ncda keynote address 2015
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REIMAGINING THE ROLE OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT
GLOBAL PATHWAYS INSTITUTE
William Symonds
Director, Global Pathways Institute
Professor of Practice, ASU
NCDA Global Conference
Denver, Colorado
July 1, 2015
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GLOBAL PATHWAYS INSTITUTE
HOW IT EVOLVED
My Background
Pathways to Prosperity Project: report/response
CREATION OF THE INSTITUTE
The Broad Coalition of Supporters:
Business/Government/Foundations/ASU
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GPI VISION
We are committed to creating an America in which all
young people are prepared to lead productive and
successful lives. We believe that providing young people
with high-quality multiple pathways is the best way to
help them discover and develop their potential and
achieve economic independence.
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THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE
Building Effective
Pathways to
Economic
Independence for All
Young People
ConveneCommunicate
Research
Collaborate
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SOUTHWEST PATHWAYS CONFERENCEMay 28-29//ASU
SkySong
Teams from 5 States:
CO, UT, NV, NM, and AZ
350 Attendees; More
Than 100 SpeakersLEARN MORE:
www.globalpathwaysinstitute.org
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TODAY’S AGENDAThe Pathways Challenge
Why We Are Failing So Many Young People
How We Can Help Prepare More Young Adults to Achieve the American Dream:
The Critical Role of “Career Literacy”
Reimagining Career Development:
Key Components of a More Effective Approach
The Need for a National Movement
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THE PATHWAYS CHALLENGE:Our Heritage: The Land of Opportunity; Where you were born was not your destiny
Today: Our existing system fails to prepare many young adults for success
The “40/50 Problem”:
40% don’t graduate; the world’s highest college dropout rates; over $1 trillion in
student debt
50% of those who do graduate end up unemployed or underemployed
The “Skills Gap”: even many educated youth are not equipped with the skills
needed to succeed
“EVERY FAMILY IN AMERICA”The American Dream is Endangered
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THE PERSISTENCE OF POVERTY
For the first time in 50 years, the MAJORITY of U.S. schoolchildren
live in poverty or low-income families
Opportunity Youth: One in Seven young adults 16-24 are not in school or
working: 5.6 million are “disconnected”
Robert Putnam, “Our Kids”:
• In the 1950s, America offered “extraordinary upward mobility”
• Today, “Social Mobility Seems Poised to Plunge in the Years Ahead” as
Inequality has Ballooned
The American Dream is Endangered
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ONE ROAD TO HEAVEN?
Four-year college is seen as the only true pathway to success.
High school is about preparing students for four-year college.
Academics are emphasized at the expense of career
education/preparation.
Community/technical colleges are a far less prestigious option.
Career Technical Education is for students who aren’t smart enough
for four-year college
WHAT WE BELIEVE:
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FOR MANY, THE ROAD IS BROKENMOST high school students are not ready for college – not even community college
ACT: Only 25% of students in the 2014 graduating class were fully “college ready” -- in all 4 subjects
The Achievement Gap: 44% of white students were college ready; but only 16% of Hispanic and 8% of Native Americans
How Many are Career Ready?: We hardly even measure it
OUR PARADIGM IS BADLY FLAWED AND CONTRIBUTES TO MASSIVE LEVELS OF YOUTH UNDEREMPLOYMENT
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U.S. “ON TIME” COLLEGE COMPLETION RATES ARE ALARMINGLY LOW
Note: Two-year schools have a three year graduation window. Four-year schools have a six-year window
Source: Higher Ed info-NCES/IPEDS Graduation Survey.
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COLLEGE FOR ALL DOES NOT MEAN EVERYONE NEEDS A B.A.EVEN IN THIS DECADE MOST JOBS DO NOT REQUIRE A B.A.
Source: March CPS data, various years; Center on Education and the Workforce forecast of educational demand to 2018.
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“We inherited a fixed,
rigid, disconnected
model of education and
learning. It has run its
course. It is no longer
adequate to the
assignment.” – President
Michael Crow, ASU
ASU PRESIDENT, MICHAEL CROW: SW PATHWAYS CONFERENCE
Please visit our YouTube page to view
the video: https://youtu.be/_RCwr5pKSuk
OR
The video and others can be viewed at
our website:
www.globalpathwaysinstitute.org
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WHY ARE WE FAILING SO MANY?The “One Road to Heaven” approach is far too narrow, and doesn’t work for most students
This approach re-enforces an elitism in which jobs that don’t require a four-year degree are demeaned
We can’t possibly prepare students for the middle class/American Dream if we steer them away from many middle class jobs
WE NEED A NEW APPROACH:
ONE THAT CHAMPIONS
THE DIGNITY OF WORK!
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THE CRITICAL ROLE OF CAREER LITERACYHOW THIS TERMINOLOGY EVOLVED:
• Limitations of “career guidance” and “career development”
THE CONCEPT OF CAREER LITERACY:
• Equipping Students/Adults with the Knowledge, Tools and Support they need to make
Good Career decisions: Now and in the Future
THE APPEAL OF “LITERACY”
THE GOAL: MAKE CAREER GUIDANCE A CENTRAL FOCUS OF EDUCATION
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THE CRISIS IN CAREER GUIDANCE
K-12: We have far too few counselors
*Most have little time to provide career counseling and many don’t understand the labor market
Higher-Ed: Resources are often constrained, especially at community colleges
*Few colleges embrace a comprehensive approach: including a strong emphasis on work-based learning
CURRENT REALITIES:
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McGraw-Hill Education 2015 Workforce Readiness Survey:
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THE COSTS OF OUR NEGLECTDisengagement: Students who don’t see the purpose of learning lose interest:
*76% of elementary students are engaged
*But only 44% of high school students
Many students don’t have the information needed to make good decisions about their future. The result: many make poor choices about COLLEGE AND CAREER
Many college students are just wandering through the system, and this is a key cause of the underemployment epidemic
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A VISION FOR EFFECTIVE GUIDANCEMAKE CAREER GUIDANCE A CENTRAL FOCUS OF EDUCATION:
*K-12: Begin early and emphasize often
*Post-Secondary: The goal is completion with a purpose: obtaining a credential that
provides a pathway to a promising career
ADOPT A MORE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH:
*Involve the Entire School Community
* Engage business, parents, the broader community
EMBRACE WORK-BASED LEARNING
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NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON GUIDANCEWho Attended
Business, educators, NCDA, government
Key Conclusions
*Current Spending is pitiful: We spend billions on teaching content, but the equivalent of “one can of coke” per student on career development
*This is a global challenge: Youth unemployment is one of the planet’s most pressing problems
We need a Movement
*Incremental change will not produce the kind of systemic reform that’s needed
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NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON GUIDANCERECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS:
Counselors Cannot do it Alone: Collaboration is Essential
• Technology is essential, but not a panacea: a caring adult is critical
• Require all teachers to take a course in career development
• Incorporate Career Readiness into State Accountability Systems; Reward post-
secondary institutions on their effectiveness in placing students
• Greatly expand the availability of work-based learning
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THE ROLE OF WORK-BASED LEARNINGWHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?
*Proven to promote engagement
*Develops key employability skills
*The gold standard for career exploration. Helps students find out: Is this what I want to do?
*For employers: An ideal method for attracting and identifying future employees
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TYPES OF WORK-BASED LEARNINGFROM EXPLORATION TO EXPERIENCE:
Exploration: builds awareness
*Job fairs and career days
*Workplace tours/job shadowing
Experience: career preparation
*Internships
*Work experience
*Apprenticeships
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WORK-BASED LEARNING THAT WORKS
K-12: *The “Massachusetts Model”
*“The “Met”
Higher-Ed: *The Co-Op Model: Northeastern
*BYU Idaho
Apprenticeships:*Registered Apprenticeships
*But the U.S. lags other countries
Re-engaging Opportunity Youth:*Year-Up
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THE CHALLENGE OF SCALING UPINTERNSHIPS AND OTHER WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES ARE STILL THE
EXCEPTION.
WHAT WE MUST DO:
Persuade more companies to participate
Help more high schools, community colleges, universities offer such programs
Provide incentives, training, studies of best practices
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WHY THIS REALLY MATTERSFINDINGS FROM THE GALLUP-PURDUE STUDY:
The Study: Measure long-term engagement; well-being of 30,000 college
graduates
Factors that don’t make much difference: Where you went to school;
GPA: the factors education often emphasizes
Factors that more than doubled engagement:
*Having a mentor
*Internship or job where learning is applied
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SIGNS OF PROGRESSSigns of Progress:Widespread State adoption of ILPs—though implementation is far from perfect
Rapid Improvements in Technology
Expanding Efforts to Collaborate:
*Harness Retirees: AmeriCorps; ARP; “Encore careers”
*Engage Business:
1. South Carolina Pathways; CC Inspire: IL, NC, Ontario
2. US Chamber of Commerce: Talent Pipeline Management
Widespread Recognition of the Value of Mentoring
Impressive Evidence of the Effectiveness of Work-based Learning
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STARBUCKS AND ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
“ASU is pioneering a new university model focused
on inclusivity and degree completion, and Starbucks
is establishing a new precedent for the
responsibility and role of a public company that
leads through the lens of humanity and supports its
partners’ life goals with access to education.” –
Michael Crow, ASU President
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VOICES FOR CHANGESME/MSSC WHITE PAPER: “Transforming Career Counseling”
Key Findings:
Career counseling must become a much higher priority
Require special certifications for career counselors
Enlist the business community
www.sme.org or www.msscusa.org
International Symposium on Career Development
U.S. Country Action Plan:
Calls for developing a national agenda to elevate career counseling
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CALL TO ACTIONLet’s Launch A Movement to Champion the Goal of Helping all Youth and Adults Become Career Literate
Key Next Steps:
Build a Broad Coalition of Champions, including NCDA, counselors, educators, business, community organizations and philanthropy
Convene a national dialogue to craft a Vision/Mission statement for the campaign
Develop a marketing campaign to advance this cause
NOW IS THE TIME!