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Building the World’s Best Workforce

Building the World’s Best Workforce. MCCE Annual Meeting January 30, 2014 Steven J. Rosenstone, Chancellor. Educating Minnesota’s Workforce. 31 institutions 7 state universities 24 community and technical colleges 54 campuses 47 communities > 430,000 total students

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Building the World’s Best Workforce

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  1. Building the World’s Best Workforce MCCE Annual Meeting January 30, 2014 Steven J. Rosenstone, Chancellor

  2. Educating Minnesota’s Workforce 31 institutions • 7 state universities • 24 community and technical colleges 54 campuses 47 communities > 430,000 total students • 58% of the state’s undergraduates • 88% are residents 41,700 degrees annually • 81% of graduates get jobs in related fields • 80% stay in Minnesota 120,000 customized training and continuing education students 360⁰ Manufacturing and Applied Engineering Center of Excellence

  3. The Challenges Facing Minnesota are Well Understood • Changing nature of work • Current skills gap • Shortage of prepared workers • College readiness gap • Achievement gap • Investment gap

  4. Strategies for building the world’s best workforce • Align with workforce needs • Focus on capabilities of graduates • Grow the pipeline of students • Ensure access and affordability

  5. 1.Align with workforce needs • Understand current and future workforce needs • Meet demand in high-growth fields • Expand customized training

  6. Workforce listening sessions • 55 sessions throughout Minnesota • 9 industry sectors • Engaged >1,540 participants, >700 business representatives • Key Findings: • Critical shortages of qualified workers • Need to promote career and technical education • Deliver graduates with: • Technical and foundational skills • Training on latest equipment • Internship/apprenticeship experience

  7. The Itasca Workforce Alignment Team is developing a solution to meet the needs of key stakeholders As an Employer, how can I ensure that I can meet my current & future talent needs? As an Academic Leader, what curriculum changes do I need to make to meet the current and future needs of the employers and students in our area? As a Student or Job Seeker, how do I ensure that I am well positioned to find a job that I enjoy & that pays the bills? Workforce alignment solution As a Funder, which investments will have the greatest impact on my priorities (Reducing disparity, reducing unemployment, increasing growth, etc.)? As a Career Advisor or Workforce Developer, how can I ensure my clients have what they need to make fully informed decisions that meet their personal & financial needs? As an Economic Developer, how can I promote economic growth and reduce unemployment?

  8. Sampling of Collaborators in the Itasca Workforce Alignment Team

  9. Over 600 stakeholders have been involved in this effort so far… 90+ Employers 155+ Academic Leaders 34+ Workforce Developers 225+ Career Counselors 20+ Foundations 60+ Government & Others

  10. 2. Focus on capabilities of graduates • Defined learning outcomes • More hands-on learning through internships • Prepare students on state-of-the-art technology and equipment • Increase timely completion

  11. 3. Grow the pipeline of students • Increase kindergarten readiness • Close the achievement gap • Increase college readiness

  12. Re-design the transition from secondary to post-secondary education • Align assessment • Provide targeted remediation to students not on track • Expand early college credit options • Better align students’ educational plans with workforce needs

  13. 4. Ensure access and affordability • Boost financial aid and scholarships • Invest in higher education to hold down tuition • Drive efficiencies to control costs

  14. Charting the Future for a Prosperous Minnesota • MnSCU Strategic Framework: • Ensure access to an extraordinary education for all Minnesotans • Be the partner of choice to meet Minnesota’s workforce and community needs • Deliver to students, employers’ communities and taxpayers the highest value/most affordable higher education option • Six recommendations to forge deeper collaborations among our colleges and universities to maximize collective strengths, resources, and talents of our faculty and staff • www.mnscu.edu/chartingthefuture

  15. Focus on delivering critical outcomes • Academic programs aligned with workforce needs • More graduates with hands-on experience and on state-of-the-art equipment and technologies • More graduates in critical high-demand, high-growth professions • Skills gap reduced • Affordability enhanced • Increased enrollment, particularly among underserved communities • Improved degree completion rates

  16. Building the World’s Best Workforce MCCE Annual Meeting January 30, 2014 Steven J. Rosenstone, Chancellor

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