TUCSON INDIAN CENTER NATIVE AMERICAN

PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY NETWORK(NAPOPN)

Grant Opportunity History• Approached by DOL regarding “Career

Pathways Technical Assistance Initiative”

• Purpose: support the development of comprehensive career pathway programs for adult and dislocated workers in local areas

• 10 national grantees; TIC & GRIC are considered one grantee (split grant award for 2 Native teams).

“Career Pathways” approach

• New approach to adult education & training that increases program completion and credential attainment

• Is easier for (working) adults to access education & training programs by combining them with adult basic education

“Career Pathways” = “Trails of Opportunity”Thorough ABE Training/ WEX Career/

Retention

Assessment Education (opt) Job

Placement

“Career Pathways” approach (continued)

• Increase credential attainment by modularizing curricula into smaller units

“Portable, stackable, chunk-able units”

• Definitions• Portable = the ability to take education/training credits with

you to another institution & have them count

• Stackable/chunk-able = each credit/unit stacks on top of another, building knowledge & education

“Career Pathways” approach (continued)

On-Ramps & Off-Ramps

Time-out from education/training to take care of other things, such

as:

Health/Illness/Death Childcare/Family Care Incarceration or Treatment Financial issues Not ready, willing, & able

First Things FirstWho?

What? Where?

When? Why?

How??

WHO?

Dream Team• Tucson Indian Center• Pima County One Stop• Pima Community

College• Pascua Yaqui WIA• Tohono O’odham WIA• Desert Diamond Casino• University Physicians

Hospital

The “X” FactorSomeone who wants to

improve Native people/families through work & education

Someone who is… Committed Genuine Respectful Resourceful Considerate

NAPOPN Team(Native American Pathways Out of Poverty Network)

• Tucson Indian CenterTucson Indian CenterJacob Bernal, Executive Director & Veronica Boone, Social Services DirectorJacob Bernal, Executive Director & Veronica Boone, Social Services Director

• Pima County One StopPima County One StopArt Eckstrom & Dorothee Harmon, Employment & Training Art Eckstrom & Dorothee Harmon, Employment & Training

• Pima Community CollegePima Community CollegeDr. Johnson Bia, Downtown Campus PresidentDr. Johnson Bia, Downtown Campus President

• Pascua Yaqui TribePascua Yaqui TribeGreg Madril, WIA DirectorGreg Madril, WIA Director

• Tohono O’odham NationTohono O’odham NationCody Juan, One Stop Division ManagerCody Juan, One Stop Division Manager

• Desert Diamond CasinoDesert Diamond CasinoKeyna Gutierrez, Director of Human ResourcesKeyna Gutierrez, Director of Human Resources

• University Physicians Healthcare University Physicians Healthcare Michelle Wiltshire, Human Resources PartnerMichelle Wiltshire, Human Resources Partner

Fall InstituteImplementation Plan

Questions1) Background/statement of need (“The ‘Why’” question – Why

is this a compelling reason? What happens if nothing happens?)

2) Goals for the Institute (“The ‘What’” questions – What do we hope to accomplish? What are we proposing? What will be implemented?)

3) Planning

Background/Background/Statement of NeedStatement of Need• Describe current approaches for low-

skilled adults in your area & how we expect to strengthen them

• Current status of occupational training approaches

• Major challenges & obstacles• Adult population to benefit• Local and regional market conditions &

projected labor market trends

Labor Market & Occupations in Demand

The Labor Market is were you can find information on what occupations are available in your areas, it also gives you resources, information on researching occupations and wages & trends , projections of upcoming employment and occupations in demand.

Occupations in Demand for Pima County:

1. Health 2. Production3. Information Technology4. Hospitality5. Construction6. Education7. Administrative8. Environmental/Green Jobs9. Other Social Service, Hairstylist, etc

2) Goals for the Fall Institute• Explore, develop, and recommend a sound strategic

plan on strengthening educational and occupational training opportunities for low-income Native American adults in the Tucson area; Including objectives on:• Areas of educational and occupational training

opportunities • Means of education • Support for training endeavors

• Networking, sharing, and working together with other Pathways Out of Poverty grantees

• Policy review

DOL Assistance & CoachingDOL webinars:

• Career Pathways Definition• Build Cross-Agency Partnership• Q: “How do you plan to engage

employers?”• Clarify Roles & Responsibilities• Program Design• Funding Needs & Strategies• Policy & Program Alignment

What career pathways does Tucson have?• Innovation Frontier Arizona (a Southern

Arizona WIRED grant)

• PCC was recently awarded a Healthcare Pathways Grant

Fall Institute• Detailed work, brainstorming of next steps

• Target 3 areas• Healthcare

Behavioral Health

• Hospitality• Green jobs

Between InstitutesWhat information do we have in hand? What

do we need? How do we get the information we seek?

• Labor Market Information• IFA’s Career Pathways as a template• Job Descriptions

• Common KSAs• Follow state regulations & statutes• Survey/Needs Assessment• Focus Groups

• Course Curriculum• Current • Other examples• Accreditation

What have we done?• Job Descriptions

• Common KSAs• Licensure• Building a BH/MH employer network• Workgroup meetings

• Course Curriculum• Didn’t reinvent the wheel• Found curriculum at another community

college

Example of 3-Tier BH/MH Tech

• See Word Doc – “MHT-BHT KSAs 04 19 11”

Example of Prep Work for Spring InstituteSee Word Doc – “Career Pathways Occupational Credential Worksheet”

Secrets of Success• Tap knowledgeable community leaders who have

a vested interest• Heart with Native community/people• Be involved in local employment groups, WIBs

• Give tasks for follow up and convene regular meetings

• Team members reach out & convene their peers• Ask others for suggestions & feedback

• Look for other models/examples• IFA templates• Maricopa Community College course curriculum

• Look at secured funding from self & partners• Pima County One Stop WIRED project• Pima Community College Healthcare Initiative

Questions????????