Credit for Prior Learning Subcommittee meeting held on Feb. 28, 2014 with the agenda of: Opening Introductions, Overview of the CHAMP grant and CPL, CHAMP Grant Outcomes,Introduction to CPL/PLA, Judith Wertheim, Ed. D, Vice President, Higher Education Services, The Council for Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL), Discussion topics – CPL/PLA in Colorado, Strategic analysis - CPL/PLA in Colorado, Strengths/weaknesses/opportunities/threats, The CCCS CPL Policy, Goal setting, Establish goals/timeline for future work, Logistics, meeting schedule, using Basecamp

1. The Credit for Prior Learning
Subcommittee
February 28, 2014

2. Welcome!
• Introductions
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Who are you?
Where do you work?
What is your title/job?
Why do you think you were asked to be on this
committee?

3. Agenda
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Opening
Introductions
Overview of the CHAMP grant and CPL
CHAMP Grant Outcomes
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Introduction to CPL/PLA
Judith Wertheim, Ed. D, Vice President, Higher Education Services The Council for Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL)
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Lunch
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Strategic analysis - CPL/PLA in Colorado
Strengths/weaknesses/opportunities/threats
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The CCCS CPL Policy
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Goal setting
Establish goals/timeline for future work
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Logistics
Establish meeting schedule
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Homework
Discussion topics – CPL/PLA in Colorado
Using Basecamp

4. CHAMP
Colorado Helps Advanced Manufacturing Program
• Consortia of 9 colleges
• Advanced Manufacturing pipeline
• Emphasis on gainful employment, stackable
certificates, credit for prior learning
• Significant industry involvement
• Serves adult students, Veterans
CHAMP Website

5. CHAMP GOALS
• To build off Colorado’s existing and emerging manufacturing sector
partnerships and career pathway work to develop employer-driven
curriculum throughout the grant period
• To use technology to accelerate training and reach a broad audience
• To redesign the current Colorado Community College System
model for credit for prior learning to accelerate certification
• To develop stackable and latticed certificates with institutional
agreements between the participating community colleges and
Metropolitan State University at Denver (MSU Denver)

6. CPL in Colorado
• Current documents
SBCCOE Policy
CCCS System President's Policy
CCCS Credit for Prior Learning Handbook

7. Your Charge
• Research and identify best practices in CPL and Prior
Learning Assessment (PLA)
• Contribute to the process of expanding the current CCCS CPL
handbook
• Act in an advisory capacity to CAEL as they design the PLA for
the CHAMP consortium
• Identify training needs of colleges and partners
• Support and contribute to the implementation process of the
updated handbook

8. Commitment
• Monthly meetings
• Communication with colleges, industry partners,
community partners
• Gather information to inform the process
• Share with subcommittee members

9. Questions?

10. Web Links
• CAEL
www.cael.org
• CHAMP
www.cccs.edu/CHAMP
• SBCCOES policy
www.cccs.edu/SBCCOE/Policies/BP/PDF/BP9-42.pdf
• CCCS Prior Learning Handbook
www.cccs.edu/docs/edservices/credit-for-prior-learning-handbook.pdf
• System Policy
www.cccs.edu/SBCCOE/Policies/SP/PDF/SP9-42.pdf

11. Contact Information
• Casey Sacks
casey.sacks@cccs.edu
Program Director
(720) 858-2841
• Bitsy Cohn
bitsy.cohn@cccs.edu
CPL Director
(720) 858-2883
• Brenda Perea
brenda.perea@cccs.edu
Instructional Design Project Manager
(720) 858-2855
• Marilyn Smith
marilyn.smith@cccs.edu
Navigator/Outreach Coordinator
(720) 858-2328

12. Creative Commons Attribution
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Subcommittee” presentation by Bitsy Cohn is licensed under
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