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Aligning workforce and education with economic development

CAEL’s Work. Aligning workforce and education with economic development Collaboration among regional stakeholders Leveraging the value of learning and the learning ecosystem to support and spur economic growth. Where we May Help.

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Aligning workforce and education with economic development

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  1. CAEL’s Work Aligning workforce and education with economic development Collaboration among regional stakeholders Leveraging the value of learning and the learning ecosystem to support and spur economic growth

  2. Where we May Help • Planning: strategies where workforce & economic development meet • Exploring: Career Mapping • Launching: Prior Learning Assessment • Creating:Veterans Affinity Groups • Facilitating: Postsecondary, Employers & Government entities

  3. The U.S. Skills Gap • Report Released June 15, 2010 by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce: • U.S. “on a collision course with the future” • By 2018, our economy will have jobs for 22 million with college degrees, but a shortage of nearly 8 million people with degrees • By 2018, 63% of jobs will require postsecondary training

  4. Employment and Earnings by Education Level Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce “The Undereducated American” http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/HelpWanted.ExecutiveSummary.pdf

  5. Illinois was….

  6. Illinois is…

  7. Factoring In

  8. WHY IS THIS SO IMPORTANT? • Students want to know their education will deliver a good/better career outcome • Employers want to know that what students learn in school is relevant to what goes on in the workplace • Communities don’t want to export their graduates due to lack of jobs (ROI on public $$ ?) • Institutions want to know their students graduate to jobs

  9. Examining supply-demand alignment Occupations & Skills Degree Completions Industries

  10. Career Maps www.vividfuture.org www.bioohioworkforce.org

  11. Career Mapping Reveals: • The range of jobs, careers in local target industries • The impact of education/training on job opportunities and earnings potential • Career trajectories within and between roles in the target industries • Skills from other industries that are meaningful in the target industries

  12. Agriculture Information Technology Healthcare Health IT Energy Telecommunications Aviation Maintenance Aviation Production Creative Industries Transportation/ Logistics Financial Services Advanced Manufacturing (and a range of subsectors) Bio/Life Sciences Hospitality/Tourism Green Jobs in manufacturing, construction, energy Industry Pathways Documented by CAEL

  13. Validating All Learning

  14. What is PLA? Prior Learning Assessment is a process for evaluating knowledge and skills in order to award college credit for learning from:

  15. Better Educational Outcomes Graduation rates are 2 ½ times higher for students with PLA credit Fueling the Race to Postsecondary Success, March 2010

  16. Cost Savings An adult student who earns 15 credits from PLA applied to a degree saves From $1605 to $6,000 on tuition costs.

  17. What is LearningCounts? • CAEL’s One Stop Online PLA Portal • Access to the College Credit Predictor and a College Credit Specialist • Portfolio Development Courses • Individualized Expert Assessment

  18. One Veteran in LearningCounts.org • A Navy veteran earned credits for 8 courses towards a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Manufacturing Engineering—24 credits. • Portfolio based in part on learning gained as Safety Observer aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt

  19. More Veterans with Some College and No Degree

  20. Workshops • Career/education advising • Prior Learning Assessment • Behavioral workshop • Faculty (in development) • Returning to Learning

  21. Where we May Help • CAEL: “think/do tank” • We are excited to help you with both! • Contact Joel Simon • jsimon@cael.org • 312-499-2678

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