Washington's Community and Technical Colleges SBCTC Winter 2023 Updates
Updates and information from SBCTC for the Winter 2023 session, including workforce education program alignment, organizational chart, system priorities for FY23, operating budget requests, and program support highlights. Focus areas include workforce development, equity, diversity, inclusion, learning technology, and program support initiatives.
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WASHINGTONS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES SBCTC Winter 2023 WEC Update
SBCTC AGENDA Workforce Education Program Alignment System Priorities & Legislative Update Grant Calendar & Funding Opportunities Resource Updates Staff Contacts
Workforce Education Organization Chart Marie Bruin Workforce Education Director Kim Wheeler Workforce Education Administrative Assistant Genevieve Howard Work-based Learning Policy Associate Anna Nikolaeva Sector Response Policy Associate William Belden Program Support Policy Associate Carolyn McKinnon Industry Demand Policy Associate Shelby Means Program Inventory Coordinator Education Division Danny Marshall Work-based Learning Program Administrator Kimberly Ingram Program Support Program Adminstrator Megan Harper Sector Response Program Administrator Danny Marshall Work-based Learning Program Administrator Vacant Shanna McBride Sector Response Program Administrator Vacant Work-based Learning Program Administrator Industy Demand Program Coordinator Vacant Career Connect Program Administrator
SYSTEM PRIORITIES FY23 FY23- -25 Operating Budget Request 25 Operating Budget Request Provide Fully Funded, Competitive Compensation Provide Fully Funded, Competitive Compensation ($157 million). Investments will fund 6.5% salary increases each year of the biennium to help retain valuable employees. Advance Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Advance Equity, Diversity and Inclusion ($26 million). Additional investments will support college EDI plans, close equity gaps, and improve the employment, earnings and economic mobility of students of color. In doing so, colleges will help create a more equitable and prosperous Washington. Support Workforce Development Programs Support Workforce Development Programs ($77 million). Investments will help keep workforce programs sustainable, modern and responsive to the needs of employers. Expand Learning Technology Expand Learning Technology ($93 million). Investment will support the digital evolution of higher education. Colleges would expand hybrid and online options, upgrade equipment, equip students with laptops and hotspots, and train faculty and staff to support student success. Investments will support IT operations and protect against cybersecurity threats. 4
PROGRAM SUPPORT (BILL) PROGRAM SUPPORT (BILL) Program Support Program Support: Provide overarching program support to strengthen business, industry and colleges. Team Members: William Belden, Kimberly Ingram, and Shelby Means (Education Division) Highlights Dual Credit Corrections WAVE Scholarship and Call for Reviewers https://wtb.wa.gov/wave Programs Programs: Carl D. Perkins CTE Dual Credit Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) High Demand Grant Program Approval Review & Program Inventory Workforce Education Council (WEC) Prof-Tech Certification Customer Advisory Committee (CAC) 5
PROGRAM SUPPORT PROGRAM SUPPORT HB 1003 Expanding access to dual credit programs. High Dual Credit HB 1316 Expanding access to dual credit programs. High Dual Credit SSB 5048 Eliminating college in the high school fees. High Dual Credit HB 1024 Concerning labor and income of incarcerated persons. High Corrections HB 1338 Concerning education and vocational programs in state correctional institutions. High Corrections Concerning workforce education investment accountability and oversight board staffing changes. SB 5534 Low Workforce SB 5025 Concerning implementation of technology systems at the department of corrections. Low Corrections SB 5134 Concerning reentry services and supports. Low Corrections Concerning small districts with less than 2,750 students and significant participation in skill centers. HB 1605 Other Workforce 6
WORK WORK- -BASED LEARNING (GENEVIEVE) BASED LEARNING (GENEVIEVE) Work Work- -based Learning based Learning: Assist colleges as they provide experiential learning opportunities. Team Members: Genevieve Howard, Danny Marshall, and Vacant Position Highlights HB 1013 Regional Apprenticeship Preparation SB 5269 Washington State Manufacturing SB 5305 Office of CCW Electrical Apprenticeship Programs Programs: Aerospace 1,000 FTE Career Connect WA Aerospace Apprenticeship FTE Apprenticeship Aerospace Contract Aerospace Pipeline Committee Career Launch Equipment & FTE Aerospace Legislation Career Launch Endorsement Aviation & Aerospace Advisory Committee 7
WORK WORK- -BASED LEARNING BASED LEARNING HB 1374 SB 5305 Establishing the office of career connect Washington. High SB 5305 HB 1374 Establishing the office of career connect Washington. High HB 1040 Establishing an aviation and aerospace advisory committee. Medium HB 1013 Establishing regional apprenticeship programs. Low SSB 5156 Expanding the farm internship program. Low SB 5269 Concerning Washington state manufacturing. Low SB 5320 HB 1462 Concerning journey level electrician certifications of competency. Low HB 1393 SB 5545 Concerning the requirements to obtain a journey level electrician certificate of competency. Monitoring HB 1458 Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for apprenticeship program participants. Monitoring HB 1462 SB 5320 Concerning journey level electrician certifications of competency. Monitoring Promoting economic development of the aerospace industry through a committee empowered to advise on industry issues other than the siting of commercial airports. HB 1531 Monitoring SB 5545 HB 1393 Concerning the requirements to obtain a journey level electrician certificate of competency. Monitoring Allowing certain types of maintenance experience to substitute for work experience required to be eligible to take the examination for the residential maintenance specialty electrician certificate. HB 1594 Other 8
SECTOR RESPONSE (ANNA) SECTOR RESPONSE (ANNA) Sector Response: Sector Response: Support colleges as they deliver career and sector-based educational opportunities to students Team Members: Anna Nikolaeva, Shanna McBride, and Megan Harper Highlights Behavioral Health Potential Proviso Nursing FTEs in Governor s Budget Nursing Bill 5582 Nursing Interstate Compact & Dental Programs Programs: Hospital Employees Education & Training (HEET) Health Workforce Council Early Achievers Grant (EAG) Early Learning Worker Retraining Behavioral Health & Dental Health Sciences Deans & Directors Cybersecurity 9
SECTOR RESPONSE SECTOR RESPONSE SB 5503 Establishing requirements for uniform clinical placement hours for nursing education programs. High SB 5582 HB 1348 SB 5189 HB 1451 Reducing barriers and expanding educational opportunities to increase the supply of nurses in Washington. High Establishing behavioral health support specialists. Medium Expanding the childcare workforce. Medium SSB 5181 HB 1015 SB 5264 HB 1021 SB 5354 HB 1073 Concerning medical assistants. Medium Concerning minimum employment requirements for paraeducators. Low Aligning social worker licensing requirements. Low Concerning medical assistants. Low HB 1277 Improving consistency and quality of the implementation of the fundamental courses of study for paraeducators. Low HB 1287 SB 5021 HB 1001 SB 5470 Concerning dental hygienists. Low Concerning the audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact. Low Creating a new health profession for lactation consultants. Low HB 1694 Addressing home care workforce shortages. Monitoring HB 1697 Making the early achievers quality rating and improvement system voluntary. Monitoring HB 1466 Concerning currently credentialed dental auxiliaries. Other HB 1576 Concerning the dentist and dental hygienist compact. Other HB 1678 Establishing and authorizing the profession of dental therapy. Other SB 5499 Concerning the multistate nurse licensure compact. Other 10
INDUSTRY DEMAND (CAROLYN) INDUSTRY DEMAND (CAROLYN) Industry Demand: Industry Demand: Meets the needs of employers and related partners across industries Team Members: Carolyn McKinnon, Danny Marshall, and Vacant Position Highlights Commercial Drivers Licensing & Related Supply Chain Free Career Exploration in Law Enforcement and Corrections Programs Programs: Job Skills Program (JSP) Customized Training (CTP) Workforce Development Funds Invest in Washington Centers of Excellence Continuing Education Council (CEC) Partner Agency Contracts with AWB & WSLC Economic Development 11
INDUSTRY DEMAND INDUSTRY DEMAND SB 5327 Concerning paying interns High HB 1360 Concerning alternative professional licensing standards. Medium HB 1061 SB 5026 Eliminating pre-licensing education requirements for licensed insurance producers. Low HB 1231 SB 5229 Accelerating rural job growth and promoting economic recovery across Washington through site readiness grants. Low SB 5026 HB 1061 Eliminating pre-licensing education requirements for licensed insurance producers. Low SB 5229 HB 1231 Accelerating rural job growth and promoting economic recovery across Washington through site readiness grants. Low 12
FY24 GRANT CALENDAR WorkFirst: February 9 March 16 HEET: February 16 March 30 Workforce Development: February 23 March 30 Worker Retraining: March 2 March 30 Early Achievers Grant: March 9 April 20 Job Skills Program: April 6 May 23 13
FY 24 GRANT CALENDAR Perkins Plan: March 2 April 6 Perkins Leadership Block Grant: April 13 May 11 11 (final deadline) Perkins Corrections: April 13 May 11 Perkins Non-Trad: April 13 May 11 (Priority deadline), November 30 (final deadline) Perkins Special Projects: April 13 May 11 (Priority deadline), November 30 (final deadline) May 14
UPCOMING WEBINARS Perkins Grant FY24 Perkins Workforce Grant Applications Information Session February 22, 3:30-5:00pm Perkins Data, Coding, and Allocation Formulas February 28, 11:00-12:30 CTE Dual Credit Sessions Admissions and Enrollment March 6, 3:00-4:00pm Transcription and Transition March 15, 3:00-4:00pm Workforce Development Funding Application Webinar (optional/recording will be available): March 1, 11:30-12:45 15
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Job Skills Program (Carolyn/Danny) Funds customized, employer-specific training for incumbent workers and new hires to get the skills they need for career advancement. Round 8 deadline is February 28 Project dates April 1, 2023 and June 30, 2023 Billing deadline is July 15, 2023 Estimated funding is $880,000 Perkins Funding Availability (Kimberly) Leadership Block Grant Non-Traditional Employment and Training Grant Special Projects Grant 16
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Workforce Development Funds (Carolyn) This state funding is to support one-time projects that are necessary to meet changing needs and expectations of industry and/or prospective students, or to support local workforce and economic development initiatives. Funding available for FY23 totals $1,500,000. How can I learn more? Visit the Workforce Development Fund webpage beginning on Feb. 23. to download the application guidelines (scroll down to 2023-24 Program Resources and Guidelines). If you re eager to get an earlier head-start, you can review the 2022-23 Program Guidelines to get an idea of what s required for applications. We plan to use similar guidelines again, but please be aware that there will be some adjustments; review the new guidelines carefully once they re released. Register for the application webinar, and then attend live on March 1 from 11:30 am to 12:15, or watch the recording, which will be posted to the program webpage. What are the important dates and deadlines for this opportunity? Application available: Feb. 23. 2023 Application Webinar (optional/recording will be available): March 1, 11:30-12:45 Application deadline: March 30, 2023 Go to: Grants for Colleges for a link to the application beginning Feb. 23. 17
STUDENT SERVICES/ SUPPORT PROGRAMS UPDATES Promising Practices Exchange Shared practices around the general topics of K-12 Alignment Re-engaging Adult Students Onboarding New Students Retaining Students Student Well-Being Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (which could also be framed as Responding to our Changing Education Environment) Our upcoming webinars for 2022-23 include March 1 from 1:00-2:30 pm Innovative Practices in Dual Credit (Jamie Traugott with South Puget Sound, Shoreline and Columbia Basin) April 5 from 1:00 2:30 pm Innovative Instructional Practices for Adult Reengagement (Val Sundby and college panelists/presenters TBD) 18
FALL ENROLLMENT Program level enrollments increased for: Apprenticeships: up 7 percent Basic Education for Adults: up 17 percent Basic Food, Employment and Training (BFET): up 8 percent International: up 8 percent International Contract: up 4 percent WorkFirst: up 57 percent Program level enrollments declined for: Applied Baccalaureate: down 4 percent Corrections: down 10 percent eLearning: down 15 percent I-BEST: down 2 percent Running Start: down 2 percent Worker Retraining: down 22 percent 19
RESOURCES UPDATE WEC Membership Email List https://lists.ctc.edu/mailman/listinfo/wec_lists.ctc.edu (Verify/Update WEC Contacts) New and Inactive Program List (ctcLink) Posted to WEC Current Meeting (January 2022 to January 2023) Program Inventory ctcLink Official Plan Inventory Report & Search Features Credit Values, Alignment and Validation, Sunset of SBCTC Plan Inventory Program Approval Application Nearing Testing Stage SBCTC Workforce Investment Request (Posted to WEC Current Meeting Page) Washington s Skilled and Educated Workforce 2021-22: An analysis of postsecondary education, workforce preparation and employer demand in Washington. Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast, November 2022, Economic Revenue and Forecast Council Work Based Learning Survey 20
WORK BASED LEARNING SURVEY Questions and results from 31 participating colleges What percentage (estimated) of your active professional-technical programs require an internship for program completion? What percentage (estimated) have paid work experiences available? What percentage (estimated) of your active professional-technical programs require a clinical for program completion? What percentage (estimated) have paid work experiences available? College College Responses Responses Total Total Paid Paid Paid Paid Clinical Clinical Internships Internships Clinical Clinical Programs Programs Internships Internships Total 31 3468 962 (28%) 300 (31%) 479 (14%) 18 (4%) Urban 20 2452 663 (27%) 182 (27%) 329 (13%) 12 (4%) Rural 10 1016 298 (29%) 118 (40%) 150 (18%) 6 (4%) Technical 5 722 126 (17%) 28 (22%) 88 (12%) 0 This data was collected in a survey and represents estimated numbers. This information was not collected from research offices and only represents a snapshot. This is not a full representation of all programs and colleges. 21
CONTACT INFORMATION Workforce Education Team Workforce Education Team Marie Bruin, Director; mbruin@sbctc.edu William (Bill) Belden, Policy Associate; wbelden@sbctc.edu Megan Harper, Program Administrator; mharper@sbctc.edu Genevieve Howard, Policy Associate; ghoward@sbctc.edu Kimberly Ingram, Program Administrator; kingram@sbctc.edu Danny Marshall, Program Administrator; dmarshall@sbctc.edu Shanna McBride, Program Administrator; smcbride@sbctc.edu Carolyn McKinnon, Policy Associate; cmckinnon@sbctc.edu Shelby Means, Program Inventory Coordinator; smeans@sbctc.edu Anna Nikolaeva, Policy Associate; anikolaeva@sbctc.edu Kimberly (Kim) Wheeler, Workforce Assistant; kwheeler@sbctc.edu 22
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