Recognition and Accreditation of Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Europe and the United States: Aligning Educational Systems

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Recognition and Accreditation ofShort-Cycle
Higher Education Programsin Europe and the
United StatesAligning Educational Systems
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• International Conference
• Golden Sands, Bulgaria
• June 15-16, 2009

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Building Bridges Improving Interactions between
Business and EducationWorkforce Development
Programs at American Community Colleges
Identifying Effective Programs, and the Traits
and Characteristics Shared by Effective Programs
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• Dr. Dan de Vries
• University of Toledo
• June 15, 2009

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presentation will coverrole of the American
community college evolving role of community
colleges in fostering workforce
developmentsurvey of successful American
community college workforce development programs
discussion of unifying threads which underlie
these effective programs
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ROLE OF THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE transfer
to four-year (Bachelor degree granting)
institutionbasic academic and learning
skillsdevelopmental and remedial
classescontinuing and lifelong
learningvocational training and workforce
development
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HOW CC ROLE HAS EVOLVED RELATIVELY RECENTLY
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MORE IMPORTANT economic
engine for ailing national economy cc is
responsive to local and regional needs fast
turn-around time to changes in economy good
location for contract training/customized
training flexible class schedules for busy
employed adults
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SURVEY OF SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 1100 community
colleges in United Statesvast majority offer
some form of workforce development
programsuccessful programs distributed thro
ughout USA north, south, east, west,
central among all demographic categories
urban, suburban, rural
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HOW SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAMS WERE
IDENTIFIED1. literature review of community
college workforce development participants2.
interviews with practitioners in the field3.
review of general literature in the field,
including journal articles, magazine articles,
books, electronic articles and reports,
databases, newspapers, and other sources
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1. literature review of community college
workforce development participantsAmerican
Association of Community Colleges
(AACC)Community College Research Center of
Columbia Universitys Teachers College
National Science Foundation (NSF) The League
for Innovation in the Community CollegeU.S.
Department of Labors (DOL) Education and
Training Administration (ETA)U.S.
Department of Education (ED)
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The League for Innovation in the Community
Collegeselect group of pioneering two-year
schools that collaborates on new initiatives in
education and trainingtwenty board member
community colleges, including Sinclair Community
College in Ohio
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The League for Innovation in the Community
College hosts international conferences and
institutesdevelops web resources
http//www.league.org conducts research and
produces publicationsprovides organizational,
networking, and contact services leads projects
and initiatives with member colleges,
corporate partners, and international agencies
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effect of significant direct government
intervention is evident therefore, list of
successful cc workforce development programs will
be broken down into 2 groups 1. cc
workforce programs not directly associated with
government grants 2. cc workforce programs
principally funded by government grants
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workforce programs principally funded by
government grants federal departments, agencies,
and grant programs includeDepartment of
Labors (DOL) Education and Training
Administration (ETA) Department of Education
(ED) created new position, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community CollegesWorkforce
Investment Act (WIA) One-Stop Career Center
System which is run by ETA
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workforce programs principally funded by
government grants federal departments, agencies,
and grant programs includeCommunity-Based Job
Training Grants (CBJTG) setup in ETA under
Presidents High Growth Job Training Initiative
(PHGJTI)Workforce Innovation and Regional
Economic Development (WIRED) grants setup in
ETA, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation
grantsStrategic Partnerships for a Competitive
Workforce Initiative Partnership Initiative,
jointly run by ED and DOLs ETA
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workforce programs principally funded by
government grantsfederal departments, agencies,
and grant programs includeCommunity College
Workforce Partnership Network (CCWPN) run by
League for Innovation in the Community College
with assistance from ETA, www.workforce3one.com
web site National Science Foundations (NSF)
Advanced Technology Education program (ATE)
National and Regional Centers of Excellence
emphasis on two-year colleges, component of
President Bushs American Competitiveness
Initiative state governments have also funded
workforce dvlpmt. grants
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SUCCESFUL CC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS NOT
DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH GOVERNMENT GRANTSCarl
Sandburg College, IllinoisColumbus State
Community College, OhioDallas County Community
College District, Texas Hagerstown Community
College, MarylandNorth Iowa Area Community
College, Iowa Southeastern Community College,
North Carolina Spartanburg Technical College,
South CarolinaWhatcom Community College and
Yakima Valley Community College, Washington
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SUCCESFUL CC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
PRINCIPALLY FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT GRANTS
Cabrillo Community College, CaliforniaCommunity
College of Baltimore County, MarylandCommunity
College of Southern Nevada, NevadaKirkwood
Community College, IowaLenoir Community College,
North CarolinaLinn-Benton Community College and
Portland Community College, Oregon Milwaukee
Area Technical College and Waukesha County
Technical College, WisconsinOakland
Community College, MichiganOnondaga Community
College, New YorkPassaic County Community
College, New JerseySinclair Community College,
Ohio Wallace Community College, Alabama
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EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSNOT FUNDED
PRINCIPALLY BY GOVERNMENT GRANTS
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Center for Manufacturing Excellence (CME) is a
collaborative venture between Carl Sandburg
College in Illinois and Maytag-Galesburg
Refrigeration. The CME houses
state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment
customized training facilities
state-of-the-art industrial diagnostic equipment
Sandberg CCs manufacturing certificate
/degree programs CME was established in 1998 to
address the Illinois region's anticipated labor
shortage and Maytag's need for employees with
advanced technology skills.
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North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC)
Pappajohn Business and Entrepreneurial
CenterSince the inception of the Pappajohn
Center in 1996, the principally agricultural
northern region of Iowa has seen a dramatic rise
in new jobs and new business openings (and NIACC
has enjoyed increased enrollment).
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CUSTOMIZED WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING
SOLUTIONS A short list of often used
recruitment tools include Job opening
postings on IowaJobs and Americas Job Bank
Application distribution/collecting Job
description development Applicant screening
Applicant testing services Interview
scheduling Interview space In addition to
finding and retaining quality employees, employee
training is critical to the success and
profitability of any business.
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Business Incubators On the farm, an incubator is
a warm, protected place to put fertilized eggs so
they can develop under the watchful eye of the
farmer until they hatch. Likewise, the new
business incubator on the NIACC campus is a
nurturing environment where new businesses can
develop and grow during those challenging first
few years of existence.
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EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSFUNDED
PRINCIPALLY BY GOVERNMENT GRANTS
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Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OhioNational
Center of Excellence for Manufacturing Education
(NCME)National Science Foundation (NSF) funded
starting in 1995, under Advanced Technological
Education (ATE) program, as a National Center of
Excellence(Sinclair CC is also a founding
member of The League for Innovation in the
Community College)
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Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC),
MarylandPresident's Community-Based Job
Training Grants (CBJTG) from U.S. Dept. of
Labors (DOL) Education and Training
Administration (ETA)The 2007 CBJTG grant serves
as a catalyst to educate an increased number of
students and to provide upward mobility for
incumbent health care employees in 3
high-growth/high-demand fields medical
laboratory dental nursing
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SHARED TRAITS AMONG SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS9 shared traits
and characteristics were identified byanalysis
of recognized successful community college
workforce development programs, in combination
with literature review and personal interviews
with practitioners in the field
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SHARED TRAITS AMONG SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS trait
1recognizing the existence of a need in the
community such as an economic recession, or an
opportunity which calls for a collaborative
response, such as the need for a healthcare
specialty in a hard-to-reach rural
areacommunity colleges must be responsive to
local needs and concerns
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SHARED TRAITS AMONG SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS trait
2setting up a partnership which emphasizes
shared mission and goals, and which capitalizes
on the strengths which arise out of the diverse
nature of the elements of the partnershipcollabo
rations can flourish by capitalizing on their
inherent diversity, rather than concealing or
ignoring it
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SHARED TRAITS AMONG SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS trait
3ensuring that all partners to the
collaboration receive substantial value and
benefit from their participation, including
economic and political rewardssuccessful
partnerships sustain themselves only if all of
the collaborators share in all of the varied
rewards which accompany success
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SHARED TRAITS AMONG SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS trait
4having a strong, visionary, and resourceful
leadership team (in the community college and in
the business partners), particularly at the very
top where the leaders vision and insight are
used to build a strong team with a shared
visiona solid senior management team is
critical to effective workforce development
partnerships
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SHARED TRAITS AMONG SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS trait
5establishing shared governance and
accountability as solid cornerstones of
partnership operation and management on both a
day-to-day and long-term basisparticipating on
equal footing enables the collaboration to
function well
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SHARED TRAITS AMONG SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS trait
6maintaining up-to-date curricula and teaching
faculty for high-tech workforce development
courses, as new information and methods
evolvetypical current workforce development
endeavors focus on high-demand, high-tech
disciplines, where the content, infrastructure,
and techniques are constantly changing as new
discoveries are made
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SHARED TRAITS AMONG SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS trait
7sustaining flexibility in course offerings,
both in their timing and duration, in order to
accommodate the needs and schedules of selective,
busy adultshigher education must be responsive
to the needs of its clientele, who often have
demanding and changing schedules
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SHARED TRAITS AMONG SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS trait
8setting up a technology center which
integrates the community colleges vocational
curricula with the training needs of the private
sectorputting all of the multiple high-tech
facilities under one roof is a proven method of
improving efficiency and productivity
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SHARED TRAITS AMONG SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS trait
9providing academic scholarships directly from
local businesses to studentskeeping a close
link between local industry and students is a key
component of effective workforce development
efforts
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CONCLUSIONsuccessful community college
workforce development programs require robust,
capable, and flexible leadership well-founded
and nurtured trust among partners constant,
open, and forthright communication clear
understanding of the roles and responsibilities
of each partner commitment to a mutually
developed goal or mission good resources,
flexibility, and organization the need for such
collaborative endeavors is expanding
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