BUILDING SUPPORT FOR NEW WORKFORCEEDUCATION PRACTICES THROUGH STRATEGIC

PLANNINGOctober 17, 2013

Dr. Shawn MackeyAssociate Executive DirectorWorkforce, Career and Technical EducationMississippi Community College Board

Jack MillsDirector

National Network of Sector PartnersInsight Center for Community

Economic Development

OVERVIEW

• Mississippi Community College System History Coordinating Board Funding for system Funding for Workforce

Education• Workforce Education

Credit (CTE) Non-Credit

• Strategic Planning focused on non-credit

• Insight Center for Community Economic Development– Mission: Helping people

and communities become, and remain, economically secure

• National Network of Sector Partners– Encourages the use of

industry sector-focused workforce development initiatives

CONTEXT FOR STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT

• External– New Governor– New leadership in state offices – Marketing vs. training delivery

methods– Decline in Workforce Training Fund

• Internal– New Community College Presidents

and Workforce Administrators– Demonstrate effectiveness

STRATEGIC PLAN MISSION & VISION

• Vision: Community College Workforce Training provides a flexible, innovative, and responsive system of skill development that exceeds customer expectations, provides Mississippi’s business and industry with clear competitive advantage, and assures Mississippi’s working-age adults have the opportunity to achieve economic security.

• Mission: The mission of community college workforce training is to provide Mississippians the skills needed to be productive to obtain high-skilled and high-wage jobs, and to provide businesses and industry with a highly skilled, world-class workforce.

Workforce TrainingStrategic Plan

2012-2017September 4, 2012

SUCCESS FACTORS FOR STRATEGIC PLAN

• Stakeholders– Workforce training administrators– Career and technical education

administrators• Ownership of strategic planning

process by workforce training administrators

• Consensus approval of Strategic Plan by workforce training administrators

• Approval of Strategic Plan by all 15 community college presidents

WORKFORCE TRAINING STRATEGIC PLAN: 2012-2017

Mississippi Workforce Advantage Plan

Consortia

Curriculum Design

Program Design

Partnerships

Funding Development & Resource Allocation

Marketing

Accountability

STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS

• Preparation work– Mississippi Workforce Advantage policies– Community college level strategic plans

• Three-day session– Guidance during session on

• High-impact practices in MS community colleges

• Nationally-recognized practices– Manage process to produce outcomes

owned by workforce administrators– Consensus building process

IMPACT OF STRATEGIC PLAN• Approval by all community college

presidents• Community college consortia selection• Assistance in maintaining use of WET

funds by community college Workforce Education rather than third parties

• Assistance with expansion of WET funds

• MCCB allocation of $1.5 M for consortia

NEXT STEPS

• Proposals by community colleges in each of the three consortia for use of WET funds to support consortium development

• Action plans (2013-2014) for implementation of 2012-2017 Strategic Plan under development

QUESTIONS