Adult Career Pathways I-CAPS Program Development

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Adult Career PathwaysI-CAPS Program Development

• Manufacturing Career Cluster
• Certified Production Technician Certificate
• STEM CCR Partners in Readiness
• 24 April 2014

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Career Pathways System

• Core Elements
• Contextualized instruction that integrates basic
  reading, math, and language skills and
  industry/occupation knowledge.
• Career development that includes career
  exploration, career planning within a career
  area, and understanding the world of work
  (specific elements depend upon the level of the
  bridge program and whether participants are
  already incumbent workers in the specific field).
• Transition services that provide students with
  the information and assistance they need to
  successfully navigate the process of moving from
  adult education or remedial coursework to credit
  occupational programs.

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Building Career Pathways Systems

• Accelerating Opportunities
• Development of Integrated Career and Academic
  Preparatory System (ICAPS)
• Dual enrollment in adult education/GED
  preparation and CTE stackable certificate program
  (12 credits) in high demand industry
• 50 coteaching by adult education basic skills
  and CTE content instructors in occupational
  courses
• Contextualized reading, writing, and mathematics
  curriculum
• Career Navigator/Adult Concierge providing
  academic case management and support services
• Braided funding
• Internal and external partnerships

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Description of I-CAPS Process
Baccalaureate
Automated Engineering Tech/CNC AAS (64)
Degree, Technical Academic
Employment
Career Technical Education Certificates
Automotive Engineering Tech Certificate (31)
2014 GED Certificate
Adult Secondary Education (GLE 9.0-12.9)
I-CAPS Adult Secondary Education
Certified Production Technician (13) internship
MSSC CPT Industry Credential (I-IV)
Adult Basic Education (GLE 6.0-8.9)
Manufacturing Bridge (6.0-8.9)
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Kishwaukee College I-CAPS Student
Pathway Manufacturing

• Demonstration of appropriate soft skills?
• Goal GED, MSSC credentials, KC CPT Certificate?
• Reading Level of 9.0?

Student enrolls in and completes the following
classes within two semesters MT108 MT104 MT151 A
SE 013 MT 215 MT 102 ASE 013
Student completes MSSC Certification exams after
completion of relevant courses
Intake and Assessment with Career Navigator
Yes
No
Refer to Traditional ABE/ASE or Bridge Classes
Student completes INAM Internship course MT283,
if interested in KC CPT Certificate
GED testing Student earns the GED certificate
01/2014
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Curriculum and Instruction

• Curriculum Development
• Academic skill need identification by ABE/ASE
  instructor using the CPT course syllabi
• Formation of weekly goals and priority activities
  for the GED recitation class using the Statewide
  Bridge Curriculum for Manufacturing
• Instructional Team-Building
• Instructional team meeting planned to accomplish
  the following goals
• Alignment of student learning outcomes
• Share and review models of team teaching
• Identify roles and responsibilities for the 50/50
  overlap of instruction
• Schedule lesson plan development meetings
• I-CAPS Team-Building
• I-CAPS team meeting planned with mentor college
  to accomplish the following goals
• Review of intake process
• Discuss resources in play
• Identify student support strategies
• Develop a student retention plan
• Discuss program development and exchange feedback

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Partnership Development

• ICAPS Career Navigator Earn and Learn/INAM
  Coordinator (TAACCT III)
• Brochure, outreach list, job fair, referrals,
  joint presentations, established relationship
  from AET Advisory Committee.
• This relationship fosters collaboration with CTE
  and Adult Ed.
• Engaging the community through external
  partnerships
• Ongoing presentations to HR managers group, IL
  Worknet Center job club, 4Cs Parent Group, WIA
  staff and case managers, Service providers
  network for families, brochures at churches and
  food pantries, list of youth service agencies to
  contact, community foundations, manufacturing
  employers.
• Information, support and mentoring from other
  I-CAPS colleges.
• Internal partnerships at Kishwaukee College
• Informing AETP staff and AE faculty, CTE, Student
  Services staff, Financial Aid Office, Business
  and Development Center, GED classroom visits,
  I-CAPS display at GED reception at graduation.

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Braided Funding

• ICCB AO Grant- Adult education co-teaching cost
• Unrestricted education funds-basic skills
  recitation/support class
• Perkins Special populations coordinator is
  career navigator pro-rated CTE instructional
  cost support services
• Kishwaukee College Foundation Textbook loan
  program GED MSSC testing waivers
• Community Foundation Two ICAPS scholarships
• Youth Adult WIA ITAs
• CDEC-virtual career coaches through KishConnect

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Policy Considerations

• Local policy changes
• Reorganized AETP under Academic Affairs
  Instruction better linkages between AETP and
  academic policies, procedures, and strategic
  planning
• IwNC changed to affiliate wNC when IDES left
  decreased by half the number of adults seeking
  job training and seeking services
• CTE adjunct load limits from ACA and SURS
  retirement-requires hiring more qualified
  adjuncts to cover CTE manufacturing courses
• New HR hiring processes- delayed A.E. Instructor
  hire.

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Next Steps

• Healthcare Career Pathway

A.A.S. Paramedic
Paramedic II License
Paramedic I
Massage Therapy
Paramedic I License
Licensed Massage Therapist
Emergency Medical Technician
Aesthetics
EMT Certification
Licensed Esthetician
2014 GED Certificate
I-CAPS Adult Secondary Education
BNA (7) First Aid Emerg. Response (3) Medical
Term (3)
CNA ARC Cert.
Healthcare Bridge (6.0-8.9)