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College/ Corporate Partnerships CTE Collaborative Grants Leverage Funding with Contract Education. Solano Community College San Francisco Bay Area Consortium for Water and Wastewater Education (BACWWE). Deborah Mann Director, Contract Education Workforce and Economic Development
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College/ Corporate Partnerships CTE Collaborative Grants Leverage Funding with Contract Education Solano Community College San Francisco Bay Area Consortium for Water and Wastewater Education (BACWWE)
Deborah Mann Director, Contract Education Workforce and Economic Development Solano Community College
Closeness of industry and college partnership • Innovative model: Contract education and training • Careers, not jobs • Industry critical to public health and safety Critical Elements for Success
Silver Tsunami Who? What? How? When?
22 and growing • 5 Bay Area counties • 10 faculty from industry Regional Partnerships
$1.4 million California Community College grants $1.2 million TAACCCT award OrganizationalInnovation Award by the California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) Outstanding Professional Accomplishments for Public Education California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Multiple Newspaper and Industry Journal Articles Awards
SUCCESS! 350 students have completed courses 35 students have achieved certificates Internships Hires and promotions
E.J. Shalaby General Manager West County Wastewater District
Address “Silver Tsunami” • Replace mission critical jobs • Certification requirements • Drivers • Increasing complexity • State/Fed Regulation • Technology The Needs
Curriculum Development • Partners Adjunct Faculty • Highly Qualified Applicants • Internships • Promotes Industry and BACWWE The Benefits
Jim DeKloe, Ph.D. Professor, Biotechnology and Biology Solano Community College
Certificatesand AS • Water and Wastewater • Faculty from Industry • Aligned with CA certifications Industry-Driven Curriculum
Wastewater Treatment I • Basic Chemistry for Water and Wastewater • Water Treatment I • Instrumentation and Controls • Mathematics for Water and Wastewater Core Courses
Wastewater Treatment II • Water Treatment II • Distribution Systems Maintenance • Collection Systems Maintenance Specialty Courses
Biological Principles of Water and Wastewater • OR • General Chemistry and Microbiology • OR • Basic Concepts and Methods in Biotechnology Basic Sciences
Electives and New Courses • Water Conservation • Wastewater Treatment III • Pumps and Motors
Andrew Kwan Senior Water Treatment Operator East Bay Municipal Utilities District
Berta Lloyd Community Collaborative/ Grants Coordinator Solano Community College
Building a Highly Skilled Workforce for Water and Wastewater Agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area IMPACT
Strengthening community connections with the local school districts • 6 school districts • 11 middle schools • 9 high schools • 2 continuation schools • Building Foundation Skills • Contextualized math and science • Relevance: Connects education and work College and County Office of Education working together
Supporting a Green economy • Leveraging multiple funding sources • Supporting the national and state career pathway initiatives • Connecting with diverse population groups College and County Office of Education working together
Curriculum Development • Career Exploration for Middle/High School Students • Professional Development for Faculty • Communications/Marketing • Sustainability Activities
Curriculum Development • Five modules developed • Infused in science classes • 960 students/year
Industry-led field trips-Suisun Marsh • SCC Career Awareness Tours • University Career Tours • Internet-based tools Career Exploration
Externships with Industry • Faculty trained by SWEP-SID “Train-the-trainer” • Next Skills Institute Professional Development
Total Impact • 15,000 Students, Faculty, Counselors
QUESTIONS Career Pathways Berta Lloyd Solano Community College 707.864.7000 x5431 alberta.lloyd@solano.edu BACWWE Deborah Mann Solano Community College 707.864.7195 deborah.mann@solano.edu