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By Valerie Fisher, RN, MA –Project Director Innovate What Matters – Allied Health. DOING What Matters ™ for Jobs & the Economy Innovate What Matters – Allied Health . DOING What Matters ™ for Jobs & the Economy Innovate What Matters – Allied Health. Project Objectives 1
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By Valerie Fisher, RN, MA –Project Director Innovate What Matters – Allied Health
DOING What Matters ™ for Jobs & the EconomyInnovate What Matters – Allied Health
DOING What Matters ™ for Jobs & the EconomyInnovate What Matters – Allied Health Project Objectives 1 Research and analyze complexities of public education’s abilities to meet employer/incumbent worker needs. • Targeted interviews with employers working with colleges (vise-versa) • Explore challenges and successes encountered • Identify barriers (for both employers and colleges) • Seek innovative solutions with systemic change
DOING What Matters ™ for Jobs & the EconomyInnovate What Matters – Allied Health Project Objectives 2 Engage industry stakeholders, labor unions, non-profit educational organizations, and college representatives to form Advisory Committee. • Large healthcare employers – Kaiser, Sutter, others • Educational Funds – SEIU-UHW, Ben Hudnell, JVS • EWD Members: Vice Chancellor’s Office, Statewide Directors from Training & Development & Healthcare Workforce Initiatives • College representatives, WIBS and other interested parties
DOING What Matters ™ for Jobs & the EconomyInnovate What Matters – Allied Health Project Objective 3 Develop a list of innovative programs and/or educational best practices that have addressed similar educational-workforce training needs nationwide. • Research established successful program that had similar barriers for employers/incumbent workers. • Consider programs that used innovative instructional delivery methods (on-line distance education, hybrid course and accelerated basic skills remediation) • Best practices and/or innovate program design discovered in research will be incorporated into IWM pilot program design.
DOING What Matters ™ for Jobs & the EconomyInnovate What Matters – Allied Health Project Objective 4 Conduct pilot project in partnership with SEIU Educational Fund and other healthcare employers utilizing innovative methods revealed in research. • Collaboratively create a project work plan that meets the needs of industry and the incumbent worker. • Define solutions that address access to the community colleges – (especially with prerequisites and impacted programs such as nursing and allied health programs) • Maximize resources to accommodate multiple employers who have similar needs for education and training.
DOING What Matters ™ for Jobs & the EconomyInnovate What Matters – Allied Health Project Objective 5 Working with CCC Chancellor’s Office, recommend innovative solutions uncovered by the IWM project research that may be addressed by legislative policy changes or systemic reform. • Review current CA postsecondary education codes for areas in need of legislative reform that will address barriers identified. • Make recommendations for suggested changes or improvements • Develop comprehensive plan to rally support for new agendas with key stakeholders, educators, legislators etc.
DOING What Matters ™ for Jobs & the EconomyInnovate What Matters – Allied Health Project Objective 6 Develop a comprehensive plan to disseminate project findings (and suggested changes) statewide. • Develop a dissemination plan for release of project findings • Share information on outcomes at educational and industry related conferences. • Continue to engage stakeholders, industry and partner organizations in the progression of change.
DOING What Matters ™ for Jobs & the EconomyInnovate What Matters – Allied Health What we have learned so far…. • Need to expand research to incorporate more organizations who serve incumbent workers and/or college providers. • There is no consistent access point across all colleges for industry to use when seeking specialized trainings. • Colleges are currently limited by the reality of budget constraints making additional courses for specialty training difficult to facilitate. • Healthcare incumbent worker trainings needs are often localized, thus small cohorts of students. Need to serve many healthcare employers simultaneously.
DOING What Matters ™ for Jobs & the EconomyInnovate What Matters – Allied HealthIncumbent Worker Training Next Steps: • First Advisory Committee conference call on June 5th • Hope to add other interested groups/organizations/colleges to efforts • Continue to “think outside the box” for resolutions to barriers and challenges. Questions?