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BUILDING SUPPORT FOR NEW WORKFORCE EDUCATION PRACTICES THROUGH STRATEGIC PLANNING October 17, 2013. Dr. Shawn Mackey Associate Executive Director Workforce, Career and Technical Education Mississippi Community College Board. Jack Mills Director National Network of Sector Partners
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BUILDING SUPPORT FOR NEW WORKFORCEEDUCATION PRACTICES THROUGH STRATEGIC PLANNINGOctober 17, 2013 Dr. Shawn Mackey Associate Executive Director Workforce, Career and Technical Education Mississippi Community College Board Jack Mills Director National Network of Sector Partners Insight Center for Community Economic Development
OVERVIEW • Mississippi Community College System • History • Coordinating Board • Funding for system • Funding for Workforce Education • Workforce Education • Credit (CTE) • Non-Credit • Strategic Planning focused on non-credit • Insight Center for Community Economic Development • Mission: Helping people and communities become, and remain, economically secure • National Network of Sector Partners • Encourages the use of industry sector-focused workforce development initiatives
CONTEXT FOR STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT • External • New Governor • New leadership in state offices • Marketing vs. training delivery methods • Decline in Workforce Training Fund • Internal • New Community College Presidents and Workforce Administrators • Demonstrate effectiveness
STRATEGIC PLAN MISSION & VISION • Vision:Community College Workforce Training provides a flexible, innovative, and responsive system of skill development that exceeds customer expectations, provides Mississippi’s business and industry with clear competitive advantage, and assures Mississippi’s working-age adults have the opportunity to achieve economic security. • Mission:The mission of community college workforce training is to provide Mississippians the skills needed to be productive to obtain high-skilled and high-wage jobs, and to provide businesses and industry with a highly skilled, world-class workforce. Workforce Training Strategic Plan 2012-2017 September 4, 2012
SUCCESS FACTORS FOR STRATEGIC PLAN • Stakeholders • Workforce training administrators • Career and technical education administrators • Ownership of strategic planning process by workforce training administrators • Consensus approval of Strategic Plan by workforce training administrators • Approval of Strategic Plan by all 15 community college presidents
STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS • Preparation work • Mississippi Workforce Advantage policies • Community college level strategic plans • Three-day session • Guidance during session on • High-impact practices in MS community colleges • Nationally-recognized practices • Manage process to produce outcomes owned by workforce administrators • Consensus building process
IMPACT OF STRATEGIC PLAN • Approval by all community college presidents • Community college consortia selection • Assistance in maintaining use of WET funds by community college Workforce Education rather than third parties • Assistance with expansion of WET funds • MCCB allocation of $1.5 M for consortia
NEXT STEPS • Proposals by community colleges in each of the three consortia for use of WET funds to support consortium development • Action plans (2013-2014) for implementation of 2012-2017 Strategic Plan under development