Peralta Economic & Workforce Development

Update to theDistrict Education CommitteeMarch 20, 2015

Dr. Karen EngelDirector of Economic & Workforce Development

CTE CommitteeProposed marketing strategyFiscal-year close (and grant fund

roll-over issue)Input on finance and purchasing

processes as they pertain to grants

Career PathwaysDual enrollment (proposed MOU)Improved placement pilotsHigh school outreach:

◦OUSD high schools coming for tours, orientation, assessment and matriculation this spring! Castlemont Fremont McClymonds Life Academy

Career PathwaysBuilding a system to scale

employer engagement ($400K to the Peralta Colleges)

Hiring “workforce coordinators” at each campus

Development of an employer engagement CRM tool

Sub-regional Nodes

K-12 Districts

Community Colleges

Workforce Investment

Board(s)

Community-based

Organizations

Chambers of

Commerce/business

associations

Node Composition

AB 86 Adult EducationCareer Development and College

Preparation (CDCP)◦Noncredit◦Enhanced Noncredit

GrantsCTE Enhancement Funds

◦60% formula funds arriving any day (MOU’s being signed)

◦40% competitive regional funds Laney led a 12-college consortium to create Mobile

Apps curriculum ($340K) All four campuses participated in a proposal create a

remotely accessible Bay Region Shared ICT Lab ($995K)

Merritt in a proposal for Rad Tech and COA for Dental Assisting

Peralta ICT leadership team pursuing an American Apprenticeship grant ($3m) with #YesWeCode