Developing and Growing the Workforce of Tomorrow Pamm Shaw, YMCA of - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Developing and Growing the Workforce of Tomorrow Pamm Shaw, YMCA of the East Bay, Early Childhood Impact Camilla Rand, Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services

Poll Questions

Finding Qualified ECE Providers is a Challenge • Shifting demographics • Competition with school districts • Minimum wage increases • Strong economy/low unemployment rates

Key Programs • Early Educator Apprenticeship Programs • Teacher Assistant Trainee Program • Student Intern Program

Partnerships for Success • First 5 • Private Industry Council • SEIU and other Labor Unions • Colleges - Brandman, Berkeley City, Contra Costa, Diablo Valley, LA Trade Tech • Workforce Development Boards • California Chancellor's Office • CBOs

Early Educator Apprenticeships • Transform ECE from being viewed as a dead end job to being an entry point to a sustainable career pathway • Develop PD programs that recognize the tension between increasing professional requirements and inadequate compensation

Early Educator Apprenticeships • Evidenced-based, economical, scalable models that utilize a collaborative, comprehensive, state-of-the-art approach • Increase preparedness of the ECE workforce while also increasing compensation - without placing an additional financial burden on parents

YMCA/SEIU Head Start Apprenticeship Program • 3 Tiers – entry level, AA and BA • Funded by CA Chancellors Office for Innovative Apprenticeships • Additional support through mentoring and coaching • Partnership with SEIU • Alameda, Contra Costa, LA Counties

HS/ECE Apprenticeship: Target Groups • State-funded preschools and Head Start programs • Licensed Family Child Care providers • Low income workers serving low income children • Unemployed/underemployed parents • Low income community members (usually referred from collaborative agency)

HS/ECE Apprenticeship: Enrollment • Center-based teachers: 44 • Head Start teachers and parents: 156 • Licensed FCC providers: 122 • TOTAL 322 to date

HS/ECE Apprenticeship: Graduates • Center-based teachers: 30 • Head Start teachers and parents: 34 • Licensed FCC providers: 34 • 108 Graduates to date • BA/AA completion expected summer 2019

State-of of-the-Art Design • Aligned with CA Commission on Teacher Credentialing • Aligned with Federal Head Start requirements and CDE Early Learning System • Aligned with CLASS • On-the-job coaching/mentoring • College coursework and supplemental supports • Wage increases/stipends tied to achieving milestones

Program Structure • TIER 1: Unemployed Head Start Parents; Incumbent Teacher Assistants • TIER 2: Incumbent Associate Teachers • TIER 3: Incumbent Teachers

Professional Targets • TIER 1: Associate Teacher Permit • TIER 2: AA-T & Teacher/Master Teacher Permit • TIER 3: BA & Master Teacher/Site Supervisor Permit

Partners • YMCA of the East Bay • Contra Costa Community Services Bureau • SEIU Early Educator Training Center • SEIU Local 1021 • Los Angeles Trade-Technical College • Berkeley City College • Brandman University • Contra Costa College

Funding Sources • Workforce Accelerator Fund (WAF) 3.0, 5.0, 6.0 • CA Apprenticeship Initiative (CAI) 2017- 2019 • Local Resources – including • First 5 • Community Colleges • Private Industry Council • Workforce Development (local) • County Offices of Education

ECE Apprenticeships: Successes • Programs registered with DAS & DOL • Replicable, scalable models that reflect state and federal PD systems and requirements (including BA & AA models) • Established ECE as a viable sector for apprenticeships and other workforce development initiatives

ECE Apprenticeships: Successes • Track record of successfully bringing together labor, employers and colleges – and building widespread interest • HUGE success of HS Tier 1 – pipeline for new workforce • Incorporating wage increases into a PD program

ECE Apprenticeships: Challenges • Rigid definitions/requirements re: who can be an apprentice, how programs can be structured, how wages are considered • Time needed for apprenticeship proposals to be reviewed, revised, approved • Inconsistencies and rigidities across IHE’s and CBO’s re: costs, calendar, requirements, hiring adjuncts, boundaries

ECE Apprenticeships: Challenges • Long-term sustainability – ongoing funding • Time for students who are working to go to school • Providing childcare and study time • Paperwork!!!

Teacher Assistant Trainee Program • Ideal for candidates wanting a slower track • Associate Teacher’s Permit • 18 months in courses while receiving paid on the job training • Targets parents

Teacher Assistant Trainee Program • Guidance and mentoring with Teachers and Master Teachers • On-going evaluations and feedback • Childcare, books, parking and tuition fully covered • Laptop loans

Teacher Assistant Trainee Program - Successes A total of 36 Teacher Assistants are currently actively working in our classrooms and in the program 150 Trainees have successfully completed coursework

Early Childhood Education Linked Program (a (aka ECE Linked) Participation in the program includes: • Same model as TAT, but with the ESL component • English/ESL assessment • A Linked ESL class if needed • ESL classes at Mt Diablo Adult School • Cohort Learning • Group and individual support through college’s advisors to meet academic needs

Student In Internship P Program • Goal: To train low-income (125% of FPL), unemployed persons to become highly competent clerical assistants via a paid on- the-job training program which results in full- time employment. • Designed for low-income students entering the workforce for the first time – ideal for parents

Student In Intern Program • Metrix Learning Programs • Goal Setting • On the Job Training • Collaborative Partners Include: • Contra Costa County Workforce Development Board • Opportunity Junction • Contra Costa County Community Action Program

Student In Intern Program • Metrix Learning Online courses support learning • Support: • designated buddy, • peer counseling, • wrap around services, • performance evaluations at 6 months, • and workshops on professionalism, time management, and trauma-informed practice. • 75 participants to date/ 87% success rate in finding permanent employment:

Activities that Support Success • Cohort groups • Support services – child care, tutoring, transportation, food, wrap-around • Embedded tutoring and study time • Instructors use a trauma informed approach • Technology • Tracking grades/success • On the job support/training/coaching

Future • Fall Cohost 20 hour per week tutor/case manager to attend classes with students • Embedded tutoring in all classes • Mental health consultation support • Training all instructors in trauma informed systems • Statewide funding model that partners workforce and early learning

Contact Information P AMM S HAW PSHAW @ YMCA - CBA . ORG C AMILLA R AND CRAND @ EHSD . CCCOUNTY . US

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