The document outlines Houston Community College's plans to implement a new career advisement model aligned with Texas Guided Pathways. Key aspects of the plan include increasing advisor to student ratios, establishing career planning and job placement centers on each campus, providing training to advisors, and integrating advising tools with degree mapping and labor market data. A timeline shows the project began in 2015 and will see full implementation in Fall 2017 after a Summer 2017 pilot. Technology upgrades, including a new CRM software selection, are slated for Spring 2017 to support the transformed student services structure and guided career advisement approach.

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CAREER ADVISEMENT
Shared Project Update
Madeline Burillo, Ed.D.
President
November 28, 2017
Executive Cabinet

2. Career Advisement Implementation Areas
1. Academic and Career Advisement Integration and Alignment with Texas Guided Pathways
• Increase staffing: Advisor / Student Ratio
2. Career Planning and Job Placement Service Centers
• 1 Manager and 2 Associates / college
• 1 District Director
2. Student Success Training Academy
• Disney, Texas Guided Pathways, NACADA , NCDA Certification, HCC Way
4. Technology
• Data Mining and CRM Software
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3. • Academic Assessment
• Career Exploration Assessment
• Financial Aid
Admissions
• New Student Orientation
• COE and Program Specific Information Session
• Financial Aid
Orientations
• Align Goals with Majors; Degree Mapping ; 15 SCH /Semester
• Identify Risk Factors
• Case management
Holistic Advising
• Early Alert Interventions
• Learning Support
• Social Network development
• Degree Mapping
Proactive Advising & Counseling
• Resume & Portfolio Development
• Employer Job Fairs
• Internship Interviews
Career Readiness, Internship and Job Placement
• Degree Audit for Transfer Alignment
• Joint Admissions status
• Transfer Fairs with Partner Universities
Transfer
Career Advising – Guided Pathways Alignment
Entrance
Retention
Exit
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4. 10/14/15
Committee
Meeting
10/21/15
Visit to Tarrant
County CollegeOctober
2015
10/31/15
Survey questions
completed and sent
November,
2015
11/15/15
Summary Results
10/15/15
Current Process
Mapping
11/15/15
College Visits
12/15/15
Draft model
recommendations
HCC- Southwest College Shared Service Project
8/6/2015
1st Shared Services
Broadcast
September
2015
December,
2015
10/30/15
Job Descriptions Review
06/2017-08/2017
Summer 2017 - Pilot
Fall 2017 - Full Implementation
1/1/16 to
4/15/16
Career Services Center &
Advising Model finalized
1/4/16 to 3/30/16
District-wide Model
Review/Agreement
1/4/16 to
10/30/16
Organizational
Updates
8/15/16 to 10/30/16
Student Services
Transformation Design and
Approval
1/4/16 to 10/30/16
HR Review/Approval
January,
2016
February,
2016
March,
2016
August,
2016
April,
2016
4/1/17 to 4/30/17
New VCSS Hired
4/01/2017-
10/30/2016
Texas Guided
Pathways Career
Advising Integration
December
2016
12/01/ 16 to 12/15/16
Guided Pathways Advising
Training Kick Off
Jan
2017
01/01/2017-
06/15/2016
Career Advising
Training
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5. Technology
• Software tool to support career advisement, job placement and tracking of services
• Career Coach - (In use now)
• Provides current Job Market of occupations, aligns with HCC related programs and integrated with
Indeed.com which allows students to search and apply with one system
• Other CRM’s for Career Services – Decision Pending
• Viridis - OrgSync
• Symplicity
• Handshake
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6. Summary
• New Student Services Structure - Transformation
• Career Advisement Model Aligned with Guided Pathways – Fall 2016
• Human Resources Actions – In Progress
• Student Services Training Academy – Spring 2017
• Technology – Spring 2017
• Selection of Software tools
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7. CAREER ADVISEMENT
Shared Project Update
Madeline Burillo, Ed.D.
President
November 28, 2017
Executive Cabinet
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