Shifting Gears State Innovations to Advance Workers and the Economy in the Midwest 0710

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Sifting Gears:

Jule S

JULY 2010

TheJoyceFoundation

and teEconomyin te Midwest

State Innovation toAdvanceWorkers


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About Sifting GearsT Joyc Foudatios Sitig Gars iitiativ was laucd i 2007 as a stat policycag ort i Idiaa, Illiois, Miciga, Misota, Oio, ad Wiscosi. T goal

is to strgt stat postscodary, adult basic ducatio, ad workorc dvlopmt

systms so tat mor low-skilld workrs gai t ducatio, skills ad crdtials

dd to advac ad succd i our cagig coomy.

For mor iormatio o Sitig Gars, plas visit.s-es..

About te Joyce FoundationT Joyc Foudatio supports orts to protct t Grat Laks, to rduc povrty adviolc i t rgio, ad to sur its rsidts av accss to good scools, dct

jobs, ad strog dmocracy, ad a divrs ad trivig cultur.

T Joyc Foudatio

70 Wst Madiso, Suit 2750

Cicago, IL, 60602

For mor iormatio about t Joyc Foudatio, plas visit.jye..

About tis PublicationTis publicatio is a product o t Joyc Foudatios Sitig Gars iitiativ. It was

prpard by Juli Straw, wit lp rom t Sitig Gars tcical assistac tam

at CLASP. T autor would also lik to tak t Sitig Gars stats ad t Sitig

Gars maagmt tam or tir rviw o drats ad lpul commts.


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Table of Contents

ExEcUtivE SUmmarY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

rEbUiLding SkiLLS aS an EnginE of Economic opportUnitY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .

JUmpStarting StatE poLicY changE throUgh Shifting gEarS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ILLInOIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MIChIGAn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MInneSOTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

OhIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WISCOnSIn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EnginEEring nEw poLicY modELS for a changing EconomY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

concLUSion: thE road ahEad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Executive Summary

T Joyc Foudatios Sitig Gars iitiativpromots rgioal coomic growt adopportuity by improvig t skills o tworkorc i v Midwstr stats: Illiois,Miciga, Misota, Oio, ad Wiscosi.

(A sixt stat, Idiaa, participatd i t iitialpas o Sitig Gars but is ot currtlyivolvd.) Laucd i 2007 ad supportd bya combid ivstmt o arly $16 millioi Joyc Foudatio ad matcig stat uds,Sitig Gars is lpig stats to scal up adsustai iovatio i adult ducatio, workorcdvlopmt ad postscodary ducatio. Byocusig o stat policy cag, Sitig Garsis dsigd to spark lastig rorm tat ablsmor adultsparticularly tos wo tr t

workorc wit lowr basic skills or limitdeglis procicyto ar postscodarycrdtials tat lad to good jobs.

Sitig Gars stats ar cartig w pats ipostscodary accss ad succss tat mattr orutur coomic prosprity i t Midwst adbyod. A cagig coomy ad cagigdmograpics i t workorc compl us as acoutry to rac out to adults wo may ot avtrd or compltd postscodary programs

i t past, ad rstructur adult basic ducatio,workorc dvlopmt, ad otr postscodaryducatio programs to bttr mt ts studtsds, ad i tur, mt t ds o mployrsor skilld workrs. Our coomy ovr t lasttwty yars as placd a growig prmium oducatio ad traiig byod ig scool; att sam tim, trds i workr skills ar movigi t wrog dirctio. Yougr workrs ar lssducatd ta tos wo ar rtirig ad, ovrt last two dcads, t sar o prim-ag

workrs (ags 25 to 49) rolld i postscodaryducatio as all.1

Ts cags i t coomy ad i ourworkorc rquir mor cit ad ctivways o lpig adults ar postscodarycrdtials tat mployrs valu. Rigt ow,too may adults wo roll i ducatio adtraiig programs ail to complt tm or toar crdtials tat icras tir mploymt

ad arigs pottial. Adults wit lowr skillswo start out i adult basic ducatio, eglislaguag srvics, or collg rmdial courssar most at risk o ot compltig a crdtial.

Tis rport summarizs stat actios to addrssts problms i t Sitig Gars stats, wita i-dpt look at iovatios implmtdtroug Sitig Gars i Illiois, Idiaa, adWiscosi. Ts Sitig Gars iovatios avocusd o two approacs to lp mor adults

ar crdtials tat mployrs valu:

ce ne ps ceels ceesStat iovatio i tis ara icluds brakiglogr diploma ad dgr programs ito sortrcrticat moduls, prioritizig idustry adoccupatioal sctors tat or good jobs i carrpatways, ad orig classs at a widr varityo placs, days, ad tims. Two stat ortswit tis ocus tat av b implmtd iSitig Gars ar Wiscosis Rgioal IdustrySkills educatio (RISe) Carr Patways adIdiaas Collg or Workig Adults. SitigGars stats somtims us t cocpt o carrpatways to ram tir work i tis ara.Carr patways or a sris o coctdducatio ad traiig programs ad supportsrvics tat abl idividuals to gt jobs ispcic idustris, ad to advac ovr tim tosuccssully complt igr lvls o ducatio

ad work i tat idustry.2

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ce bs Slls cllee cee SuessSitig Gars stats av also cratd wbridg modls tat combi basic skills cottwit workorc radiss, support srvics, adt kowldg ad skills dd or a spcicoccupatio (or clustr o occupatios). Somo ts bridg modls ar w programs,otrs ar w typs o adult basic or tcicalducatio courss, wil still otrs ar w co-istructioal approacs witi xistig courss.T commo trads amog ts bridg modlsar tat ty cotxtualiz basic skills ad eglislaguag cott to a spcic occupatioal ocus,coordiat istructio by basic skills ad tcicalducatio aculty ad sta, ad sk to articulatacadmic ad tcical cott ad crdtialsto t xt stp i collg ad carr patways.Sitig Gars work implmtd i tis araicluds Illiois Sitig Gars Bridgs, WiscosiRISe Carr Patway Bridgs, ad Idiaasembddd Skills pilots.

Sic 2007, Sitig Gars stats av ldiovatios i policy ad practic tat lpmor adults ar postscodary crdtials tatimprov tir coomic prospcts ad toso t commuitis i wic ty liv. Dspit

blak coomic ad stat scal viromts,wr dmad by adults or ducatio outstripsrsourcs ad supply by wid margis, Illiois,Idiaa, Miciga, Misota, Oio adWiscosi av all maagd to mak importatprogrss toward tir Sitig Gars goals.

As ty cotiu tir work, t Sitig Garsstats ar xpadig tir scop i two importatways. First, ty ar bgiig to idtiy adimplmt ways to provid lowr skilld adultswit mor support to succd i ducatio, sucas mor itsiv ad sustaid collg adcarr coacig ad mor lp wit mtig t

costs o upgradig tir skills, bot dirct (sucas tuitio, books, ad s) ad idirct (suc aslivig xpss, cild car, ad trasportatio).Wiscosis Opportuity Grats ar a ladigxampl o ts orts.

T Sitig Gars stats ar also racig outto coct rorms i adult ducatio, workorcdvlopmt, ad postscodary ducatioto broadr covrsatios i tir stats about

ostrig coomic growt i partrsipwit mployrs ad about collg accss adcompltio or udrrprstd populatios.Likig Sitig Gars ducatio rorms morclosly to mployr workorc ds lps tosur tat t crdtials adults complt payo or tm i t labor markt. CoctigSitig Gars to largr stat covrsatiosabout collg compltio is importat or makigsur t ds o workig adults ar tak itoaccout w t stat addrsss suc issus

as ow to improv collg rmdiatio, ow toarticulat postscodary crdit ad o-crditoccupatioal ducatio, ad wtr to ocussom stat postscodary udig o ow wllcollgs lp studts succd.

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T Joyc Foudatios Sitig Gars iitiativ

promots rgioal coomic growt adopportuity by improvig t skills o tworkorc i v Midwstr stats: Illiois,Miciga, Misota, Oio, ad Wiscosi.(A sixt stat, Idiaa, participatd i t iitialpas o Sitig Gars but is ot currtlyivolvd.) Supportd by a combid ivstmto arly $16 millio i Joyc Foudatio admatcig stat uds, Sitig Gars is lpigstats to scal up ad sustai iovatio iadult ducatio, workorc dvlopmt, ad

postscodary ducatio. Sitig Gars isdsigd to spark lastig rorm by ocusig ostat policy cags tat abl mor adultsspcially tos wo tr t workorcwit lowr basic skills or limitd eglisprocicyto ar postscodary crdtialstat lad to bttr jobs.

Sitig Gars stats ar cartig w pats to

postscodary accss ad succss tat will impactt utur coomic prosprity o mor ta justt Midwst. Cags i t U.S. coomy ad iits workorc compl us as a coutry to rac outto adults wo may ot av trd or compltdpostscodary programs i t past. Rstructurigadult basic ducatio, workorc dvlopmt,ad otr postscodary ducatio programs tobttr mt t ds o tis catgory o studtswill i tur lp mt t ds o mployrs oricrasig umbrs o skilld workrs. Iovatio

i Sitig Gars stats ca provid usulxpric ad idas or otr stats to us wrspodig to tir ow similar coomic addmograpic cags. Rwd atttio romt Prsidt ad Cogrss to ts issus mayor opportuitis or dral policy rorm tatsupports tis stat ad local iovatio.

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Rebuilding Skills as an Engineof Economic Opportunity

Adult basic ducatio studts at Morai Park Tcical Collg i Fod du Lac, Wiscosi participat i a I-BeST wldig program tatitgrats acadmic cott ad occupatioal traiig. Upo compltio o t program, studts rciv a postscodary crticat tat lpstm gai immdiat mploymt but is also a mbddd part o a carr patway, sould ty coos to cotiu tir ducatio.Potos courtsy o Morai Park Tcical Collg.


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a c Ey ples g peu EuT cagig structur o our coomy ovr tlast twty yars as placd a growig prmiumo ducatio ad traiig byod t ig scoollvl. M wo av at last a two- or our-yarcollg dgr av s tir arigs oldstady. Wom wit similar crdtials av stir icoms ris. howvr, t arigs o tosoldig oly a ig scool diploma av droppdsubstatially or m, by about a tird. Malig scool dropouts av ard t worst; tirarigs av all almost by al.3 At commuitycollgs, wr workig adults ar likly toroll, a postscodary ducatio pays o mostor tos wo pursu ducatio or traiig iig-wag lds, suc as alt car, scicad girig, ad or tos wo trasr toour-yar collgs ad complt tir dgrs.4T icrasd dmad or skilld workrs isxpctd to cotiu. It is stimatd tat btw2008 ad 2018, almost 30 millio w jobopigsarly two-tirds (64 prct) o allopigswill b lld by workrs wo av atlast som postscodary ducatio ad traiig.5

ev i ts toug coomic tims, postscodaryducatio mattrs or labor markt succss. hig

scool dropouts ar tr tims mor likly to bumployd ta tos wit a our-yar dgr.Workrs wo compltd ig scool but didot urtr pursu tir ducatio ar twic aslikly to b umployd as our-yar collggraduats. Tos wit two-yar collg dgrsall somwr i t middl ty ar lss liklyto b umployd ta workrs wit a ig scoolducatio or lss, but ty ar ot as wll o astos wit a our-yar dgr.6 Ad sic oo t biggst costs or adults o postscodary

ducatio is t loss o arigs ad workxpric wil ty ar i scool, a poor jobmarkt ca b a good tim or workrs to improvtir skills ad ducatio i ty ca obtaiacial lp to do so.

Byod coomic bts to idividual workrs,tr ar otr ways i wic our socity isstrgtd by lpig mor adults tr adsuccd i postscodary ducatio. For workrswo ar parts, t most importat o is tattir icrasd kowldg ad ducatioalattaimt spills ovr to tir cildr, wos ow

ducatio outcoms improv as a rsult.7

For ts rasos, Sitig Gars works towardpolicy cags aimd at lpig mor workrsar postscodary crdtials tat will pay o it labor markt.8

a c we reques meae Eu aulsT cagig coomy as spurrd a broadcossus amog policymakrs o t d todramatically icras t umbr o workrswit postscodary ducatio ad traiig.Policymakrs may rasoably wodr, owvr,wy Sitig Gars ocuss o adults w a largamout o ort is alrady ivstd i lpigmiddl- ad ig-scool studts prpar or adcomplt collg. T aswr is dmograpics.T U.S. populatio is agig, ad a growigproportio o our utur workorc is alrady pastig scool ag.

Accordig to t natioal Ctr or higreducatio Maagmt Systms, v i by2020 t tir U.S. matcs t prormaco t bst stat orts to lp youg poplgraduat rom ig scool, cotiu to collg,ad ar dgrs, t U.S. would still all sort oclosig t gap i t umbr o skilld workrsbtw t U.S. ad t otr bst-ducatdcoutris i t world by at last o millio skilldworkrs. hlpig mor adults ar postscodary

crdtials ca compsat i part or ourdwidlig supply o w ig scool graduats.howvr, at tis juctur, t trd is movig it wrog dirctio; yougr workrs ar lssducatd ta tos wo ar rtirig ad, ovrt last two dcads, t prctag o prim-ag



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workrs (ags 25 to 49) rolld i postscodaryducatio as all.9

cuely n Eu auls Suee pssey EuT cags i t U.S. coomy ad workorcrquir us o mor cit ad ctiv ways tolp adults ar t postscodary crdtials tatmployrs most valu. Currtly, too may adultswo roll i ducatio ad traiig programs ailto complt tm or ar t crdtials tat payo i t labor markt. At commuity collgs, just35 to 40 prct o adults complt a crticator two- or our-yar dgr ovr six yars.10 Oldrcommuity collg studts (ag 25 ad abov)ar v lss likly to complt crdtials tayougr os (altoug ty td to prorm bttracadmically wil i collg).11 Wil tr islittl rliabl atioal data o adults, o study oadult collg compltio rats i a doz statsoud tat oly about o i v (19 prct) oadults wo bga collg ad ard ay kid opostscodary crdtial igt yars latr.12

Otr actors, i additio to studt ag, arlikd to lowr compltio rats. For xampl,collg studts ar lss likly to complt tirducatio i ty ar m or studts o color, ity ar acadmically udrprpard or part-

tim studts, or i tir parts did ot go tocollg. Lowr-icom studts ar particularly atrisk o ot compltig postscodary ducatioprograms, rgardlss o tir acadmic skills.Amog collg studts wit ig acivmt tstscors, arly tr-ourts (74 prct) o tosrom uppr-icom amilis complt collg,compard to lss ta a tird (29 prct) otos rom low-icom amilis.13 For studts ioccupatioal programs, wic ar t ocus oSitig Gars, job ad acial dmads art most commo raso tat studts skig to

ar crticats or dgrs drop out, wit amilydmads big t scod most commo rasoor ts studts lavig scool.14

Lack o basic acadmic ad eglis laguagskills is a spcially importat barrir topostscodary accss ad succss, wic iswy t Sitig Gars iitiativ ocuss o tlowr-skilld adult populatio. Mor ta al ocommuity collg studtsabout 60 prct isvral rct studisroll i rmdial collg

courswork, kow as dvlopmtal ducatio,at som poit i tir collg carrs.15 Mayotrs ar assssd as dig dvlopmtalducatio but do ot roll.16 T pool oudrducatd adults grows substatially acyar, du i part to immigratio by lowr-skilldadults ad also bcaus t umbr o w igscool dropouts ac yar (mor ta 400,000i 2006, or xampl) ar xcds t aualumbr o dropouts wo ar GeDs or rtur toar tir diplomas.17

Currt basic skills srvics ar ot ctivoug, owvr, i lpig lowr-skilldadults start o a pat tat ds i obtaiigpostscodary crdtials. Amog dvlopmtalducatio studts, just 30 to 40 prct compltrmdial studis. Adult basic ducatio adeglis laguag studts typically stay rolldor lss ta 100 ours o istructio (rougly tamout dd to advac o grad or eglislaguag lvl). Amog GeD graduats, rsarcsuggsts tat w ar postscodary crdtialsi t rst dcad atr arig a GeD; abouta tird do vtually roll i postscodaryducatio ad about igt prct ultimatlyar a dgr.18

ie Eu ples ie SuessLow compltio rats i basic skills adpostscodary ducatio ad traiig programs

pos a ctral callg to mtig t dso adult studts ad mployr ds or skilldworkrs. Dspit tis sobrig data, tr is agrowig cossus o t ky lmts o a wapproac. T Joyc Foudatio calld atttio

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to may o ts lmts at t outst o SitigGars i a dtaild aalysis it udd o statpolicy barrirs ad solutios to icrasig t skillso workig adults.19 Mor rctly, t natioalCtr or higr educatio Maagmt Systmssummarizd ts critical rorms:

Icras grat aid or part-tim studts ad

iclud lp wit o-tuitio xpss.

Scdul classs i mor fxibl ways, .g.,o a widr rag o days ad tims ad ilss rigid squcs.

Dlivr istructio mor crativly, .g., bycombiig distac ad ac-to-ac larig.

Crat clarr, mor dirct, ad astr pats to

postscodary crdtial compltio.

Focus postscodary ducatio ad traiigmor o gaiig crticats tat av a igvalu i t labor markt.

Adopt radically dirt ad mor ctivrmdial ducatio stratgis.

egag i major marktig orts targtdto adult larrs to promot t valu o

ducatio, t ducatio opportuitisavailabl, ad t rsultig, immdiat lik tomploymt.20

Sitig Gars stats ar ladig iovatios ipolicy ad practic i svral o ts aras.T two major aras o ocus or tir work todat av b o cratig bttr pats trougpostscodary ducatio or adults ad ococtig basic skills srvics mor closly tocollg ad carr programs.

ce ne ps ceels ceesStat iovatio i tis ara icluds brakiglogr diploma ad dgr programs itosortr crticat moduls, prioritizig idustry

ad occupatioal sctors tat or good jobsi carr patways, ad orig classs at awidr varity o placs, days, ad tims. SitigGars stats somtims us t cocpt o carrpatways to ram tir work i tis ara.Carr patways or a sris o coctdducatio ad traiig programs ad support

srvics tat abl idividuals to gt jobs ispcic idustris, ad to advac ovr tim tosuccssully complt igr lvls o ducatioad work i tat idustry.21 Ty icludmbddd or stackabl crdtials coctdto ac stp i t patway. Ts crdtials,suc as occupatioal crticats, av valuto mployrs by tmslvs, ad ar also buildtoward logr tcical diplomas ad dgrs.Two stat orts wit tis ocus tat av bimplmtd i Sitig Gars ar Wiscosis

RISe Carr Patways ad Idiaas Collg orWorkig Adults.

ce bs Slls cllee cee SuessSitig Gars stats av also cratd wbridg modls tat combi basic skills cottwit workorc radiss, support srvics, adt kowldg ad skills dd or a spcicoccupatio (or clustr o occupatios). Som ots bridg modls ar w programs; otrs arw typs o adult basic or tcical ducatiocourss; ad, tr ar also modls wic usw co-istructio approacs witi xistigcourss. T commo trads amog tsbridg modls ar tat ty cotxtualiz basicskills ad eglis laguag cott to a spcicoccupatioal ocus, coordiat istructio by basicskills ad tcical ducatio aculty ad sta,ad sk to articulat acadmic ad tcicalcott ad crdtials to t xt stp i collg

ad carr patways. Sitig Gars workimplmtd i tis ara icluds Illiois SitigGars Bridgs, Wiscosi RISe Carr PatwayBridgs, ad Idiaas embddd Skills pilots.Ts typs o Sitig Gars stat iovatios



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dscribd i mor dtail i t tird sctio otis papr, egirig nw Policy Modls ora Cagig ecoomy (s pag 13). A ctraltt o Sitig Gars is tat sustaiig adscalig up suc iovatio is oly possibl wsupportd by actio to alig ky stat policisacross adult basic ducatio, postscodary

ducatio, ad workorc dvlopmt systms.

ne feel ae auls pssey ceelsSitig Gars stats ar lpig to cratbluprits or rorm, ot oly or otr statsbut also or dral policymakrs wo av aw ocus o lpig adults icras tir skillsad ar marktabl crdtials. For xampl,t dral coomic stimulus packag, tAmrica Rcovry ad Rivstmt Act o

2009 (ARRA or t Rcovry Act), ocusdsubstatial w rsourcs o cratig ducatioad traiig patways to or-crdit ad o-crditpostscodary crdtials.

Mor rctly, t dral alt car lgislatiopackag actd i Marc 2010 icluds svralimportat collg accss ad succss provisios.T w law xpads studt aid by icrasigPll grats ad makig studt loa rpaymtmor aordabl or low-icom borrowrs.

Stats will rciv mor dral assistac to ud

collg accss activitis, suc as collg outracad assistac wit studt aid applicatios. Twobillio dollars is allocatd to lp workrs actdby orig trad ar postscodary crdtials,troug grats to commuity collgs ad otrpostscodary istitutios to b usd to improvprograms tat srv ts workrs. Postscodary

istitutios wit particularly ig miority studtrollmts, suc as istorically black collgs aduivrsitis ad hispaic-srvig istitutios, alsorciv icrasd dral udig udr t law.

T Prsidt ad Cogrss may av otrmajor dral policy opportuitis ovr t xtsvral yars to lp mor adults ar marktablpostscodary crdtials. Ts icludrautorizatio o t Workorc Ivstmt Act(WIA), wic govrs dral job traiig ad

adult basic ducatio ad eglis laguagprograms, ad rautorizatio o t TmporaryAssistac to ndy Familis (TAnF) block grat,wic provids cas assistac to low-icomamilis ad uds srvics tat lp tm dwork ad advac to bttr jobs. T Obamaadmiistratio as sigald tat it itds to usWIA rautorizatio to cotiu policy rormsbgu udr t Rcovry Act, particularly tostat improv patways or lowr-skilld adults topostscodary crdtials ad carrs.

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programs. Ts bridg programs itgrat basicskills istructio wit occupatioal istructio iky sctors, icludig mauacturig, alt car,ad trasportatio/distributio/logistics. DurigSitig Gars 1.0, Illiois udd bridg pilotprograms, ostd pr larig o bridgs amogt commuity collgs, adult basic ducatio

providrs, ad local Workorc Ivstmt Boardsad valuatd outcoms ad policy implicatioso ts bridg pilots. T stats Sitig Garspartrs, t Illiois Commuity Collg Boardad t Dpartmt o Commrc ad ecoomicOpportuity, also adoptd a commo ditioo bridg program cor lmts or us iadult ducatio, carr ad tcicalducatio, ad WIA program udig adrimbursmt structurs.

Bridgs implmtatio work i Illiois currtlyctrs o buildig strogr coctios btwstat ad local partrs. T stat is lpig localducatio ad traiig providrs, commuity-basdorgaizatios, ad mployr partrs udrstadow ty ca us stat ad dral rsourcsto implmt bridg programs. Tis icludsdvlopig commo matrials or us acrossagcis ad orig joit rgioal mtigs orall ky partrs o implmtig bridg programs.T stat is cotiuig to sar wit local partrslssos ad promisig practics or bridgprogram implmtatio lard rom t iitialpilots. A survy o bridg program providrs isbig coductd to dtrmi ow may bridgprograms i t stat mt t wly adoptdcommo ditio.

I additio to bridgs implmtatio, Illioisas two otr importat priority aras orSitig Gars 2.0. O ara is stat-lvlwork to d ways to xpad support srvicsor low-icom, lowr-skilld adults ad otrat-risk populatios wo participat i SitigGars bridg programs. T scod priorityara is cratig a w wbsit tat allows localadmiistrators ad dcisiomakrs gratr accss

to studt trasitios data. T wbsit will alsoicorporat a Carr Clustrs dimsio to stattrasitios masurs. Futur data work will icludxplorig w trasitios masurs ad aalyssto lp t stat track studt progrss acrossadult ducatio, dvlopmtal ducatio,ad carr/tcical ducatio srvics ad

udrstad bttr t actors tat cotribut tostudt succss ad compltio.

no workEr LEft bEhind:EvErYbodY in!T Miciga Sitig Garsprogram is calld no WorkrLt Bid: evrybody I!(nWLB: evrybody I!). Tisort builds o t stats noWorkr Lt Bid iitiativ,

wic provids up to two yars o tuitio at ayMiciga commuity collg, uivrsity, or otrapprovd traiig program or workrs pursigcrdtials i ig-dmad occupatios ormrgig idustris. Sitig Gars i Micigaalso cotius work startd by t Adult LarigWork Group o t stat workorc board, wiccratd a w visio or rgioal adult larigpartrsips. Troug nWLB: evrybodyI!, t stat plas to crat bttr o-rampsto nWLB traiig usig rgioal partrsips

btw t adult basic, postscodary, adworkorc ducatio systms. Stat policycags ar udrway to scur commitmtsrom t programs tr cor partrs to aligivstmts i basic skills ad postscodarytrasitios witi rgios.

Miciga will prioritiz ad provid stadardsor xpadig t us o cotxtualizd curricula,modularizd programs, itgratd basic skills adoccupatioal traiig programs, ad avigatiosrvics ord by t adult larig rgioalpartrsips. T stat is also providig commotools or us amog rgioal partrs, icludig astadardizd itak ad plaig tool, assssmtcrosswalks, ad ditios o rqutly-usd

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trms. T stat plas to coct ts rgioalpartrsips to its rgioal sctor stratgy,Miciga Skills Alliacs. Miciga will usprogram outcom data to idtiy prormacbaslis or systm goals, iorm policy cags,ad build support or systm rorm. T statis alrady improvig its irastructur or tis

data collctio ad aalysis, i part troug ticlusio o adult larr data i t stats P-20data warous.

faSttracT Sitig Gars iitiativ iMisota is calld FastTRAC(Traiig, Rsourcs adCrdtialig or Patwaysto Sustaiabl employmt).T stat plas to crat

FastTRAC programmig tataligs ad itgrats adult basic ducatio,o-crdit occupatioal traiig, ad or-crditpostscodary crticat ad dgr programswit various crdtials mbddd ito tspatways tat stack o ac otr to build todgrs ovr tim.

Durig Sitig Gars 1.0, FastTRAC slctdsv advacd carr patway programs asicubators to tst stratgis or supportig

studt succss ad cratig bridg curriculabtw adult basic ducatio, o-crditoccupatioal traiig ad or-crdit postscodaryprograms. Misota also movd toward tFastTRAC goal o buildig itgratd datacapability or trackig studt succss acrossducatio ad mploymt programs by adoptiga cartr or a w logitudial data systmtat icluds bot adult ducatio ad collgstudts. Byod t icubator sits, t stat alsopromotd local adoptio o t FastTRAC modlby targtig $2 millio i dral Rcovry Actudig, $1 millio i stat ad dral adult basicducatio udig, ad all o Misotas WIAictiv uds or FastTRAC implmtatio.

Durig Sitig Gars 2.0, Misota plasto crat a statwid, bradd FastTRACsystm troug admiistrativ, lgislativ, adprogram cags. Its policy agda ocusso limiatig or rducig commoly-acdbarrirs to postscodary ducatio, suc as igcollg ad traiig costs ad isucit studt

support srvics. T stat also sks to supportistructioal iovatio suc as bldd cott,wr basic skills providrs work alogsidpostscodary istructors to dlivr occupatioally-ocusd courss ladig to a crdtial. Fially,FastTRAC orts will work toward modularizigpostscodary crdtial, workorc dvlopmt,ad basic skills cott.

ohio Shifting gEarSTroug Sitig Gars,

Oio sks to icras tducatioal attaimt adarigs pottial o lowr-icom workig adults bywidig tir accss topostscodary workorc

ducatio, sortig pats to crdtials,ad spdig actual progrss by rducigitrruptios. Oio rctly assmbld udro agcy its stat ovrsigt o uivrsitis,commuity ad tcical collgs, adult carr

ad tcical ducatio (bot or-crdit ado-crdit), ad adult litracy ad basic skills.All our sctors participat i a w UivrsitySystm o Oio at t stat Board o Rgts. ISitig Gars 1.0, t stats Policy AdvisoryPal, composd o local, stat, ad atioalstakoldrs, dvlopd rcommdatios orSitig Gars stat policy cags ad rlatddata ad commuicatios work. T palalso commissiod a study o ducatio admploymt outcoms or collg dvlopmtalducatio studts ad a roadmap or r-dsigigt stat adult carr ad tcical ducatiodata systm. Statwid ad rgioal mtigswr ld to itroduc Sitig Gars to local

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practitiors ad sowcas promisig xamplso collaboratio amog ky ducatio adtraiig partrs.

Udr Sitig Gars 2.0, Oio is xpadigorts to gag ky local stakoldrs irig ad implmtig its policy cag

rcommdatios. T stats policy work willdlv dpr i two aras: 1) assssmt,advisig, ad carr xploratio ad, 2)curriculum ad istructio. Prioritis or t rstara iclud cratig statwid stadards or usacross adult basic ducatio, adult carr adtcical ducatio, ad commuity collgsrvics ad stablisig a comprsiv,commo advisory ramwork wic wouldassss prsoal barrirs to succss ad carrradiss, as wll as acadmic prpardss.

I t scod ara, Sitig Gars i Oioplas to adopt curriculum modls tat itgratacadmic, tcical, ad carr radiss cotti slctd occupatioal clustrs. It will also udadult ducatio collaborativ srvic dlivrymodls aimd at icrasig postscodarytrasitios troug a itgratd curriculum. Oioplas to xpad dual ad cocurrt rollmtpolicis so tat adults i basic ducatio adcarr ad tcical ducatio ca ar crdits atcommuity ad tcical collgs.

rEgionaL indUStrY SkiLLSEdUcation (riSE) initiativESitig Gars i Wiscosi iskow as t Rgioal IdustrySkills educatio (RISe) iitiativ.T goal o t RISe iitiativis to lp scur good carrsor low-icom Wiscosi

adults ad a skilld workorc or mployrs byicrasig t umbr o lowr-skilld adults woar postscodary crdtials rlatd to ig-dmad jobs. RISe sks to crat a stat policyviromt i wic carr patways, icludigbridg programs, ca fouris.

Durig Sitig Gars 1.0, Wiscosi ddt RISe iitiativs targt populatio admiddl-skill carr job opportuitis. It cratd atcical collg pipli data st to xplorpostscodary trasitio ad compltio ratsamog adult ducatio ad dvlopmtalducatio studts. T RISe iitiativ bga to

roll out its carr patways visio by spciyigt opratioal lmts o t RISe carrpatways modl ad udig local dvlopmto prototyp carr patway ad bridg curricula,as wll as rgioal projcts to gag idustryi carr patway work. T stat also covdstakoldrs trougout t tcical collgad workorc dvlopmt systms to icrasudrstadig o t workorc callgs acigWiscosi ad ow us o RISe carr patwaysad bridgs ar part o t solutio.

As part o Sitig Gars 2.0, Wiscosi isworkig to addrss workorc dvlopmt adtcical collg systm policy callgs toimplmtig RISe carr patway ad bridgprograms statwid. RISe as b pursuigadmiistrativ policy cags witi t tcicalcollg ad t workorc dvlopmt systms tormov disictivs to scalig up carr patwayprograms, icludig bridg istructio, tat mayxist i udig ad prormac masurmtpolicis. Aotr priority policy ara or RISe isxpadig acial aid to carr patway adbridg program participats, suc as trougt Dpartmt o Workorc DvlopmtsOpportuity Grat pilots ad possibl wsrvics to Food Stamp (SnAP) rcipits. Aspart o its cotiuig orts to gag localstakoldrs i RISe work, t stat is coductiga dpr aalysis o its adult larr pipli dataad xtdig t aalysis to t local tcicalcollg lvl. Fially, t stat is workig to surcross-collaboratio btw RISe ad a wWiscosi Idustry Partrsips iitiativ so tatRISe goals ad outcoms ar likd to t statsrgioal sctor stratgis.

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As ty mov byod t plaig pas itoimplmtatio i Sitig Gars, t statsctral ocus is o aligig stat udig adpolicis bid tir w visios or providigmor samlss, ctiv, ad fxibl adultbasic ducatio, workorc dvlopmt, adpostscodary ducatio srvics to adults. Statpolicy cags ar itdd to build iovativpractics tat ar cor to t w visio ito statudig mcaisms ad accoutability systms,ad to supply practical tools (suc as curriculaad prossioal dvlopmt) to abl localducatio ad traiig partrs to work togtracross program lis to joitly aciv succss ortir studts.

T tabl o pag 14 catgorizs t primarySitig Gars stat approacs by tproblms ty ar tryig to addrss ad t

ky lmts o solutios ty ar pursuig.I Illiois ad Wiscosi, stat policy cagorts ar cotiuig durig Sitig Gars 2.0,t implmtatio pas. Idiaas SitigGars work dd atr its Sitig Gars 1.0plaig ad local xprimtatio pas;owvr, t stat cotius to work toward adultbasic ducatio, workorc dvlopmt adpostscodary ducatio rorm i otr ways.Svral w modls or policy ad practicimplmtd by ts tr stats ar summarizdi tis sctio o t rport.

Tr otr Sitig Gars stats, Miciga,Misota, ad Oio, ar alizig tir visiosad rcommdatios or stat policy cagsdd to implmt tm. Iovatios i tsstats will b t ocus o a utur Sitig Garspolicy bri.


Engineering New Policy Modelsfor a Canging Economy

(Lt) A Associat Da looks atr a gradso o two o t graduats rom a Sitig Gars pilot program at Black hawk Collg i east MoliIL tat cotxtualizs eglis laguag larig wit occupatioal cott. (Rigt) eglis laguag larrs rom tis pilot bridg program posbor rcivig a 10-crdit crticat i Warousig ad Distributio. Potos courtsy o esti Youg, Black hawk Collg.


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Innovations inShifting Gears States

Solution FocusAreas

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fus:cee e s eels ees.

Cuk diploma ad dgrprograms ito sortr modulsso tat it is asir or adults tocomplt programs ovr tim.Prioritiz carr patwaysi idustry ad occupatioalsctors tat or good jobs adcarr pats.Or widr varity o placs,days, ad tims or classs.Dlivr istructio morfxibly, combiig distacad classroom larig.

wss RISeCarr Patways

i Collg orWorkig Adults

ills Sitig GarsBridgs

I plaig or pilot pas:mes FastTRAC,o Sitig Gars

t e s sllssues s leesseys.

fus: ce s sllssu llee ee suess.

Combi adult basicducatio, workorcradiss, ad tcicalkowldg ad skills dd

or a spcic occupatio (orclustr o occupatios).Cotxtualiz basic skills adeglis laguag cott tot programs occupatioalocus.Coordiat istructio,icludig troug tamtacig, by basic skills adtcical ducatio acultyad sta.Us dual rollmt by adultsi basic skills ad tcicalducatio courss.Articulat acadmic adtcical cott adcrdtials to t xt stp ia carr patway.

ills Sitig GarsBridgs

Bridg Istructio iwss RISe CarrPatways

i embddd SkillsPilots

I plaig or pilot pas:mes FastTRAC,m no WorkrLt Bid: evrybody I!,o Sitig Gars

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ne pys ceels ceesT Sitig Gars stats ar pursuig a varityo stat policy cags to support iovatio tatcrats w ways or mor adults to compltpostscodary crdtials valud by mployrs.Wiscosis RISe iitiativ ctrs o cratigcarr patways tat or w tcicalcrticats ad diplomas mbddd witi o-ad two-yar diploma ad dgr programs.Idiaa cos to broad optios or adultlarrs usig a w dlivry ormat or associatdgr programs, calld t Collg or WorkigAdults, wic is dsigd to lp tm compltcollg mor quickly.

As otd arlir, t cocpt o carr patwaysis big usd by svral Sitig Gars statsad mas a sris o coctd ducatioad traiig programs ad support srvicstat abl idividuals to gt jobs i spcicidustris, ad to advac ovr tim to succssullycomplt igr lvls o ducatio ad work itat idustry.24 Commo lmts o a carrpatways approac iclud:

Stratgic orts at t stat ad rgioallvls to crat ad maitai partrsipso mployrs, ducatio ad traiig

providrs, commuity-basd orgaizatios,ad otrs i ky busiss ad idustryoccupatioal clustrs.

Multipl try ad xit poits, wit marktablpostscodary crdtials at ac stp o tpatway. Som studts migt tr a carrpatway i ig scool; otrs migt tras adults troug adult basic ducatio, jobtraiig, or collg crdit classs.

Iovatios i program cott ad dlivry,suc as cotxtualizatio o basic skills,fxibl dlivry ad scdulig, admodularizd dgr programs.

Support srvics (providd by commuityorgaizatios, collgs, ad otrs).

egagmt o mployrsi patwaydvlopmt, worksit traiig, ad acialsupport or workr larigto addrsscommo rgioal workorc skill ds.

wiSconSinS riSE carEErpathwaYS atur wmodular dgrs ad tcicaldiplomas witi t WiscosiTcical Collg Systm.T RISe iitiativ providsa avu or local tcicalcollgs to brak logr

programs ito sortr moduls ad crticats tatar asir or adults to complt quickly ad ca

b trackd at t stat lvl or accoutability adudig purposs. RISe carr patways (Figur 1)ar coctd troug commo guidlis (botsort ditios ad mor dtaild opratioallmts) to complmtary policis i workorcdvlopmt orts ovrs by t statDpartmt o Workorc Dvlopmt, sucas dral WIA srvics ad apprticsips,Opportuity Grats studt aid pilots, ad tw Wiscosi Idustry Partrsip iitiativ.

Wiscosis policy work to scal up RISepatways statwid icluds stps to:

Crat a w, stramlid stat procss orapprovig tcical diplomas ad rcogizigoccupatioal crticats tat ar mbdddwiti xistig Wiscosi Tcical CollgSystm Stat Board-approvd programs.

elimiat stat tcical collg accoutabilitydisictivs or studts compltig

RISe crticats. nw stat prormacmasurs would giv tcical collgscrdit or studts wo complt RISe-mbddd tcical crticats, ratr tajust tos studts wo complt a stat


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board-approvd tcical diploma or two-yar dgr, as is ow t cas.

Add w cours ad program-rlatd cods tot Wiscosi Tcical Collg Systm ClitRportig Systm to allow t stat to trackrollmt ad rport o studt outcomsor courss usig RISe bridg istructio,mbddd crticats, ad mbdddtcical diplomas.

D WIA traiig as icludig adult

basic ducatio, eglis laguag, adoccupatioal traiig alog a carr patwayor a ig-dmad idustry. Local workorcboards must spd at last 70 prct oRcovry Act WIA Adult ad DislocatdWorkr program uds ad 35 prct oormula WIA Adult ad Dislocatd Workrprogram uds o traiig ad coutcarr patways ad bridgs towardtis rquirmt.

Wav t RISe cocpt o patways adbridgs ito stat ad local WIA plas orrgular dral workorc dvlopmtudig as wll as udig troug tRcovry Act. Stat guidlis rquir local

Workorc Dvlopmt Boards to icorporatRISe carr patways pricipls ito traiig,ad t stats WIA ad t Rcovry Actplas mirror tis ocus.

expad apprticsip ad pr-apprticsipprograms as part o t RISe carr patwayad bridg modls. T Dpartmt oWorkorc Dvlopmt ld joit WIAad apprticsip traiig or local WIAprogram sta, gav grats or dvlopmt

o w alt car apprticsips ad ispartrig wit Commuity Actio Agcis tolik iitial watrizatio traiig wit skilldapprticsip programs i gr costructioad rgy-rlatd occupatios.

Lik RISe carr patways, ad rlatd bridgistructio, to t stats w rgioal sctorstratgy, Wiscosi Idustry Partrsips. Tstat is udig rgioal idustry partrsipsi targtd growt idustris. Ty mbrac

a wid ditio o carr patways, owic icorporats RISes critical ocus oadult workrs, but also prioritizs t trasitiorom scodary to postscodary ducatioas addrssd by Wiscosis carr clustrsad patways iitiativ.

BACCALAUREATEDEGREE

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WORK READINESS

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indianaS coLLEgE forworking adULtS wascratd by Idiaas Ivy TcCommuity Collg, witSitig Gars support. (IvyTc is t stats commuitycollg systm ad uctios

admiistrativly as a siglcollg wit campuss across t stat.It is t oly Sitig Gars stat woscommuity or tcical collg systm isstructurd i tis way.) T Collg orWorkig Adults (CWA) is dsigd to ablworkig studts to ar a associat dgri i dirt lds witi two yars, witclasss startig vry igt wks. CWA isvisiod as a mix o vig ad wkdclasss ad oli istructio, wit studts

rolld i groups (coorts) wo movtroug t program togtr. It comprsssito igt wks t sam amout oistructio tat ormally taks plac durig16 wks o classs. Studts tak twocourss vry igt wks. (I practic,CWAs ormat varis somwat by rgio

ad program.) Sic statwid rollout oCWA bga i 2007, Ivy Tc as lardtat t ollowig policis ad practicsar importat or studt succss i tisw ormat:

Or courss as scduld, rgardlss orollmt. Ivy Tc laucd t CWAormat i t all o 2007 at 14 campussstatwid. Altoug iitial rollmt llsort o xpctatios, t stat collg systm

stuck wit its guarat to CWA studts tat

wiSconSin riSE carEEr pathwaYSin action

Amog t Wiscosi tcical collgs workigo carr patways, tr i particular arcollaboratig wit t Wiscosi Tcical CollgSystm to joitly idtiy ad rsolv policy

barrirs to statwid implmtatio o RISe carrpatways. T policy issus big addrssd byt stat ad t pilots iclud acial aid, coursad program umbrig, data ad accoutability,program approval, ad aculty crticatio rlatdto tam tacig or bridg istructio.

Wstr Tcical Collg ors tr lvls oComputr numrical Cotrol/Maciig SkillsIstituts witi its o-yar tcical diplomaprogram.

Ts Skills Istituts iclud cotxtualizd basicskills istructio, ad ac carris six crditstoward t tcical diploma.

Soutwst Wiscosi Tcical Collg ascratd a RISe carr patway i CuliaryMaagmt, wit a w, o-smstrFood Productio Aid crticat mbddd

witi a xistig o-yar tcical CuliarySpcialist diploma program, ad witi ttwo-yar associat dgr program i CuliaryMaagmt.

nortctral Tcical Collg as mbdddtwo crticats witi a w o-yartcical diploma i Mauacturig elctroicsMaitac. Crdits ard i tis tcicaldiploma program cout toward a associatdgr tat articulats to a baclors dgr

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t classs ty dd would b ord asscduld or t tir two-yar program,rgardlss o ow may studts sigd up orac class.

Addrss studts basic skills ds. Ivy Tcorigially dsigd CWA or studts wo

did ot d ay basic skills rmdiatio.Sic mor ta two-tirds o rst-timdgr studts wo tr Ivy Tc roll irmdiatio courss, owvr, t collgsoo ralizd tat i ordr to icras CWAsuccss, it would d to add tos basic skillssrvics. I t all o 2008, Ivy Tc adddtwo rmdial blocks o mat ad eglis toCWA.

hlp studts udrstad wtr a oli,

comprssd ormat is rigt or tm. Ivy Tcblivs CWA is o importat stratgy, alogwit otrs, or icrasig accss ad succssto postscodary dgrs or workig adults.T itsiv ormat ts som studts dswll, but ot all studts ar rady or t astpac ad t xtt o sl-dirctd larigrquird. CWA studts also d a rlativlyig lvl o comort wit ad accss totcology, sic t ormat rlis avily ooli distac larig tools.

Adjust data systms, studt aid, oliistructioal tools, ad studt srvicsto icorporat t xistc o CWA. Forxampl, o importat sourc o studt aid,t stat-udd TeACh program or ducatiomajors, ad ruls tat did ot allow t aid tob usd or t w CWA ormat.

ce bs Slls cllee cee SuessSvral Sitig Gars stats ar usig bridgmodls to coct basic skills srvics morclosly to postscodary ducatio ladig to

crdtials valud by mployrs. Sitig Garswork implmtd i tis ara icluds IllioisSitig Gars Bridgs, Wiscosi RISe CarrPatway Bridgs, ad Idiaas embdddSkills pilots.As otd arlir, bridg modls combi basic

skills cott wit workorc radiss, supportsrvics, ad t kowldg ad skills dd ora spcic occupatio (or clustr o occupatios).Bridg modls may b sparat programs; tymay b w typs o adult basic or tcicalducatio courss witi a xistig program;or ty may add co-istructio by basic skillsad tcical ducatio aculty to xistigoccupatioal courss. Som commo lmts obridg modls ar:

Cotxtualizatio o basic skills ad eglis

laguag cott to a spcic occupatio orgroup o occupatios.

Joitly plad ad coordiatd istructioby basic skills ad tcical ducatio acultyad sta, wic migt iclud co-istructio.

Dual rollmt by adults i courss tat arav bot basic skills ad tcical ducatiocott, ad somtims carry collg crdit.

Articulatio o t bridgs acadmic adtcical cott ad crdtials to t cottad crdtials i t xt stp i a carrpatway.

Support srvics tat lp studts coos acarr patway, succd i bridg srvics,ad cotiu o to mploymt ad urtrducatio ad traiig.

Clos partrsips btw ducatio adtraiig sctors, ad wit mployrs, uios,commuity-basd orgaizatios, ad socialsrvic agcis.


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iLLinoiS Shifting gEarSbridgE programSbga as pilots i tr prioritycoomic sctors troug

a partrsip o t IllioisCommuity Collg Board adt Dpartmt o Commrcad ecoomic Opportuity.

Ts rst orts lpd t stat dvlop adr a sigl, commo ditio or bridgprograms or us i udig ad trackig tssrvics witi xistig adult basic ducatio,workorc dvlopmt, ad carr adtcical ducatio udig strams. Bridgsi Illiois must av tr compots:

basic skills istructio cotxtualizd tospcic idustry clustrs ad occupatios,carr dvlopmt, ad trasitio srvics.Dsigd to srv studts wos skills rag

rom t sixt-grad-lvl or low/itrmdiateglis as a Scod Laguag (eSL)-lvltroug pr-collg, bridgs i Illiois prparstudts to tr mploymt ad crdit

courswork i o o our priority sctors:alt car, mauacturig, iormatiotcology, ad trasportatio/warousig/logistics. Almost 20 adult ducatio bridgprograms ar currtly approvd or i tapproval procss. T stat is i t procsso coctig Sitig Gars bridgs morclosly to t stats broadr carr patwaysiitiativ, Illiois Carr Clustrs, wic as 16carr clustrs idtid udr t dral CarlD. Prkis Carr ad Tcical educatio Act

(s Figur 2 o pag 20).

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bridging baSic SkiLLS andworkforcE EdUcation in iLLinoiS

Illiois udd t Sitig Gars pilot bridgprograms i tr priority sctors: alt car,mauacturig, ad trasportatio/warousig/

logistics. Som o t t programs itgratddvlopmtal ducatio wit occupatioalcrticat programs ad otrs itgratd adultbasic ducatio ad eglis laguag srvicswit occupatioal cott. For xampl, Blackhawk Collg providd skills traiig, GeDprparatio, ad cotxtualizd eglis laguagistructio ladig to a Warousig adDistributio Crticat. Most o t participats ibridgs at Black hawk wr eglis laguaglarrs; t collg providd a rag o support

srvics ad crativ istructioal tciqusadaptd to ts studts particular ds.

Lwis ad Clark Collg itgratd basic skillsad mauacturig occupatioal cott (ocusdo procss opratios ad watr tratmt), usdtam tacig, ad providd a couslor orbridg participats i a bldd oli ad i-classlarig ormat. Lwis ad Clarks bridg ad aparticularly ig dgr o collaboratio amogadult basic ducatio, dvlopmtal ducatio,ad carr/tcical ducatio aculty as tycratd ad ord tam-taugt bridg curriculum.T collg cratd two w applid mat courssas a rsult o its bridg program work.26


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To acilitat t coordiatd us o uds romadult basic ducatio, carr ad tcicalducatio, ad WIA sourcs i support o bridgprogrammig, Illiois as wov tis bridgditio ito stat policy. Illiois goals ar to:

Adopt t w stat bridg ditio orpurposs o bridg cours rviw witiadult basic ducatio, carr ad tcicalducatio, ad WIA udig strams.

Rvis t stats ditio o WIA traiigto allow bridg programs to cout towardmtig t stat rquirmt or localworkorc aras to spd at last 40 prcto adult ad dislocatd workr udigo traiig.

Crat w bridg program classicatiostructurs ad cours cods or adultbasic ducatio, dvlopmtal ducatioad carr ad tcical ducatio.Dvlopmtal ducatio bridg programsmtig t w ditio qualiy or aigr rimbursmt rat ta rgulardvlopmtal ducatio courss bcausty ar mor xpsiv to oprat.

Cotiu to us stat discrtioary uds

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I Illiois t Sitig Gars iitiativ supportda partrsip btw Oakto CommuityCollg ad a rtirmt om, Prsbytriahoms, to or a bridg program tat lpdcurrt ursig assistats icras tir skills ad

advac i a ursig carr patway. Tspartrs cratd a 16-wk bridg programcombiig dvlopmtal ducatio wit ttcical occupatioal cott dd to gaitrac to prrquisit courss or t collgsLicsd Practical nursig (LPn) program, rvivdspcically or t rtirmt om mployrpartr. T bridg program was op to ull-timmploys, wo wr a mix o w irs adlog-tim sta. Som bridg srvics took placat t worksit.

Prsbytria homs paid tuitio or its studts,ad rsidts cotributd to a scolarsip udor otr xpss. To lp cotai costs, Oaktocargd i-district tuitio or all bridg studtsrgardlss o tir addrss bcaus t mployr

partrs mai campus is witi t district. Wilt program was dsigd to srv workrswit at last a it-grad-lvl ducatio, ipractic t collg ad to b fxibl ad adaptsrvics to t skills o t xistig Crtidnursig Assistat (CnA) workorc, wo adducatioal lvls wic ragd rom t sixtgrad to collg lvl. Most o t studtswr sigl parts ad rst-gratio collgstudts. Almost all o t studts compltd tCnA to LPn bridg ad cotiud workig or

Prsbytria homs; about al o t studtswt o to roll i otr collg courss.27


bridg programs ad t Dpartmt oCommrc ad ecoomic Opportuity gavpriority i awardig t dral RcovryAct uds to bridg programs or icumbtworkrs tat mt t w stat ditio.

Issu policy guidac to local adult basic

ducatio programs o t dirt ways iwic dral ad stat adult basic ducatiouds ca support t tr cor lmts obridg programs.

Approv t w Adult Basic educatioStratgic Visio. T Illiois CommuityCollg Board dvlopd tis visio imtigs trougout t stat ad ormally

adoptd it i novmbr 2009. It provids tbasis or utur stat grats ad cotracts witlocal adult basic ducatio providrs.

Lik Sitig Gars bridgs mor closlyto rgioal ad sctor workorc ds bysurig ty ar part o carr patways

i t Illiois Carr Clustrs ramwork.Carr Clustrs ar groups o occupatiosad idustris tat av i commo a sto oudatioal kowldg ad skills. Tdral Prkis carr-tcical ducatio lawas spurrd atioal rcogitio o 16 carrclustrs, wit may carr patways iac clustr.


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Crat stadardizd curricula or bridgsaligd wit patways i priority sctors.T Illiois Commuity Collg Board,wit udig support rom Dpartmt oCommrc ad ecoomic Opportuity, iscratig stadardizd curricula or bridgs,bgiig wit t alt car sctor, ad will

xpad tis to otr carr clustrs ovr tim.

Icorporat additioal prormac masursor bridg programs ito t stats datasystms so tat ducatio ad traiig srvicsad outcoms, as wll as mploymt adarigs, ca b trackd ovr tim at tstudt lvl or bridg participats. Tstat also ops to us trasitio masursdvlopd or Sitig Gars bridg programsto masur Illiois Commuity Collg Board

trasitio prormac mor broadly, ad tolik ts trasitio masurs to t IllioisCarr Clustr ramwork.

Mak studt trasitio data availabl tocollgs ad adult basic ducatio providrsi a wb-basd ormat to lp tm improvtir program prormac.

wiSconSinS riSEcarEEr pathwaY

bridgES ar itddor adultssuc as wlydislocatd workrs or currtadult basic ducatio oreglis laguag studtswo d additioal acadmic

or laguag support to succd i occupatioaltraiig. I Wiscosi, carr patwaybridgs ar dd to b part o, or rsult i,a occupatioal crticat tat is mbdddwiti a approvd postscodary occupatioal

program (Figur 3). Ts bridgs must: 1)combi adult basic ducatio or eglislaguag ad occupatioal istructio, idallyas part o a carr patways crticat; 2) uscotxtualizd istructioal stratgislik tam-

tacig, labs, or simulatiostat av provctiv or studts wit low litracy lvls; 3)rfct activ coopratio btw postscodaryad o-postscodary divisios witi ttcical collgs; ad, 4) icorporat carrdvlopmt srvics.

Tis RISe carr patways work builds osvral yars o orts by t stat adult basicducatio oc to crat bridg approacsbasd o Wasigto Stats I-BeST modl,icludig itsiv prossioal dvlopmt oradult ducatio ad dvlopmtal ducatiosta wit collagus rom Wasigto. Atlast 35 RISe bridgs ar i opratio ordvlopmt. To sd ad sustai bridgistructio, Wiscosi is takig stps to:

Crat ad xpad RISe carr patway

bridg istructio troug w Skills JumpStart grats awardd t Dpartmt oWorkorc Dvlopmt i Fbruary 2010.T stat pavd t way or ts grats byscurig a dral WIA waivr tat allows itto us up to 10 prct o local WIA uds orsuc statwid iitiativs.

Rstructur t rlatiosip btw basicskills ad collg occupatioal programmig

to support carr patways ad rlatdbridg istructio. T Wiscosi TcicalCollg Systm as bgu to icorporat RISecarr patway bridgs ito its guidlis orawardig dral adult basic ducatio uds,ad it is cosidrig rquirig a mor xplicitocus o RISe carr patway bridgs i statadult basic ducatio udig ad local adultbasic ducatio plas.

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Wiscosis hig Scool equivalcy Diplomatroug compltio o a RISe carr patwaybridg crticat ad dmostratio o coracadmic comptcis. T WiscosiTcical Collg Systm ad t statDpartmt o Public Istructio ar discussig

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wtr, udr xistig stat law, RISe carrpatway bridgs, i combiatio wit crtaitst scors, could or a w way or adultlarrs to ar t stats altrativ igscool crdtial.

Rsolv Wiscosi Tcical Collg Systmistructor crticatio issus tat may impdimplmtatio o tam tacig as part oRISe carr patway bridgs.

indianaS EmbEddEdSkiLLS programSTs stat pilot programscotxtualizd basic skillsistructio witi occupatioalprograms to lp studts gait acadmic oudatios

dd to mov rom iitialtcical crticats to mor advacd os,ad t ito dgr programs. TrougSitig Gars, Ivy Tc udd v pilots,wic combid automotiv tcology wit

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dvlopmtal mat, arly ducatio witdvlopmtal eglis, idustrial tcologywit dvlopmtal mat, ad mauacturigtcology wit dvlopmtal eglis ad mat.Bcaus Ivy Tc is admiistrativly a siglistitutio, statwid cags i dvlopmtalducatio could pottially b scald up

mor asily ta i most stats. Idiaa iscosidrig t ollowig cags i rmdiatiocourswork, basd o lssos rom SitigGars ad otr stat orts:29

Add carr ad ducatio xploratio toIvy Tcs systm-wid cours outlis orrmdial classs to mak t cott morrlvat to studts carr goals. SitigGars embddd Skills pilots ad mor rctrsarc troug t Acivig t Dram

iitiativ bot udrscord or t stat tatcotxtualizig dvlopmtal ducatio

ca b a powrul stratgy or icrasigprsistc ad compltio.

Scdul mor o Ivy Tcs rmdial classsito igt-wk squcs (similar to tos it stats Collg or Workig Adults,s pag17).

establis rgioal advisory boards or IvyTc rmdial courswork tat icluddvlopmtal ducatio aculty, tcicalprogram aculty, studt srvics sta,ad xtral stakoldrs, suc as localbusisss, ig scools, ad adult basicducatio. T Automotiv Tcologyembddd Skills ort at Ivy Tc i evasvillsowd tat covig suc a group lpsstudts coct tir basic skills work to

idustry ds ad to tir utur arigspottial.

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Ivy Tc i evasvill, Idiaa cratd tAutomotiv Tcology mbddd skills piloti 2007 to lp its iitial crticat studtsgai t mat skills dd to cotiu o tpatway to a associat dgr.

T program idtid mat momts tatalrady xistd i its iitial tr AutomotivTc courss, ad usd tos as startig poitsto crat mii-lssos o matcomptcis rom Ivy Tcs rst lvlo dvlopmtal mat. T mat, wicicludd ractios, dcimals, ratios,proportios, ad prctags, wascotxtualizd to automotiv tcologyapplicatios, ad t mbddd skills coursswr tam taugt by automotiv tcologyad mat aculty.30

Ts aculty mmbrs joitly dvlopdcurricula ad participatd togtr iprossioal dvlopmt dsigd to prpart tcical aculty to dlivr t mat mii-lssos i t utur.

As o Sprig 2010, igt istructors ad 170studts wr ivolvd i ts AutomotivTcology embddd Skills courss. To dat,two-tirds o studts i t courss avcotiud o toward a associat dgr.


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Conclusion: Te Road AeadTroug Sitig Gars, Midwstr stats arlpig to map t way to stat ad dralpolicy rorm tat lps mor lowr-skilldadults ar t postscodary crdtials tat

mployrs valu. T stats ar cratig wpats to marktabl crdtials ad coctigbasic skills srvics mor closly to wat adultsd or collg ad carr succss. Dspitblak atiowid coomic ad stat scalviromts wr dmad by adults orducatio ar outstrips rsourcs ad supply,t Sitig Gars stats av mad sigicatprogrss toward tir goals.

As ty cotiu tir orts, t Sitig Gars

stats will xpad t scop o tir work i twoimportat ways. T rst is tat Sitig Garsstats av lard muc about wat lowr-skilld adults d to succd i ducatio, wicicluds mor itsiv ad sustaid collgad carr coacig ad mor lp wit tcosts o upgradig tir skills, bot dirct (sucas tuitio, books, ad s) ad idirct (suc aslivig xpss, cild car, ad trasportatio).For t most part, toug, Sitig Gars statsar just bgiig to idtiy ad implmt

policy ad udig solutios or addrssig tosds. T Opportuity Grats acial aid pilotsi Wiscosi, pottial partrsips i svralSitig Gars stats to xpad supports orstudts rcivig wlar or ood stamps, adw modls or collg ad carr cousligad trasitio srvics i Illiois, Misota, adOio ar promisig rst stps toward addrssigts issus.

Sitig Gars stats ar also xpadig tirorts i a scod way. Ty ar racig outto coct Sitig Gars rorms to broadr,rlatd covrsatios i t stat about ostrigcoomic growt i partrsip wit mployrs

ad about collg accss ad compltioor udrrprstd populatios. WiscosiIdustry Partrsips ad Illiois Carr Clustrsar two xampls otd wr Sitig Gars

is placig ducatio rorm or adult larrsi t cotxt o largr stat sctor ad idustryiitiativs. Broadig t covrsatio i tisway is also providig a mcaism i ts twostats or likig orts to crat collg adcarr pats or ig scool studts to similarSitig Gars work o bal o adults. Tiswidr ocus also lps to igligt importatqustios about ow iitial rorm orts oradults coct to largr stat covrsatiosabout collg compltio, suc as ow

bst to improv collg rmdiatio, ow toarticulat postscodary or-crdit ad o-crditoccupatioal courss ad programs, ad wtrto bas som stat postscodary udig oistitutioal prormac.

As ty gagd i iitial plaig ad arlyimplmtatio o Sitig Gars, Midwstrstats av alrady mad sigicat cotributiosto dbats o ow stats ad t dralgovrmt sould rorm adult basic ducatio,

workorc dvlopmt, ad postscodaryducatio to rspod to t cagig ds oour coomy ad our workorc. Ovr t xtsvral yars, Sitig Gars stats will cotiu tolad iovatios i policy ad practic tat lpmor adults ar postscodary crdtials tatimprov tir coomic prospcts ad tat o tcommuitis i wic ty liv.



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Endnotes1Patrick J. Klly, Improvig t R-etry Pipli: no-Traditioal Agd Adults erollig ad Succdig i Postscodaryeducatio, prstatio, Pll Istitut, Addrssig t employmt ad educatio nds o Adults: A Dialog, natioal Ctror higr educatio Maagmt Systms, Jauary 19, 2010.

2Davis Jkis. Career Pathways: Aligning Public Resources to Support Individual and Regional Economic Advancement in theKnowledge Economy. Workorc Stratgy Ctr, August 2006.ttp://www.workorcstratgy.org/imags/pds/publicatios/WSC_patways8.17.06.pd

3Susa Dyarski ad David Dmig, Into College, Out o Poverty? Policies to Increase the Postsecondary Attainment o the Poor,natioal Burau or ecoomic Rsarc, Workig Papr 15387 (citig 2005 Collg Board statistics), 2009.ttp://www.br.org/dyarski/w15387.pd

4Diaa Furctgott-Rot, Louis Jacobso, ad Cristi Mokr, Strengthening Community Colleges Infuence on EconomicMobility, ecoomic Mobility Projct, Pw Caritabl Trusts, 2009.ttp://www.pwtrusts.org/uploaddFils/wwwpwtrustsorg/Rports/ecoomic_Mobility/eMP_COLLeGeS_v10.pd?=245

5Atoy P. Carval, Postsecondary Education As We Know It Is Not Enough, prpard or Gorgtow Uivrsity ad UrbaIstitut, Corc o Rducig Povrty ad ecoomic Distrss atr t Rcovry Act, April 2010.ttp://www.urba.org/uploaddpd/412071_postscodary_ducatio.pd

6U.S. Dpartmt o Labor, Burau o Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, educatio Pays, Dcmbr 2009.ttp://www.bls.gov/mp/p_cart_001.tm

7Katri Maguso, Investing in the Adult Workorce: An Opportunity to Improve Childrens Lie Chances, prpard or TAi e. Casy Foudatio, Iitiativ o Ivstig i Workorc Dvlopmt, Marc 2007.ttp://www.ac.org/ws/s/dc2008/pd/Maguso.pd

8T Sitig Gars Iitiativ supports stat policy orts tat ar dsigd to improv patways or lowr-skilld adults toprogrss i t ducatio pipli rom adult ducatio ad o-crdit sort-trm traiig to postscodary, crdit-basdducatio. Postscodary ducatio crdtials iclud o-crdit ad crdit-barig crticats ad dgrs ord byaccrditd igr ducatio istitutios. Workrs sould b supportd to pursu crdtials tat av valu i t labormarkt. To iorm tis work, stats ar couragd to us data to masur labor markt outcoms to assss t coomicimpacts logitudially tid to ducatio ad crdtial attaimt. I som exceptionalcass, Sitig Gars orts will icludpatways tat do ot lad to a postscodary ducatioal crdtial, suc as tos witi a apprticsip systm, i dataxists to dmostrat labor markt valu rom ts traiig pursuits.

9Klly, Improvig t R-etry Pipli.

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Tomas Baily ad Jim Jacobs, Ca Commuity Collgs Ris to t Occasio?, American Prospect, Volum 20, no. 9,Octobr 2009.

11Su Clry, Data Notes, Volum 3, no. 2, JBL Associats or Acivig t Dram, Marc/April 2008.


13 Dyarski ad Dmig, 2009.

14Students Entering and Leaving Postsecondary Occupational Education: 1995-2001, U.S. Dpartmt o educatio, natioalCtr or educatio Statistics, Marc 2007, as citd i Jir Wary ad Viay Orozco, Graduated Success: SustainableEconomic Opportunity Through One- and Two-Year Credentials, Dmos, Fbruary 2010.ttp://www.dmos.org/pubs/graduatd_succss_Fial.pd

15Paul A. Attwll, David e. Lavi, Tursto Domia, ad Taia Lvy, nw vidc o collg rmdiatio,Journal oHigher Education, 77(5) (2006).

16Tomas Baily, Dog Wook Jog, ad Sug-Woo Co, Reerral, enrollment, and completion in developmental educationsequences in community colleges, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2008.


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17Jams J. hckma ad Paul A. LaFotai, T dcliig Amrica ig scool graduatio rat: evidc, sourcs, adcosqucs, NBER Reporter1. (2008). As o 2007, about o i six youg adults (6.2 millio popl btw t ags o16 ad 24) wr ot i scool ad did ot av a ig scool diploma. Wil som o ts dropouts do vtually ar aGeD, t umbr o GeDs awardd aually to youg adults (271,055 to t 16- to 24-yar-old ag group i 2007) is ar lssta t umbr o w dropouts aually. S Adrw Sum, Let Behind in America: The Nations Dropout Crisis, Ctr orLabor Markt Studis, nortastr Uivrsity, ad t Cicago Altrativ Scools ntwork, May 2009.

18Juli Straw, Policies to Promote Adult Education and Postsecondary Alignment, natioal Commissio o Adult Litracy, Ctror Advacmt o Adult Litracy, Sptmbr 2007.

19Cristopr Mazzo, Brado Robrts, Cristopr Spc, ad Juli Straw. Working Together: Aligning State Systems andPolicies or Individual and Regional Prosperity. Workorc Stratgy Ctr, Dcmbr 2006.



22All stat policy agda ad actio plas ar availabl o t Sitig Gars wbsit, www.sitig-gars.org.

23For mor dtail o t structur o t Sitig Gars iitiativ, s Brado Robrts ad Drk Pric, Educating Adult Workers:The Shiting Gears Approach to Systems Change, Joyc Foudatio ad Sitig Gars, 2009.ttp://www.sitig-gars.org/imags/PDF/ProjctRsourcs2/sg_systms_approac.pd


25RISE Policy Update. Wiscosi Tcical Collg Systm, Sptmbr 2009.

26Isid t Black Box. OCCRL Update, Vol. 21, no. 1. Oc o Commuity Collg Rsarc ad Ladrsip, Uivrsity oIlliois at Urbaa-Campaig, Fall 2009.ttp://occrl.illiois.du/nwslttr/2009/all

27Dbra D. Bragg, Timoty harmo, Catri L. Kirby, ad Sujug Kim. Initial Results o Illinois Shiting Gears PilotDemonstration. Oc o Commuity Collg Rsarc ad Ladrsip, Uivrsity o Illiois at Urbaa-Campaig, Ju 2009.ttp://occrl.illiois.du/ls/Projcts/sitig_gars/Rport/SG_eval_Rport%20PRInT.pd

28Maria Ko ad Do Douctt, prstatio, Updat o Pilot Projcts or Rmdial educatio at Ivy Tc, Ju 2009.ttp://www.i.gov/c/ls/Ju_09_Che_prstatio_rmdial_pilots_-_ditd.ppt

29Contextualized Teaching and Learning: A Faculty Primer. T Basic Skills Iitiativ, Cacllors Oc, Calioria CommuityCollg Systm, Sprig 2009.ttp://www.cccbsi.org/Wbsits/basicskills/Imags/CTL.pdS also Final Report to Joyce Foundation on Shiting Gears. Ivy Tc Commuity Collg, April 2009.


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Sifting Gears Management TeamT ollowig ky Joyc Foudatio partrs lp Sitig Gars stats to bttr dvlop,maag, assss, masur ad commuicat tis work.

CLASP (Ctr or Law ad Social Policy) provids ogoig policy guidac to allstats ad coordiats commuicatios orts btw stats ad partrs, icludigmaitac o t Sitig Gars wb sit ad distributio o a quartrly wslttr.

T Workorc Stratgy Ctr (WSC) provids pr larig xprics trougcorcs ad Wbiars.

Brado Robrts + Associats dsigs ad implmts t Sitig Gars iitiativvaluatio procss, wit assistac rom Drk Pric, P.D., o DVP-Praxis, Ltd.

Davis Jkis, P.D., Sior Rsarc Associat, Commuity Collg RsarcCtr, Tacrs Collg, Columbia Uivrsity, ad Tim harmo, rsarccoordiator wit t Oc o Commuity Collg Rsarc ad Ladrsip at tUivrsity o Illiois, Urbaa-Campaig advis t stat grats o usig statdata to iorm improvmts to policy ad practic.

Douglas Gould & Co. (PublicVoic) provids commuicatios ad advocacy supportad tcical assistac to t stats.

For more information:

me w.m. fseSitig Gars Projct MaagrCLASP1200 18t St nW, Suit 200Wasigto, DC 20036(202) [email protected]


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