minnesota and the alliance for quality career pathways
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Minnesota and The Alliance for Quality Career Pathways. ABE Summer Institute 7/22/2013. 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) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Minnesota and The Alliance for Quality Career Pathways
ABE Summer Institute7/22/2013
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Recent Federal Support for [Adult] Career Pathways
• Grantso Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HHS, 2010)o Workforce Innovation Fund and TAACCCT (round II) grants (DOL, summer/fall 2012)o Advancing Career and Technical Education in State and Local Career Pathway Systems
(OVAE, 2012)
• Guidance and TAo Federal Career Pathways Institute (DOL and ED, 2010-2011)o Joint letter of commitment to promote use of career pathways (DOL, ED, and HHS, April
2012)
• Evaluationo ISIS evaluation of career pathway programs (HHS, launched in late 2007; 10 year initiative)
• Looking forwardo Spring 2013: WIF “Pay for Success” modelo Rounds III and IV of TAACCCT o $8b Community College to Career Fund in the President’s FY14 budgeto $12.5b Pathways Back to Work in the President’s FY14 budgeto All indications are that the federal government will continue to support and promote
career pathways
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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:o Ford Bridges to Opportunityo NGA Pathways to Advancemento Breaking Througho Shifting Gearso Accelerating Opportunity
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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.
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Two Parts of the Framework: Criteria/Indicators + Metrics
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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
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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…]
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Career Pathway Metric Goals• Allow career pathway systems to measure key results and
communicate these results to stakeholders• Capture milestones that are not captured by current
performance reporting requirements;• Support continuous improvement of pathway programs and
systems;• Provide a basis for a shared performance accountability
framework across multiple fund sources, • Are a “common language” across a variety of basic skills,
workforce, and postsecondary programs
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Federal Performance Standards Tied to Funding StreamsAccountability Provisions
Adult Education Perkins Postsecondary Programs
WIA Youth WIA Adults/Dislocated Workers
Employment-related outcome measures
Entered employment Retained employment
Placement or retention in employment
Placement in employment or education
Common: Entered employment Employment Retention 6 mos. Av. Earnings
Progress in education/ Skills-related measures
Educational gains (levels) Placement in postsecondary
education or training Receipt of secondary diploma
or GED
Technical skill attainment Receipt of industry-
recognized credential, certificate or diploma
Placement in employment or education
Literacy/numeracy gains Attainment degree or
certificate Younger youth retention
Statutory: Credential attainment
Setting performance levels
Negotiated between USED and states
Negotiated between USED & states
Negotiated between USDOL & states; states & local areas
Negotiated between USDOL & states; states & local areas
Incentives Incentive grants for exceeding negotiated targets under AE & WIA (adult, DW, youth)
None Same, but must meet at least 90% of target for each measure
Same, but must meet at least 90% of target for each measure
Penalties None; poor performance may put local contracts at risk
Financial sanction If no improvement in 1 yr. or failure to meet in 2 consecutive years
TA, required corrective action if below 80%, up to 5% financial sanction after 2 years; state sanctions on WIBs
TA, required corrective action if below 80%, up to 5% financial sanction after 2 years; state sanctions on WIBs
Existing Metrics by Funding Stream
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What metrics should be used? Alliance Convening Working Session Results
Consensus:Pathway education and training outcomes
Labor market outcomes Interim education and training outcomes
• Pathway license, industry certification or apprenticeship certificate attainment
• Pathway certificate attainment
• Pathway Associate degree attainment or transfer to a 2 or 4 year institution
• Initial employment retention
• Initial earnings
• High school equivalency or high school diploma attainment
• College-level pathway course completion
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What metrics should be used? Alliance Convening Working Session Results Less than Consensus…
Pathway education and training outcomes
Labor market outcomes Interim education and training outcomes
• Pathway Associate degree attainment
• Pathway credential attainment
• Employment at exit• Employment in targeted
industry sector• Subsequent employment
retention • Initial earnings gain/loss • Subsequent earnings • Subsequent earnings
gain/loss
• Educational level gains • Developmental/remedial education
completion • Employability credential attainment • College-level math or English course
completion • Retention in pathway coursework in
subsequent term • Pathway credit accumulation (15 credits) • Pathway credit accumulation (30 credits) • Pathway certifications and certificate
attainment• College level gatekeeper course
completion (suggested)
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How can we measure career pathway results?
Alliance states have a series of choices to make about how career pathway metrics would be applied:
Who is “on a career pathway?” How can we determine when someone has entered or
exited a career pathway? How can we determine which metrics are appropriate for a
specific career pathway, or program in a pathway? Do career pathways work better than non-career pathway
programs?
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Next Steps for career pathway metrics
• A beta framework will be field tested from July – December 2013
• Final work will be completed in 2014 after Alliance states have tested the appropriateness and usefulness of the criteria, indicators, and metrics.
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Minnesota’s AQCP TeamCP Alliance Traveling TeamMelanie Burns – MnSCUMarguerite Dummer – Hennepin Technical CollegeAlyssa Klein – DEED/VR, youth, disabilitiesJudy Mortrude – DEED/MN FastTRAC staffMark Toogood – TANF, DHSAnnie Welch – DEED/WDD
CP Alliance Home TeamDoug Binsfeld – Central Lakes CollegeLeslie Crichton – DEED Rich Davy – DLIJulie Dincau – MDE ABE Meredith Fergus – OHELarry Hosch – DHSKaren Hynick – MnSCUAnne Kilzer – MWCA George Kimball – DOCBrian Paulson – GTCUWPat Pawlak – DOCNola Speiser – DEED/MN FastTRAC staffDeb Serum – DEED/PPMTony Thomann – Central MN Jobs and TrainingKatie Vacarie - MnSCU