workforce Solutions – June 2013

11. Working Definition of “Career Pathways” Career Pathways: An approach to connecting progressive levels of basic skills and postsecondary education, training, and support services in specific sectors or occupations in a way that optimizes the progress and success of individuals – including those with limited skills and experiences – in securing marketable credentials, family-supporting employment, and further education and employment opportunities. [Add: In our state, career pathways include…]

13. Minnesota’s AQCP Team CP Alliance Traveling Team Melanie Burns – MnSCU Marguerite Dummer – Hennepin Technical College Alyssa Klein – DEED/VR, youth, disabilities Judy Mortrude – DEED/MN FastTRAC staff Mark Toogood – TANF, DHS Annie Welch – DEED/WDD CP Alliance Home Team Doug Binsfeld – Central Lakes College Leslie Crichton – DEED Rich Davy – DLI Julie Dincau – MDE ABE Meredith Fergus – OHE Larry Hosch – DHS Karen Hynick – MnSCU Anne Kilzer – MWCA George Kimball – DOC Brian Paulson – GTCUW Pat Pawlak – DOC Nola Speiser – DEED/MN FastTRAC staff Deb Serum – DEED/PPM Tony Thomann – Central MN Jobs and Training Katie Vacarie - MnSCU

14. Virginia’s path toward a statewide system Virginia SB 1177, Virginia Workforce Council; powers and duties:Gives their state WIB the power to coordinate planning around more of the 26 silo-edprograms that do career pathway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4KFgBaEluE

15. Discussion • How might we use the tool created by AQCP to advance our work? • Are there “buckets” or policy topics that we can see emerging? • Are there any recommendations that were brainstormed earlier that we should focus and expand on?

16. Upcoming Meetings Thursday, September 26th, 1:30-3:30pm Wednesday, October 30th, 1:30 – 3:30pm