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Policy Driven Credential Measurement

Policy Driven Credential Measurement. Career Pathways Initiative April 27, 2011 Eric Seleznow, National Skills Coalition. A New Workforce Vision Leads to New Workforce Policy. What is Skills2Compete Maryland?. Skills2Compete Maryland (S2C) is a new skills vision designed to:

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Policy Driven Credential Measurement

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  1. Policy Driven Credential Measurement Career Pathways Initiative April 27, 2011 Eric Seleznow, National Skills Coalition

  2. A New Workforce Vision Leads to New Workforce Policy

  3. What is Skills2Compete Maryland? Skills2Compete Maryland (S2C) is a new skills vision designed to: • Increase post-secondary success • Strengthen the skills of Maryland’s workforce • Grow the middle class

  4. Why Skills2Compete-Maryland? • Gov. O’Malley’s first term priorities: Security, Sustainability and Skills • MD = high education, high skills labor market • Middle-skills data drove discussion (America's Forgotten Middle-Skills Report) • To increase training outcomes • To unify workforce programs under one theme

  5. Substantial Demand for Middle Skills Job Openings in Maryland Between 2006 and 2016 • Source: Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation

  6. How did S2C-MD get started? • Governor's WIB leads the way – approves a formal board motion to establish S2C Campaign • Education of governor’s staff • Governor accepts motion with one amendment  • must have a quantitative goal, measure progress and provide accountability for progress • State-Stat Unit and Delivery Unit provides measurement structure

  7. Goals • Increase Maryland’s economic competitiveness • Produce more skilled workers to meet the growth of middle- and high-skill jobs • Grow the middle class by providing more opportunities to gain skills, increase earnings and advance in the workplace

  8. Governor's Goal for S2C-MD Increase the Outcomes of the Workforce Training System by 20 percent by 2012.

  9. Moving the Needle on Postsecondary Success • All oars rowing in the same direction for a singular outcome under S2C • State agencies – DLLR, GWIB, DHR, MHEC, DoD, MSDE, MDVA, DPSCS, P-20, etc. to focus and track their achievement • Other partners under the S2C umbrella include 12 LWIBs, 16 community colleges, private career schools, and CBO’s

  10. S2C-MD is a State Led Effort to: • Set a system wide goal (Gov) • Collect cross agency data (GWIB) • Measure progress (State-stat) • Agency accountability (State-stat)

  11. GWIB Led Cross Agency Coordination • Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED) • Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) • Department of Human Resources (DHR) • Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) • Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) • Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) • Maryland Department of Aging (MDoA) • Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) • Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) • Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS/MSDE) • Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs • Representation of the statewide P-20 Education Council • Maryland Assn of Community Colleges (16 Community Colleges) • Representative of the WIB Association (12 local WIBs)

  12. Cross Agency Council

  13. What can they measure? • Community Colleges • Associate Degrees • Lower Division Certificates (30 hrs. certificate based) • Workforce and Continuing Ed (leading to a license or credential) • Apprenticeships • Private Career Schools • WIA Occupational & Incumbent Worker Training • CTE & Adult Ed matriculating to post secondary • Voc. Rehab, Vets, TANF, Corrections

  14. Keys to Success • Strong executive leadership - Governor, Lieut. Governor • Secretary level cabinet participation and support • On going cross agency coordination by GWIB • On-going measurement and accountability by State-stat

  15. What was learned? • Understood the "workforce training system” as a whole. • Ability to set a goal for this disconnected array of workforce training programs & move it forward • Need for better data elements • Credential data elusive - more work needed • Credential identification/ licensing - version 2.0

  16. Results • 2009 Baseline – 257,315 engaged in training leading to a credential (Actual output) • 2012 Goal — 308,778 (Projected Output) • Progress reported quarterly or yearly...takes time to show progress

  17. Many Partners, One Vision

  18. Outreach and Marketing

  19. A Framework for State Policy

  20. Contact Eric Seleznow State Policy Director National Skills Coalition P: 202.223.8991, ext. 105 erics@nationalskillscoalition.org

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