Presented by Robyn DeMars Washington County Workforce Center Carol Libson Century College and Shane Mueller South Washington County ABE 9182014 Collegial Cooperation Creating a Successful FastTRAC Partnership ID: 681510
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First Year Cooperation:
Opportunities & AccomplishmentsPresented by Robyn DeMars (Washington County Workforce Center), Carol Libson (Century College) and Shane Mueller (South Washington County ABE)
9/18/2014
Collegial Cooperation: Creating a Successful FastTRAC PartnershipSlide2
Partners:
Adult Basic Education: South Washington County ABEMnSCU: Century CollegeWorkforce Center: Washington County Workforce Center (Woodbury)Slide3
Recruitment
What we’ve done…
What we’ve learned…
What we’ve changed…Slide4
Recruitment
What we’ve done…
Planning
Selection
AssessmentSlide5
Recruitment
What we’ve learned…
Ask the right questions
Don’t make assumptions
Have realistic goalsSlide6
Recruitment
What we’ve changed…
The questions we ask
Our expectations
Emphasize the bridge
Emphasize the opportunity
and
the commitmentSlide7
FastTRAC: Career Pathways into Office Administration Slide8
What is it?
This project is a collaboration between South Washington County Schools Adult Basic Education, Washington County Workforce Centers and Century College
Students earn 6 credits by completing 2 classes at Century College CAPL 1010: Introduction to Software Applications and CAPL 1023: Microsoft Word
Students receive support from an Adult Basic Education instructor and a Navigator
Navigator will assist students with registering for continuing education, job placement and/or internship placement
Students also work on their job readiness skills
Students may be eligible to complete the Microsoft Word Certificate (One of Seven exams to get the Microsoft Office Specialist certification) Slide9
Program Structure
Outreach, recruitment, orientation and assessments
July-September 2014
Attend Info Session
Meet with Navigator for Intake
Take TABE Exam and NCRC
Adult Basic Education Bridge
September 16-December 4
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-12 pm
Students work with Adult Basic Education to prepare for courses
Students take National Career Readiness Certificate & Digital Literacy
Students take job readiness : Career X & Workplace Success
Classroom Training-Occupational Skills
January12-May 14 2015
Monday-Thursday Class: 9:30am-10:45am/Tutoring: 10:45am-12pm
CAPL 1010 - 3 credits
CAPL 1023 -3 credits
Student Success Day & Igniting Service Professionalism Seminar
Work with Navigator on job readiness and goal planning
Complete Microsoft Word Certification
Continuation with
Post-secondary education
Assistance with placement into Employment
Entry into WISE Internship Program Slide10
Eligibility:
Completion of High School Diploma or GEDBy the end of the bridge, have the following scores or higher on these three assessments:
TABE/CASAS
: 520 scale score or higherDigital Literacy: 80% or higher on all
7 sections of the NSDLA
National Career Readiness Certificate: Bronze level or higher
Previous academic and/or financial holds may be taken into consideration
Good attendance during the bridge portion of the program Slide11
A.B.E. & “The Bridge”
TABE pretests and goal settingNorth Star Digital Literacy AssessmentNational Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)EduTypingSlide12
A.B.E. & “The Bridge”
What it looks like: Meets three times per week (for 2 ½ hours)
Tuesday – Basic numeracy and literacy skills
Wednesday – Workforce skills Thursday – Digital literacy & keyboarding skillsSlide13
How do we gauge if our bridge is successful?
*Attendance – 75% for participantsBasic Skills Improvement – TABE G.E. of > 8.0Career Readiness – NCRC BronzeDigital Literacy Skills – NSDLA Certificate (85% on all 8 sections: Basic Computers, Operating Systems, Using the Internet, Using E-Mail, Word Processing, Spreadsheet Software & Social Media) Keyboarding – 35+ WPM
* Your bridge may look different; our program is designed to meet the skill set for Office Administration and Customer Service
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Integrated Instruction – What type are you?
One instructor is responsible for teaching the content; the other provides follow-up activities
One instructor is responsible for teaching the class; the other monitors for understanding Slide15
A FastTRAC Success Story:
Cheyenne
Cheyenne…
w
as a single parent of three childrenwas a high school dropout
was addicted to methamphetamines
was unemployed more than a yearwas without goals or direction
She made a promise to set a good example for her children
She got her GED (on December 30, 2013)
She enrolled in Career Pathways into Office Admin
She completed her two CAPL classes and registered for additional classes at CenturySlide16
Attendance-to-Grade
ComparisonSlide17
STUDENT PERFORMANCESlide18
FastTRAC Celebration of Completion!Slide19
A model of Success!
Our program stakeholders (Tina Simonson, Robert Lawrence, Robert Crawford, Senator Al Franken, Susie Evans, Shane Mueller, and Robyn DeMars)Slide20
Contact Information
Robyn DeMars – Program NavigatorWashington County Workforce CenterRobyn.DeMars@co.washington.mn.us(651) 275-8694
Carol Libson – MnSCU Faculty
Century College
Carol.Libson@century.edu
(651) 779-3345
Shane Mueller – Integrated Instructor
South Washington County ABE
smueller@sowashco.k12.mn.us
(612) 309-6237