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  1. Welcome! Thank you for joining today’s webinar! Please make sure you’ve called in using the audio conference function so that you can ask questions While we’re getting started, please type where you are from and your role into the chat box (send to everyone) Today’s webinar will be recorded and posted on the Virtual Academy

  2. Agenda • Welcome and introductions • Framing the conversation: What do we mean by comprehensive supports? • Minnesota FastTRAC Model and lessons • Hearing from AO states and colleges • Professional development opportunities

  3. College and Career Readiness Framework

  4. Personal Supports • Coaching and support • Social service referrals and coordination • Basic needs & screening for benefit eligibility • Case management • Housing • Childcare • Transportation • Crisis intervention

  5. Career Supports • Career pathway information • Career advising • Labor market data • Skill & interest inventories • Occupational profiles • Career & education planning • Job search & resume skills • Employer engagement • Job/internship placement

  6. Academic Supports • Academic support center • Disability Services • Study skills support • Tutor services • Testing center • Time management & organization • Learning styles & strategies

  7. College Navigation Supports • Financial Aid • Admissions • Registrar • Advising • Assessment • Educational program & pathway info • College culture and expectations • Proactive communication • Course and program registration policies

  8. System Considerations(It Takes a Village) • Balance between service coordination & direct service delivery • Increase access to services rather than duplicate services • Campus & community partnerships • Administrator & instructor involvement

  9. Minnesota FastTRACAdult Career Pathway INTEGRATED BASIC EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL CAREERAWARENESS READINESS OCCUPATIONAL PREP INTEGRATED SUPPORT: RESOURCES THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE ADULT TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM

  10. Integrated Support Systems Services include social supports needed to complete a program, including, but not limited to • basic needs • housing, • childcare • transportation • crisis intervention, • social service navigation, • work experience, etc., Comprehensive support services enhance planning and informed decision making and increase success in achieving both education and employment goals, including, but not limited to • Career advising • Work experience • Job placement and retention services These services provided throughout the pathway by Workforce Development, Employers, Community Based Organizations, Human Services, or other partners

  11. Navigation throughout the Pathway Student progression through Minnesota FastTRAC program

  12. Anoka County Health Care Pathway • Jane was referred by her past Minnesota Family Investment Program (TANF) counselor to the Health Care Pathways Program. • 100 hours of Adult Basic Education (ABE) training which includes medical terminology, computer skills, and writing research papers to prepare them for the technical training. • 8 college credits focused in Nursing Assistant and Holistic Healing through Anoka Technical and Anoka Ramsey Community Colleges. • job search workshops, employer connections and a counselor to support students from the WorkForce Center.

  13. Best Practices for Navigators Online Professional Learning Community https://sites.google.com/site/mnfasttracpdcentral/home

  14. Professional Development • https://sites.google.com/site/mnfasttracpdcentral/home • http://mnfasttrac.org/module_resources/navigator_2/resource/index.html

  15. For Discussion • Is your state implementing a statewide model or are colleges developing local approaches? • What departments (or community agencies) are taking the lead on coordinating support services? • What sort of networks or partnerships are being developed to leverage supports?

  16. Professional Development • AO Online Courses • AO Virtual Community of Practice • NCWE Session Previews • MN FastTRAC Modules

  17. ProfessionalStudiesAE.worlded.org

  18. Online Courses for Navigators • Finding True North (Self-Paced Course) • What is the role of a navigator? • What are the competencies, characteristics? • Navigating Pathways to Opportunity (Facilitated) • How to do the job • Supporting college and career readiness • Identifying resources and program planning

  19. Virtual Community of Practice for Navigators • Topical discussions within a set timeframe • Guest experts to facilitate and model • Collaborative problem-solving • Resource sharing

  20. Benefits of VCoP • Build common understanding • Access practical tools • Orient new staff • Shape job descriptions • Network within and across colleges and states

  21. MN FastTRAC Modules • https://sites.google.com/site/mnfasttracpdcentral/home • http://mnfasttrac.org/module_resources/navigator_2/resource/index.html

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