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Adult Education and Career Tech Ed Partner Together to Increase Labor Pool
Bridge starts with Outreach and Recruitment
Targeted ABE/GED/ ESL/ High School Credit students interested in healthcare careers
Assessed TABE scores of current students to see if 9.0 or higher in Reading and Math
Included current GED/Adult Ed/High School students, recent grads and appropriate TANF recipients
Advertised during pre-semester orientations and on adult education Facebook page
Distributed flyer describing program and related careers during transition visits to adult education classrooms
The Required Information Session 8 information sessions, 37 students signed up
Bridge Program overview and expectations
PowerPoint on Healthcare Bridge Included YouTube Healthcare videos to demonstrate “a day in
the life”
Labor Market Information handout
Interested students required to complete an application/information sheet
Included time for Q & A, and had to be ready with the A’s!
Contextualized Instruction
In addition to Adult Ed classes, the Healthcare Bridge offered 100% contextualized instruction
Curriculum consisted of career awareness, technical writing, math for healthcare providers, and medical terminology.
The technical writing, math and medical terminology presented were at college level, but also assisted with GED 2014 preparation.
Career Development
Involved Adult Education, Corporate & Community Services, and Career Services staff:
Adult education staff started the career development with real-life information on healthcare careers
Corporate and Community Services brought in area employers and CCS staff to discuss careers, employer expectations, education/training requirements, etc. as the transition to the ICAPS occurred.
JJC Career Services staff are working on resume development, interviewing skills, etc.
College Transition Specialist welcomed students on first day with backpacks filled with school supplies bearing JJC’s logo so they would immediately identify themselves as college students
A picture’s worth a thousand words…we are college students with the tools to succeed, so…
Transition Services
There’s NO looking back!
Transition Services
Transition Services All students received assistance completing an
online application to JJC Students were exposed to the many support
services available at JJC Students researched majors and programs at JJC
related to healthcare The Coordinator for the CNA program provided
an overview, hosted a Q & A session, a tour, and advising session for students.
Students received assistance registering for college classes.
Partnerships: Adult Education could not have had a “Super Bridge” without the
partnership with staff and faculty of the Corporate and Community Services division!
Perkins funding / partnership with CTE: $10,000 was budgeted for Adult Education in FY’15 to pay for instructional
material for the bridge program
We had a very strong team of internal partners Adult Education staff and instructors
Corporate & Community Services (Perkins/CTE)
VP for Academic Affairs
Dean of Nursing, Allied Health and Emergency Medicine
Dean of CTE (Perkins)
Dean of Liberal Arts
Competition breeds SUCCESS!
We built our AO/ICAPS program with the already successful students on our bridge!
Our Health Care “Super Bridge” began with 16 students enrolled
9 GED/Basic Skills (including 3 TANF)
6 Early School Leaver Transition (high school credit)
1 English as a Second Language
Students were told that they are their own competition for seats in the CNA class
15 out of 16 students (93.75%) successfully completed the bridge and are registered for the AO/ICAPS program which began in May.
9 out of 13 students (69.23%) have earned their GED or high school diploma. (2 entered with a high school diploma but skills deficiencies.)
11 out of 15 students (73.33%) are continuing with the ICAPS program.
7 out of 7 students (100%) passed their State of Illinois CNA exam.
What is/are the student “takeaways”?
Confidence!
Readiness for the Certificate of Completion for the Nurse Assistance training
Reading/Writing/Math Skills
$1,008 tuition waived per person for the initial CNA course
Confidence!
Preparation for the GED 2014
Opportunity to enter a career field with family sustaining wages, high employment demand, and advancement opportunities
Did we mention CONFIDENCE!? (Students & Instructors!)
Successes
Challenges Developing a group of students who are truly interested
in healthcare Need to be “real” Don’t sell students on potential earnings alone!
Image – Debunking the Adult Ed. Myth Funding required to scale up
Programs not always Pell eligible Curriculum & Course approvals can take time
Team teaching Length of program Cohorts, the good, the bad, and the ugly
Bridge to ICAPS Process: We began by offering a “super bridge”
in health care professions which included Math for Health Care professionals, Medical Terminology (non-credit), and Career Exploration/Employment Readiness Skills and Technical Writing Skills
Students were selected based on an application, TABE scores, class attendance (GED, high school credit, ESLTP, ESL)
Students were later informed that successful completion of the bridge program could lead directly to the college’s CNA program, certification, employment, and/or a host of health care pathways
We built our AO/ICAPS program with the already successful students on our bridge!
Policy changes on the horizon?
JJC (VP Academic Affairs, Dean of Nursing & Allied Health) agreed to waive the CNA tuition for successful bridge participants --- We are hoping that this becomes policy for transitioning students
Working with Financial Aid Office in relation to Ability to Benefit
WIOA
Early lessons learned?
Successes:
•Set standards for students to meet (TABE/CASAS scores, attendance levels, etc.) and those who are on the edge will work hard to gain access to the program --- IF it is in a career field that they are interested in…SO
•Make sure you are serving students who are interested in the career field you are offering! We started the AO/ICAPS year thinking we would offer a manufacturing program, beginning with welding --- WRONG!...SO
•When you are wrong, be willing to rethink your plan, look at what students are telling you (surveys, etc.) and at several areas with employment demand…SO
•You won’t have to look too hard or long to find your students!
•Student supports (career navigator/case manager/transition specialist) are essential to smooth operations!
How to Reach Us!
Emilie McCallisterDirector, Adult Education and [email protected](815) 280-1321
Michelle LymanTransition [email protected](815) 280-1335
Amy MurphyDirector, Corporate & Community [email protected](815) 280-1418