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San Diego/Imperial Regional Workforce Program Marketing Committee Feedback + Next Steps 10/30/17 Main Themes Discussed: Goal-Setting for Regional SWP -- *not* aligned with Vision for Success (20% enrollment growth by 2022). Instead, the overall initiative will be measured against the following: o Increased % of exiting students employed in program fields of study o Reduction of equity gaps o Reduction of regional achievement gaps o 1% annual increase in CE enrollment across all schools in the region Committee acknowledges confusion may exist in the definition of CE programs to consumers/prospects, directs Civilian to focus on http://myworkforceconnection.org/cc- programs/ for priority CE programs o Tina shared background documents of previous program comparisons/alignments by organization. Civilian to review and follow up directly with further questions. Validity of data is critical for credibility among SWP stakeholders o Team discussed the Chancellor’s Office resource, the CCC Scorecard, and the relevance of its data for competitive comparisons o Methodology for scorecard can be found at http://scorecard.cccco.edu/scorecarddocumentation.aspx o Team pointed out that specific program enrollments and costs among regional colleges are not accurate – Civilian responded that in order to run competitive analysis on quantitative factors such as enrollment, cost/value, and salary outcomes, we need a comparative tool such as the Scorecard. o Civilian to collaborate with Tina and Jack further to uncover more accurate figures from additional sources such as the SD Business Journal’s Book of Lists (e.g.) o Team also discussed the use of Niche.com’s ranking data, criteria/methodology can be found here: https://about.niche.com/methodology/best-colleges/ The CCs mission and complementary relationship with public 4-year institutions was discussed o The mission of the CCs is to: 1. Get people jobs 2. Provide transfers to 4-years 3. Re-train adults for other career opportunities. o This campaign will focus specifically on jobs (1 and 3) and how CEs will get students there. Many CE students gaining foundational technical skills (IT, social media, accounting, computer) and then are getting good mid-level jobs—and, these stories need to be told. o Civilian was directed not to view public 4-years as competitors in market share, but complementary partners which receive significant student volume as stepping stones from CCs

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SanDiego/ImperialRegionalWorkforceProgramMarketingCommitteeFeedback+NextSteps10/30/17 MainThemesDiscussed:

• Goal-SettingforRegionalSWP--*not*alignedwithVisionforSuccess(20%enrollmentgrowthby2022).Instead,theoverallinitiativewillbemeasuredagainstthefollowing:

o Increased%ofexitingstudentsemployedinprogramfieldsofstudyo Reductionofequitygapso Reductionofregionalachievementgapso 1%annualincreaseinCEenrollmentacrossallschoolsintheregion

• CommitteeacknowledgesconfusionmayexistinthedefinitionofCEprogramstoconsumers/prospects,directsCiviliantofocusonhttp://myworkforceconnection.org/cc-programs/forpriorityCEprograms

o Tinasharedbackgrounddocumentsofpreviousprogramcomparisons/alignmentsbyorganization.Civiliantoreviewandfollowupdirectlywithfurtherquestions.

• ValidityofdataiscriticalforcredibilityamongSWPstakeholderso TeamdiscussedtheChancellor’sOfficeresource,theCCCScorecard,andtherelevance

ofitsdataforcompetitivecomparisonso Methodologyforscorecardcanbefoundat

http://scorecard.cccco.edu/scorecarddocumentation.aspxo Teampointedoutthatspecificprogramenrollmentsandcostsamongregionalcolleges

arenotaccurate–Civilianrespondedthatinordertoruncompetitiveanalysisonquantitativefactorssuchasenrollment,cost/value,andsalaryoutcomes,weneedacomparativetoolsuchastheScorecard.

o CiviliantocollaboratewithTinaandJackfurthertouncovermoreaccuratefiguresfromadditionalsourcessuchastheSDBusinessJournal’sBookofLists(e.g.)

o TeamalsodiscussedtheuseofNiche.com’srankingdata,criteria/methodologycanbefoundhere:https://about.niche.com/methodology/best-colleges/

• TheCCsmissionandcomplementaryrelationshipwithpublic4-yearinstitutionswasdiscussedo ThemissionoftheCCsisto:

1.Getpeoplejobs2.Providetransfersto4-years3.Re-trainadultsforothercareeropportunities.

o Thiscampaignwillfocusspecificallyonjobs(1and3)andhowCEswillgetstudentsthere.ManyCEstudentsgainingfoundationaltechnicalskills(IT,socialmedia,accounting,computer)andthenaregettinggoodmid-leveljobs—and,thesestoriesneedtobetold.

o Civilianwasdirectednottoviewpublic4-yearsascompetitorsinmarketshare,butcomplementarypartnerswhichreceivesignificantstudentvolumeassteppingstonesfromCCs

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o Thatsaid,teamrecognizedthatmarketingtocurrentstudentsthatobtainanAssociate’sDegreeorCertificatefromaCCmaybemorebeneficialtothatstudentthanatransferto4-year–especiallyinimpactedprogramareas.

• ThecurrentreportfeaturessporadicCChighlightsasdeterminedbythescorecarddatasourceo TeamurgedCiviliantoaddCCcoveragewithinthecompetitiveanalysistohaveatrue

understandingofeachschool’sprogramsandupcomingefforts(toimpactthemarketingplan)

o CiviliantocollaboratewithPIOs–ledbyJackandAnne–tobetterunderstandthelandscapeofpriorityprogramareasforeachCC.CiviliantosendJack/Annea‘needslist’ofquestions/requestsbyprogramarea,andtheywillcoordinateresponsesfromeachCC.

• Thecurrentreportfocusesonsupply–whatcurrentundergradsintheregionarestudyingo TeamencouragedCiviliantolinksupplywithdemand,andensureprogramareafocus

recommendationsaredrivenbyworkforceprioritieso TinasharedworkforceanalysisconductedaspartofinitialSWPrecommendations.

Civiliantoreviewandprovidefollow-upquestions.o Additionally,CiviliantoprovideanalysiswhichincludesSDContinuingEducationand

ImperialValleyrepresentation• Teamagreedthatamulti-tiermessagingstrategywillbeappropriateforthemarketingplan

o Brand-levelpositioningmessageforCCsasaviableoption(not‘less-than’)+program-specificmessageswiththestrongestCEgrowthpotential

o Intentto“redefinesuccessbasedonstudentgoals”–whilethismaybetangiblydeliveredwithintheSWPgoalsoutlinedearlier,itservesasapoignantreminder/inspirationformarketingmessages

TacticalNotes:

• EnsureweareconsistentinarticulatingthattheCEprogramsprovidefoundational,technicalskillsformid-leveljobs

• TeamdiscussedfallofAdultEducationratesdueto1)cuttingofK-12AEprogramsand2)AEprogramsbeingcancelledbymanycolleges

o Thisrepresentsa*substantial*openmarketopportunityforCE• ProgramswithinPsychologymayrepresenthigh-volumeundergraduatestudy,butaresoheavily

tiedtotransferstudentsthatweshouldnotmakethemafocuswithinourCEmarketingplan.• CivilianaddedSDICCCASWPplan,MyWorkforceConnectionlinkandCentersofExcellencelink

totheCECommonsreferencearea• Teamdiscussedthepowerofstorytellingwithinmarketingasameansofcreatingemotional

connectionwithconsumers• TeamdiscussedtheneedtoensureCCcapacityalignswithmarketingmessagepriorities–and

thatisproperlycommunicatedtoworkforcepartnersaswello Asanexample,workforcecurrentlypitchesprogramswhichareimpactedatCCs

• Teampointedoutthatwithinsomeprogramareas,CCswithstrongorgrowingprogramswereomittedfromthereport

o Biotech–Miramar,MiraCosta(BachelorsinBioManufacturing)o Family&ConsumerSciences–Palomaro Mechanic–Palomar,Cuyamaca,MiraCosta

KeyOutcomes/NextSteps:

• 11/2-Civiliantoshareprogram‘needslist’withJack/AnneforPIOinput

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• 11/3-MarketingCommitteetoprovideanyadditionalfeedbacktoCompetitivereportonCECommons

• 11/8(TBC)-Civiliantocreatematrixfeaturingpriorityprograms,undergradsupply,workforcedemandandSDICCCAcapacity(methodologyTBD–willcollaboratewithTina)

• 11/9(TBC)-CiviliantoconnectwithTinaonCoEdatarelatedtocompetitive+consumeranalysis• 11/14-Civiliantoshareupdatedreport• 11/161:00pm-Civiliantohost1hourdebrief/reviewofupdatedreportviaphone