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Fostering College - WIB Partnerships

Fostering College - WIB Partnerships. An Overview of Obstacles and Opportunities in San Diego and Imperial Counties. South Central Community College Consortium Cambria, CA June 13, 2010. About Me.

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Fostering College - WIB Partnerships

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  1. Fostering College - WIB Partnerships • An Overview of Obstacles and Opportunities in San Diego and Imperial Counties South Central Community College Consortium Cambria, CA June 13, 2010

  2. About Me • Consultant and Labor Market Researcher for Colleges, Workforce Investment Boards, Non-Profits, and Government Agencies • Former Director of Center of Excellence in San Diego-Imperial Region • Provide Ongoing Consulting Services to Public Workforce Clients • Offices in Boston and San Diego

  3. Program Overview • Strong, Mutual Desire for Collaboration • CWIB and CCCCO Support • Develop Better Working Relationships • Desire to Help Community • SDI Regional Consortium Commissioned Research-Based Analysis of Issues

  4. Why Partner Community Colleges and WIBs • Strong priority of Obama Administration • Extreme budget cuts at local colleges and to state programs (EWD, etc.) • Increased funding of public workforce system • CCs are low cost providers of education and training

  5. An Uneasy Marriage • Large Bureaucracies • Distinct and voluminous regulations (e.g., WIA, DOL guidance, CA Ed Code) • Different cultures, goals, and objectives

  6. Framework for StudyMethodology • Region 10 Consortium Commissioned a Study of Obstacles and Best Practices for SD-Imperial • Survey of Community College Staff (n=16), supplemented by 18 executive interviews • Interviews of state and local WIB staff • Findings released in May 2010.

  7. Common College Issues • Colleges reported the most difficulty in budgeting and financial reporting • Every college reported confusion and frustration regarding student placement • Colleges generally demonstrated a lack of knowledge regarding WIA student supports • Colleges expressed varying levels of frustration regarding expectations of the workforce system

  8. WIB Issues • WIB staff seemed to recognize the difficulty of navigating WIA, and were sympathetic to college concerns • Several WIB staff noted longer communication delays (i.e., emails should be responded to in 24-48 hours, calls should be returned, etc.)

  9. General Themes of Obstacles • The (Faulty) Assumption: “WIBs can fund the colleges to do what they already do (train students) and so this will be easy” • Financial Reporting and Invoicing • Communication and Expectations • Student Support

  10. Financial Reporting • By far the greatest challenge for colleges • Cap of Administrative Costs -12%, 7%, 5% • Line-item v. Tuition

  11. Communication • Language Issues • Expectations • Working with the One-Stop

  12. Student Support • Case Management • Placement

  13. Models of Success • Locally: Hire Case Managers/Success Coordinators • Massachusetts: Develop Programs Collaboratively to Ensure Continued Collaboration and Clear Expectations • Massachusetts: Surface the Conflict to Maintain Working Relationships • Ohio: Locate WIB Staff/One-Stops on Campus

  14. Enormous Potential for Collaboration General Willingness to Cooperate and Desire to Fix Problems Need Top-Down and Bottom-Up Support from Inception Summary

  15. Proposed Local Solutions: Themes • Fostering Relationships and Communication – Structured Communication and Identifying Individuals from “All” Systems Working on the Ground • Bridging Financial and Reporting Systems • Develop Workforce-Community College Planning Model • Staff Development • Ensuring Student Success • Final Report Available Soon at: http://www.sdicregionalconsortium.org/CCWIB.htm

  16. Proposed National Solutions: Next Steps • Focus on National Issues: WIA, Higher Education Law, DOL Regulations • San Diego Workforce Partnership • State Workforce Investment Board • Department of Labor • Senior Leadership at CCCCO • Final Report in 6-8 Months

  17. Thank You! • Philip Jordan • Green LMI • (617) 395-8898 • phil@greenlmi.com • http://www.greenlmi.com

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