WBL & Job Placement

Leads

  • Kevin McMackin, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Region
  • George Dowden, Interim Dean of Career and Technical Education, Cuyamaca College

Purpose

  • To establish work-based learning and job placement functions at each college that will provide all students with a continuum of critical experiences and support to deepen classroom learning and facilitate employment.

Goals

  • Focus on equity, to include processes, services (including remote), and offerings
  • Increase and track (SG21) Work-based Learning and Job Placement opportunities for students, with an emphasis on equitable offerings
  • Increase faculty awareness of the: services offered, Work-based Learning Faculty Professional Development, and importance of 21st Century Employability Skills
  • Increase student awareness of the: services offered, importance of Work-based Learning and 21st Century Employability Skills
  • Increase capacity for college Employer Engagement through support and collaboration of the Work-based Learning Coordinators, Job Placement Case Managers and Employer Relations Liaisons
  • Build the support and infrastructure for Regional Industry Advisories

Outcomes

  • Improved work-based learning and job placement functions at each college
  • Implementation the Ensuring Equitable Work-based Learning (SG21) Framework
  • Establishment of goals and processes for WBL and job placement services
  • Professional development to expand implementation of WBL

Leading Indicators

  • Number of WBL activities offered, by type of activity.
  • Number of students accessing WBL, by type of WBL opportunity (Note, includes the full range of learning opportunities along the spectrum of work-based learning).
  • Number of students placed in professional jobs by SWP Job Placement Case Managers.
  • Number of faculty attending WBL professional development.

Workgroup Materials and Resources

  • TBD