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Project Overview. Dr. Geri Anderson Colorado Community College System. One of three prongs of the overarching Career Pathways through Education and Employment Initiative. Background. Colorado Success UNlimited (CoSUN) College Transition Initiative – 2007-2010

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  1. Project Overview Dr. Geri Anderson Colorado Community College System

  2. One of three prongs of the overarching Career Pathways through Education and Employment Initiative

  3. Background Colorado Success UNlimited (CoSUN) College Transition Initiative – 2007-2010 • 8-week intensive academic skill enhancement program • College Transition Navigators • 1:1 intensive affective support • Success barrier mitigation • Career counseling • Financial aid process support • College enrollment processes / campus resources • Learning community support

  4. Bridging Institutions – Seamless Services Adult Education and Community Colleges Workforce Centers and Community Colleges

  5. College Transition Advising Model College & Career NAVIGATOR • Liaison/Communication • Outreach • Career Counseling • ICAPs • Career & Technical • Education Programs • Financial Aid • Employability Skill Dev • College Knowledge • Goal-setting • Case Management • Financial Literacy Community College and Workforce Center Support Professional Development -College Transition Resources: • Colorado Success UNlimited (CoSUN) • Perkins/Career & Technical Education -Workforce Center Resources

  6. College and Career Navigation Initiative • Co-located Navigators Community college and workforce center • College Transition and Career Counseling Services • Recruiting • 1:1 intensive college and career counseling • Financial aid process support • College knowledge, campus resources • Success barrier mitigation • Success strategies • Professional Development

  7. College and Career Counseling Services • Recruiting/Outreach • Career and academic counseling • Interest inventories • Labor market information • Career and Technical Education programs • Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAPs) • Financial Aid Process Support • Fostering self-advocacy skills

  8. Cont’d… • College knowledge – registration, academic advising, books, cashier, etc. • Campus resources – library, printing, bookstore • Workforce center resources • Goal-setting, assessment strategies • Case management – success barrier mitigation • Financial literacy – Education Cents

  9. Navigator Timeline On-going Support Navigating the Systems Approximately 6 months

  10. The POWER of the ICAP

  11. Professional Development • Career and Technical Education philosophy and programs • Comprehensive career counseling • Workforce center resources, processes, regulations • WIA; CareerReady Certificate • Financial aid (recorded webinars on web site) • Career counseling resources • Business and industry tours • Non-traditional career pathways • LMI Gateway – labor market data • College in Colorado • Education Cents financial literacy program • Local, state, and national conferences

  12. Tools and Resources • Interest Inventories • ICAPs, Plans of Study • Career Pathways and Career Clusters • Career and Technical Education • Transitions class for TANF clients – CCA • Think College Isn’t for You? Think Again! – ADWorks • Business & Assessment Center – AD Works • Job Club – Sterling Workforce Center • O*net, LMI Gateway Data, My Next Move • College in Colorado • CareerReady Certificate – KeyTrain • Education Cents financial literacy program

  13. Navigator Reference Guide • Electronic / Online • Contents • CCNI project concept • Outreach strategies • Counseling strategies and tools • College transition resources • Workforce center resources • Nationally recognized resources • Project analysis

  14. Internal Project Analysis • Relationship-building strategies • Efficacy of case management practices, support services, and counseling resources and tools - ICAP • Enrollment in education programs (related to pathways and career clusters) • Student retention/success, persistence, credential attainment • Efficacy of intensive PD for navigators

  15. Implementation Challenges • Relationship building – different institutions • Defining utilization of navigator services at WFC • Incorporation of academic and workforce center support services • Incorporation of learning community approach • At-risk population – sustaining interest • Supervisory personnel changes / identification

  16. Interim Outcomes – Institutions(anecdotal) • Co-located Navigators – effective liaisonsbetween institutions • Increased communication between community colleges and workforce centers • Incorporation of career counseling in GED and ESL programs • Increased community college programs/services awareness at workforce centers

  17. Cont’d… • Identification of workforce center services available vs. those needed at community colleges • Facility/equipment sharing (NJC/SWC) • Program support by local community (Sterling) • Rapid acquisition of knowledge base for navigators (extensive PD)

  18. Interim Outcomes – Students/Workforce Clients • Increased understanding of • Importance of career planning • Planning tools and resources available • College transition and enrollment processes • Education programs leading to employment • Financial aid processes and resources • Workforce center resources/support • Increased confidence about college/employment • Awareness of community resources • Knowledge of college success strategies

  19. Contact: Geri Anderson Vice President & Provost Colorado Community College System 720-858-2759 geri.andersn@ccc.edu CCNI Web Site (Resources) http://www.coloradostateplan.com/NavigationInitiative.htm http://www.coloradostateplan.com/CollegeResources.htm

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