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Pathways to Conservation Careers & Higher Education Opportunities Fostering Citizen Stewards. Goal 1: Seamless transition into educational opportunities or jobs and careers in the private and public sectors ; participants should be:
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Pathways to Conservation Careers & Higher Education Opportunities • Fostering Citizen Stewards
Goal 1: Seamless transition into educational opportunities or jobs and careers in the private and public sectors; • participants should be: • prepared, qualified and attractive to employers within the private and public sectors with skills gained in the 21CSC • How do we open the door to jobs in the Private Sector? (Connect with Partnerships and Funding Subcommittee) • Connect with Certification Committee on “value added” by certification process • able to transition into federal jobs and opportunities through a clear and equal process under the 21CSC • Hiring Guidance around alternative authorities: PLC • Intro to Pathways • Create federal hiring matrix • Pathways to Conservation Careers
Seamless transition into educational opportunities or jobs and careers in the private sector: • Individual Certification Process • Identify already existing certifications associated with corps • Identify qualifications for relevant jobs • Identify gaps – where qualifications/skills needed for jobs are missing certifications to meet those skills • Missing: • Partnerships in Job-Certification alignment (unions, community colleges/universities, businesses, non-profits) • Connect with Partnerships and Funding • Identify “value added” as perceived by employers and educational institutions • Connect with Certification and Impact • Jobs in the Private Sector
Seamless transition into jobs and careers in the public sectors; • Streamline the competitive hiring process • Align hiring standards and job qualifications with experience gained (certifications) in the 21CSC • Establish entry points into federal jobs and opportunities through a clear and equal process • Hiring Guidance around alternative authorities: PLC • Implementation of authority ASAP • Intro to Pathways • Create federal hiring matrix to be available to both partner organizations and federal hiring officials • Jobs in the Federal Sector
Goal 2: Systems and practices which create real and virtual communities within and around the 21CSC; an online platform which enables a few things: • Interactionbetween 21CSC participants, staff, program managers and partners • Tracking hours and certifications while allowing users to find new certifications and programs • Matchingexperience, certifications and interests to higher education opportunities, internships/apprenticeships and jobs in the private and federal sectors • Alumni Network • Continuing classes, certifications, opportunities • Need: Identify existing models – establish partnerships • Certifications, Career Matching, and Creating Community
21CSC match Next generation of conservation stewards match
Individual CertificationsPlanning/discussion with certification & partner/funding sub-committeeAny Clarifying Questions ??
Goal 1: Seamless transition into educational opportunities or jobs and careers in the private and public sectors; participants should be: • prepared, qualified and attractive to employers within the private and public sectors with skills gained in the 21CSC • How do we open the door to jobs in the Private Sector Connect with Partnerships and Funding Subcommittee • Connect with Certification Committee on “value added” by certification process • able to transition into federal jobs and opportunities through a clear and equal process under the 21CSC • Hiring Guidance around alternative authorities: PLC • Intro to Pathways Program • Create federal hiring matrix • Goal 2: Systems and practices which create real and virtual communities within and around the 21CSC; an online platform which enables a few things: • interaction between 21CSC participants, staff, program managers and partners • tracking hours and certifications while allowing users to find new certifications and programs • matching experience, certifications and interests to higher education opportunities, internships/apprenticeships and jobs in the private and federal sectors • Goal 3: Supportive community in conservation; create successful pathways to conservation stewardship by maintaining connections and relationships in order to ensure a continuity of experience. • Alumni Network • Continuing classes, certs, opportunities