ICT-Digital Media Sector
Strategy to improve ICT Career Readiness
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A CA Community College
Chancellors Office Program
California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2.6 Million Students
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Before EWD program
Policy unification
SB 1070 Perkins 1B 2013:Policy silo
The jobs and economy
challenge
Easy To Find:
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The ICT-Digital Media Sector Navigation
Team
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Jobs & Economy Goals:
• Supply in-demand skills for employers
• Create relevant pathways and stackable credentials • Get Californians into open jobs
• Promote student success
Why? Our Overarching Goals
High Demand for Core Functions
# Opportunities 3 months (8/15-11/15)
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Software Developer:
44,261
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Network/Systems/Eng… 55,000
Education ‘Desired’ For Core ICT Jobs
On-line job postings… Want vs Need
How to provide CCC students with a BS
in IT?
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Transfer Model Curriculum
– CSUs don’t have next two years in IT
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Develop Bachelors Applied Science- Networking Technology
– CSUs claim it is ‘competitive’ with their offerings in IT•
Transfer to other Colleges
– National University– Arizona State University
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Get Creative in the meantime!
– Focus on creating IT Techs with Certifications – Provide lateral training for incumbent workers – Up-skill the existing workforce
We use many sources of LMI
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DWM Centers of Excellence
– Burning Glass – EDD – EMSI•
Placement Agencies
– Robert Half, KFORCE, Manpower, Apple One)
• On-Line Job Boards – Dice, Monster • Certification Partners
• Facebook IT Training Groups • CCC Advisory Groups
• Other Published research and trend Studies • News articles and government publications
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And Most Jobs in Small and Medium Business are
Hybrid and Unadvertised
COLLEGE
DEPARTMENTS
& GOVERNMENT
LARGE BUSINESS
MEDIUM
SMALL &
BUSINESS
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ICT Certifications Very Significant to
Workforce Preparation
Relevant
IT Training Benchmarks
….
but Experience is Best!!!
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High School w/ A+ Certification
(& CyberPatriots )•
Portfolio
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digital media (creative)
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‘Recognized’ CCC credential
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Specified 3
rdParty Certifications
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Relatively Low demand for AA/AS
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Bachelors Degree
(soft skills implied)
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Ten years experience
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Up-Skilling as incumbent
CCC Students Have Different Goals
CCC Transfer to 4year
Career Transformer (w/ or W/o a BS)
Incumbent worker (w/ or W/o a BS)
CTE Job Entry (K-12+CCC for entry level)
Not Sure
CCC’s Offer:
Academic:
TMC (Math Dominant)CTE : (
Very Decentralized)Computer Science TMC
ICT and Digital Media CTE
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2000 ICT Classes,
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500+ certificates AA/AS
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125 Departments
ICT Sector Team
Effective Solution Criteria
Achieve Scale and Distribution
– Statewide application– Vs Pilots, events and Cream-skimming
Be Right – Be Efficient
– Apply enterprise standards - research rigor
– Align existing curriculum to market needs (filter) – Attract ‘Op-in’ response from colleges
Recognizable brands and products
– Clear Image and Message For Business and Students
Be Relevant
– Market to Students, Business, Placement Agencies – Develop on-line interface to guidance, access and jobs
CCC ICT Sector Team Solutions: Products
Statewide Branded Pathways
» Business Information Worker, 1,2,3 » IT Technician Pathway
Super Regional –sub-sector Collaborations » Software Development EDGE
• Bay Region 28 colleges » Entertainment EDGE
• Los Angeles Region 28 Colleges BAS-NT
Bachelors of Applied Science – Networking Technology ICT Support Projects
Statewide Branded Pathway
A single functional job title with defined skill sets,
recognizable statewide
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Stackable credentials
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Job Ready
Criteria:
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Have 20,000 or more entry-level jobs statewide annually
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Contain skill sets widely vetted by industry experts
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Have achievable entry-level jobs in 6-10 months
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Are achievable by 80% + of any student cohort
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Have further credentials and job levels to follow, and
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Can be available at 80%+ of the 113 colleges.
Business Information Worker
A Statewide Branded Pathway
20,000 Entry Level Office Jobs in CA
We Make College Sign Up a 20 Minute
‘opt-in’ easy Process:
Students and Counselors Know
What to Take Where
Manpower Hires 145 Students in Two Days
That Meet Criteria
IT Technician Pathway
A Statewide Branded Pathway
A Clear Step by Step Process With
Certifications Identified
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CCC ICT Sector Team Products
Statewide Branded Pathways
» Business Information Worker, 1,2,3 » IT Technician Pathway
Super Regional –sub-sector Collaborations
» Software Development EDGE • Bay Region 28 colleges » Entertainment EDGE
• Los Angeles Region 28 Colleges
BAS-NT
Bachelors of Applied Science – Networking Technology ICT Support Projects
Software Development?
We Didn’t Forget…
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Improve CCC relevance and visibility in
Software Development training
in
Bay Region
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Be smart, on-target and easy to access
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Begin with what is available…
Software Development - Enhanced Directory & Guide For Education
SD-EDGE
Big Need:
• Huge gaps in workforce in software development • Under Represented Minorities painfully obvious • Confusion for Educators
– What to teach, to whom, with what companion skills?
CCC solution
• Provide Labor Market Information- Trends • Provide Pathway guidance for:
• Entry level
• Career Transformers • Incumbent Up-skillers
• Combine selected SD offerings from 28 separate Colleges
Entertainment EDGE
WHY
Expand the quality and
quantity of the available
entertainment workforce
to meet and contribute
to robust regional
entertainment industry
growth.
HOW
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Single CCC point of
contact group for industry
partners
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Integrated collaborative
response from the
regional CCC’s
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Provided a job-ready
workforce based upon
industry specifications
Entertainment EDGE : Scope and Assets
Subsector Components: Considerations for:
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Traditional:
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film, TV, theatre, dance, music, interactive, arts, games…
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Related:
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back office, IT Management, Digital Asset Management,
Market Research, Distribution.
CCC Assets:
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Faculty have specialized expertise and excellence in a
variety of entertainment related classes and programs
spread-out throughout the region.
CCC ICT Sector Team Products
Statewide Branded Pathways
» Business Information Worker, 1,2,3 » IT Technician Pathway
Super Regional –sub-sector Collaborations » Software Development EDGE
• Bay Region 28 colleges » Entertainment EDGE
• Los Angeles Region 28 Colleges BAS-NT
Bachelors of Applied Science – Networking Technology ICT Support Projects
BAS-NT:
Bachelors of Applied Science – Networking Technology
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Best chance for California
under-represented minorities to achieve
STEM Careers.
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Provides pathways linking
Cyber-Patriots- CCC CTE Classes – to BAS
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Potentially a high priority IT Corporate
Advocacy
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Legislative and Faculty Union support.
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Single most important contribution we
could make
CCC ICT Sector Team Products
Statewide Branded Pathways
» Business Information Worker, 1,2,3 » IT Technician Pathway
Super Regional –sub-sector Collaborations » Software Development EDGE
• Bay Region 28 colleges » Entertainment EDGE
• Los Angeles Region 28 Colleges BAS-NT
Bachelors of Applied Science – Networking Technology ICT Support Projects
ICT Support Projects
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NetLabs+ User Group
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collaboration among colleges
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XVoucher
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CCC Certification discount voucher program
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LaunchPath
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Internships Faculty professional development
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Digital Media Educators Conference
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Degreed.com
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