Partnerships

Judy Dietrich, MAEducation and Business LiaisonIllinois Central College

Illinois Central College

Who is ICC partnering with? What? When? Where? Why? How?

1.ICC Partnership Initiative

2.SMG – Manufacturing Partnership

3.SHCG - Health Careers Partnership

4.Bridge Classes- Adult Ed, Developmental

Partnership Initiative at ICC

College and Career Readiness Vision:Collaborative Partnership to prepare students to

be college & career ready and successfully transition from high school to college and on to the workforce

Illinois Central College Academic Affairs Adult Education CTE Departments Developmental Curriculum Testing Center Advisement and Counseling

Educations for Employment Systems (3) EFE

Regional Offices of Education ROE’s

High Schools & Counselors, teachers and administrators from 28 high schools

$$$ Supported by PTR- Pathways to Results GrantsPerkins Grant to ICCAcademic Affairs Department

ProjectsPartnership Days

• Hosted by local businesses• Networking Educators and Industry• Economic Outlook, Jobs, Career Pathways• Collaborative Projects

Partnership Advisory Council

College and Career Readiness Curricular Teams

• Aligning Curriculum • Aligning Testing • Counseling Team• Administrative Team

Programs of Study• POS awareness and implementation 9-14• Website Templates for each ICC program

Pathways to Results -PTR • Therapeutic Massage FY13• Strengthening and improving the POS

with partners

SMG Vision: To promote the new image of modern manufacturing, educational pathways and career opportunities locally

Representative from local manufacturers Steve Stewart, HR Director, Excel – Chairman 10 core manufacturing companies

EDC – Economic Development Council for Central Illinois Sally Hanley, Director of Business Development

Illinois Central College Michael Sloan, Dean of Agriculture and Industrial Technologies Judy Dietrich, Education and Business Liaison

EFE – Education for Employment Tazewell, Francine Ghitalla PERFECT, Chris Kendall CIVIC, Deb Henderson

WIA – Workforce Network and CareerlinkDCEO- Dept of Commerce and Economic OpportunityIMEC Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center

$$$ - Supported by SMG, ICC, EFE’s, Local Government, ICCB – PTR, DCEO

Specialized Manufacturing Group

Specialized Health Careers Group SHCG Vision: To showcase health careers, training, education and job opportunities to area students

4 Major Hospitals HR Representatives Methodist OSF Proctor Pekin

EFE – Education for Employment (3)

Illinois Central College Education and Business Liaison- Judy

Dietrich Health Careers Dean- Wendee Guth Health Careers Advisor- Bridget

Kelly 19 Programs – Program Coordinators Perkins Special Pops- Lisa White

$$$ - Supported by ICC and Health providers

Bridge Class in Manufacturing

CLASS SCHEDULEThis free class meets three days a week between October 15 and December 13, 2012.

When you finish the class, you may be eligible to enroll at ICC or ready to enter the workforce.

Classes are held at ICC South, Riverway Business Park, 225 Hanna Drive, Pekin, Illinois

DAY TIME CLASS CONTENTMondays and Wednesdays9 a.m. to Noon. English, math, reading, and social sciences as they relate to a career in manufacturing

Thursdays 9 to 10:30 a.m. Career development and exploration10:30 a.m. to Noon. Computer skills

Partnerships Outcomes1. ICC Partnership Initiative

3 Partnership Meetings at business locations HS Webpage Common Core Alignment Teams Showcase Businesses Educator’s Days Common Core Professional Development– ROE Developing POS from 9 - 14

2. Specialized Manufacturing Group Discover Manufacturing Expo High School Presentations HS- ICC – Industry Collaborations Manufacturing Bridge Class ILworknet Regional Website

3. Health Careers Group Health Career Expo

4. Bridge Class- 14 week 12 students 7 employed by end of class

History of thePartnership Relationships

Local Manufacturing CompaniesInterest and value

ICCKnowledgeable and connected facultyShort term training: credit and non credit

Caterpillar, MATCOR,EXCEL, IBEW, Parsons

Classes- GED, Adult Ed, Development EdAssociates & Certificates

Secondary and post-secondary CTE- WBLGrants - PCCS- Tech Prep – PerkinsEFE’s Common Core- POS

EDC Strategy GroupsManufacturing Health Careers

MetricsHow do we evaluate the success of our programs?

Partnership Initiative Membership Surveys Website usage Partner project developments

( SWE ) Program Plans Bridge Programs

SMG Attendance Surveys New hires CAT six sigma project

SHCG Attendance Survey

Bridge Class Pre and post testing Transition into ICC programs and/or the

workforce

Development of Partnerships How did we connect? What challenges did we

face? What are our strengths? How are we staffed? How are we funded? What worked and what

didn’t? What are the current

business expectations and needs?

How have the business needs changed over time and how do we keep track of them?

Questions jdietrich@icc.edu

Does ICC support college and career readiness for all students?

Has ICC adapted and changed to meet the needs of business?

Have we integrated stronger STEM skill development?

Are we attracting students to STEM careers?

Are we improving student preparation?

Are we empowering students to explore academic and career interests?

Are we engaging students in learning? Is there a secret to developing

programs?

Thank you! Judy Dietrich Illinois Central College 309-694-

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