Summary and excepts of the role of WorkForce Training in Higher Education, specifically in Arkansas.

1. November 2012
AATYC Leadership Institute 2013
By: Steve Lease
AATYC Director of WorkForce Training
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2. Workforce Development is defined as – Education or
training for pre-employment and high school students
which leads to:
◦ ACT Career Readiness Certificate (CRC),
◦ GED or WAGE Certificate;
◦ Certificate of proficiency or technical certificate of
completion,
◦ Two- to Four-year degree;
◦ Short-term customized modular training
designed to meet the needs of employers to
upgrade the skills of existing, emerging,
transitional, and entrepreneurial workforces.
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3. What We Provide:
◦ Foundational skills that meet an established
standard of cognitive skills that incorporate
critical thinking, reading comprehension, and
quantitative concepts, like applied STEM
◦ Pre-employment and Workplace Readiness
skills for the unemployed or dislocated worker
◦ Industry Backed training in
vocational, technical, and academic certificates
and degrees
◦ Upgrade of workplace skills for existing
employed individuals to maintain and grow
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4. Why It is Important:
◦ Offer opportunities for individuals to achieve
personal, educational, and career goals
◦ Instill a sense of continuous improvement and
lifelong learning to pursue higher education
◦ Enhance individual’s role in the workforce as a
productive team management member
◦ Provide employers with a competent, highly
skilled, trained and trainable workforce
◦ Assess for Career Pathways interests, skills,
and counsel for support services
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5. Provide Business and Industry customized instruction
in any needed subject to:
◦ Existing Workers,
◦ Emerging Workers (pre-employment skilled labor),
◦ Transitional Workers at
◦ Anyplace in Arkansas at
◦ Anytime, without delay.
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6. Identify statewide needs for:
◦ Mobile training services, host / provider
agreements (circuit riding),
◦ Business training outsourcing by subscription
(locations/schedules or on-demand),
◦ and Distance Education via web-based and
hybrid training.
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7. Establish a graduate-to-business connection:
◦ Preferential hiring/wages for credentials
◦ Pre-employment internships and work/study
◦ Job skills locator/geographic supply and
demand
◦ Common assessment tools for quality and
communications: How-To’s For Job
Applications and Interviews
◦ Apprenticeships
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9.  Establish and promote an understandable
matrix of resources/services
 Coordinate Potential Distance Education
 Develop mutually beneficial inter-campus
partnerships to improve/enhance instructional
delivery for existing and new Business &
Industry customers and students
 Increase opportunities for new funding support
sources to stabilize and grow programs and
recruit qualified/credible staff/faculty
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10.  Best Practices for local program customization
 Improve service area B&I good will/involvement
 Enhance legislative credibility for long-term
program support and sustainability.
 Accelerate B&I practices/curricular content into
existing and new certificate/degree and/or
courses/offerings
 Promote Innovations, Leadership and Continuity
for Secondary to Post-Secondary students.
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12. Arkansas Delta Training & Education North Arkansas Two-Year College
Consortium (ADTEC) Consortia (NATYCC)
Arkansas Northeastern college Arkansas State University Mountain Home
Arkansas State University Newport Black River Technical College
East Arkansas Community College North Arkansas College
Mid-South Community College NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Phillips Community College Ozarka College
University of Arkansas Community
Central Arkansas Two-Year College College at Batesville
Consortia (CATYCC)
Arkansas State University Beebe SouthWest Arkansas Community College
College of the Ouachitas Consortia (SWACCC)
National Park Community College Cossatot Community College of the
Pulaski Technical College University of Arkansas
Southeast Arkansas College Rich Mountain Community College
University of Arkansas Community College South Arkansas Community College
at Morrilton Southern Arkansas University Tech
University of Arkansas Community
College at Hope
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13.  Develop and keep current a comprehensive
inventory of two-year college Business and
Industry training services
 Coordinate the cooperative delivery of statewide
training services and a common database
 Standardize/simplify contractual services and
training operation processes
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14.  Promote partnerships within and among
designated college service areas
 Position two-year colleges for WIA, US DOL,
TAA and TANF Welfare Reform service response
 Show return-on-investment for each two-year
college consortium partner and/or the AATYC as
a whole organization, such as improvements in
meeting Business and Industry needs and
Employer/Employee evaluations
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15. Energy Efficiency: EE
Renewable Energy Technology: RET
Provided by AATYC – WFTC: September 23, 2011
EE - – WFTC: June
Updated by AATYC Energy Efficiency 8, 2012
RET - Renewable Energy Technology
Updated by AATYC WFTC June 2012
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16. Category ASUB COTO NPCC PTC SEARK UACCM
Information Technology
Information Technology - AAS C C C C C C
MS Office C C C C C C
CATIA C X C C
CADD C C C C C
CAD C C C C C
Network Security & CISCO C C C C C C
Computer Info Tech Visual Basic CP C C C C C
Computer Info Tech Desktop Pub. C C C C C C
Computer Info Tech Web Design X C C C C C
Computer Network Instalation & Repair X C C C C C
Computer Network Instalation & Repair - CP X C C C C C
Computer Installation & Repair C C C C C
Data Storage CP X C X C
Networking, emphasis AAS C C C C C
Computer Repair, emphasis AAS C C C
Multimedia - AAS C
Web Design C C C
Graphic Design C C C C
Film & Video C C
Office Systems Technology - AAS C C C C C
Nanotechnology Composites X
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17. ADTEC Matrix Updated August 22, 2012
Information Technology
Category ANC ASUN EACC MSCC PCCUA
Information Technology - AAS AAS C C AAS AAS
MS Office C C/NC C/NC AAS
CATIA C/NC
CADD C C
CAD C C
Network Security/CISCO C C C CP C
Computer Info Tech Visual Basic C C C
Computer Info Tech Desktop Pub. C C C/NC
Computer Info Tech Web Design C C C/NC
Computer Network Inst./Repair C C C AAS
Computer Network Inst./Repair - CP C C C TC
Computer Installation/Repair C C/NC CP
Data Storage CP
Networking, emphasis AAS C C C AAS
Computer Repair, emphasis AAS C C
Multimedia - AAS C
Web Design C C/NC CP
Graphic Design x AAS
Film & Video
Office Systems Technology - AAS AAS C C AAS
Clerical Support CP
Nanotechnology Composites
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18. NATYCC Matrix Updated August 22, 2012
Industrial Maintenance
Category ASUMH BRTC NWACC NAC Ozarka UACCB
Industrial Maintenance/Technology - AAS C X
TC
Industrial Maintenance/Technology - C X
CP
PLC C
Industrial Equipment Maintenance C X
Welding (list follows)
Welding - TC C TC C
Welding - CP C C X
Welding A.A.S. C C
Welding C C
Basic Welding C/NC C
Intermediate Welding C C
Advanced Welding C C
Shielded Metal Arc C C
Gas Metal Arc C C
Gas Tungsten Arc C C
C
Pipe Welding (5G, 6G, 2G Positions)
AWS Certification Welding C/NC
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19.  Mutual Respect and Trust must prevail. (No “Silo”
Competition); Develop camaraderie now.
 Presidents and Chancellors must support a multi-
college Consortium in writing.
 Establish Project Management Team of Primary
and Alternate Contacts for decisions.
 Set Consortium Mission, Objectives, Timelines,
and Outcomes (3-year); Update annually.
 Identify B & I training needs in your college
Service Area; Consider an Advisory panel(s).
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20.  Each main college gets one vote in person, via
webinar, or by email proxy.
 An objective Facilitator sets agendas, breaks ties,
recommends options, and represents all colleges
with key agencies and officials.
 Maintain regular Communications about colleges’
progress, via Monthly webinar & at least Quarterly
face-to-face meetings.
 The first few meetings should be in person to develop
networking relationships and share ideas and build
trust. If something is Proprietary to a college, then
say so.
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21.  No college question or concern goes unstated and
unanswered for openly fair and quick solutions.
 Each college must candidly report all training
capabilities and specialties for public record; and
note any weaknesses to the Facilitator.
 Colleges must define their training resource needs
as Got-To-Have and Like-To-Have, with
justifications.
 All resource and budget items are discussed and
planned openly, with consensus determined.
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22.  Common curriculum should be developed and
shared for quality and uniform based Instruction.
 Every college must Watch Each Other’s Back for
positive image and constructive results.
 No college should be in this for their own sole
credit or hidden agenda: All Boats Must Float.
 Be open to accepting additional Partner or
Associate colleges and universities, if perceived
to be Value-Added to Collective Success.
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23.  Stay Student-first and Employer and Stakeholder-
second Focused.
 Maintain and share anecdotal and quantitative ROI
information for sustainability and mutual growth.
 Personnel and Equipment decisions should be
agreed upon by consensus to meet Local, Regional,
and State needs.
 Keep a Sense of Humor and Be Flexible. 
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25.  Certificates of Proficiency 247
 Technical Certificates 194
 Associate of Applied Science 118
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26. Credentials Awarded by Institution
Type, AY2007-AY2011
25,000
20,992
20,000
17,452
16,192
14,908 15,188 15,034
15,000
13,808
11,657
9,865
10,000
8,635
5,000
2,777 2,804 2,827 2,947 2,926
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AY2007 AY2008 AY2009 AY2010 AY2011
4-Year Universities 2-Year Colleges Private Institutions
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27. Credentials Awarded by Degree
Level, AY2011
14,000 13,106
12,000
10,194
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,987 4,732 4,727
4,000
2,000
277 292 521
20 96
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TC
CP
Bacc.
Assoc.
AC
Doc-Prof.
Spec.
Post-Bacc.
Masters
Doc-Res.
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28.  High School Diploma  Postsecondary Non-
degree Award
100 Key Occupations
33 Key Occupations
93% Require On the Job
Training or Apprenticeships 40% Require On the Job
Training
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29.  Associate Degree  Bachelor’s Degree
40 Key Occupations 100 Key Occupations
27.5% Require On the 23% Require On the Job
Job Training Training or Internships
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30. Kuder® Career Planning System
Our premier solution – the Kuder Career Planning System – offers
innovative and comprehensive educational and career planning
for all levels of involvement – elementary, middle school, high
school, postsecondary, adults, and parents.
The developmentally-appropriate system features
three core components:
Kuder® Galaxy (Elementary),
Kuder® Navigator (Secondary),
Kuder® Journey (Postsecondary & Adult)
To learn more about Kuder® Journey contact our office
at (479) 424-0071 or via email at asells@aatyc.org.
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33. Steve Lease, AATYC Director of WorkForce Training
slease@aatyc.org
(479) 424-0071
Cell: (479) 462-5085
Annie Sells, AATYC WorkForce Training Assistant
asells@aatyc.org
(479) 424-0071
Cell: (479) 420-9061
www.aatyc.org
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