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FIVE STEPS To a Water Workforce Credential Explore Resources Form Partnerships Created by experts Locate and collaborate with education providers Design Curriculum Analyze Gaps Determine Needs Who, what, when where, why Connect the Credential Register and make connections

FIVE HOSTS and Collaborators Pam Murawski - Education Programs Developer, Office of Water Programs, California State University, Sacramento Dan DeMoss - Executive Director, California Rural Water Association Debra DiBiase - Director of Opportunity Youth Programs, SIATech Charter High Schools Henry Davis - Pathway Curriculum Specialist, SIATech Charter School Kim Moore – Principal, SIATech Sacramento South

POLL QUESTION What Type of Agency Do You Represent? Other Private Firm Water/Wastewater Technical Assistance Workforce Boards, Agency One-Stop, Career Utility Services Providers

FIVE STEPS To a Water Workforce Credential Explore Resources Form Partnerships Created by experts Locate and collaborate with education providers Design Curriculum Analyze Gaps Determine Needs Who, what, when where, why Connect the Credential Register and make connections

POLL QUESTION: How much difficulty do you have finding operators? Easy/ Not difficult Difficult Very Difficult Normal

WATER WORKFORCE NEEDS February, 2018 June, 2018 September 24, 2019

EDUCATION NEEDS WIOA is landmark legislation that is designed to strengthen and improve our nation's public workforce system and help get Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment, into high-quality jobs and careers and help employers hire and retain skilled workers. Education and Training Interest and Ability Career Choice 2

738,428 UNIQUE CREDENTIALS Po Post-seco conda ndary y edu ducati tiona nal 370,020 20 insti tituti tutions ns 315,067 67 Public Pu c + private te seconda ndary y schools 46,209 46,209 . Non-aca cade demic c organizati tions ns Digital badges and online course 7,132 7,132 completion certificates MOOK Pr Prov ovide ders Majority are course-completion certificates

CREDENTIAL Verification of qualification or competence issued to an individual by a third party with the relevant authority or jurisdiction to issue such credentials, such as an accredited educational institution, an industry-recognized association, or an occupational association or professional society. REGISTERED EDUCATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP Diplomas, certificates, degrees; issued by Nationally Recognized Certificates academic institutions SPEED Creden entials tials Granted by third-party non-governmental agencies - usually associations, and by companies Issued by state agencies; education, nursing, law, medicine PERSONNEL OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS LICENSES

FIVE STEPS To a Water Workforce Credential Explore Resources Form Partnerships Personalize to your utility needs Locate and collaborate with education providers Design Curriculum Locate and collaborate with education providers Determine Needs XXXXXX Fill Gaps Determine what’s missing and create a plan

EDUCATION NEEDS ▪ Disadvantaged youth ages 16-24 ▪ 2000 students (200 in Sacramento) ▪ 400 students Santa Clara COE Opportunity Youth Academies ▪ 15,000+ graduates since 1998 6 Job Corps Centers 10 Independent Study/ Classroom Sites

SIATech Sacramento Delivering relevant and focused career education, and early college opportunities in an open enrollment, competency based re-entry environment

CROSS-AGENCY PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION (SIATECH) – Equip students with job skills by leveraging and coordinating existing and new Federal, state, and other resources to support the local/regional career pathways system and programs. + INDUSTRY ( RURAL WATER ) – Support workforce by training, supporting, and promoting the water and wastewater professionals that serve small communities across the United States

FIVE STEPS To a Water Workforce Credential Explore Resources Form Partnerships Created by experts Locate and collaborate with education providers Design Curriculum Analyze Gaps Determine Needs Who, what, when where, why Connect the Credential Register and make connections

Water and Wastewater Competency Model

EXPLORE THE MODEL Water and Wastewater Which of these competencies are needed for entry-level jobs?

FIVE STEPS To a Water Workforce Credential Explore Resources Form Partnerships Created by experts Locate and collaborate with education providers Design Curriculum Analyze Gaps Determine Needs Who, what, when where, why Connect the Credential Register and make connections

Identify Competencies Worksheet

Curriculum & Gap Analysis Worksheets

FIVE STEPS To a Water Workforce Credential Explore Resources Form Partnerships Created by experts Locate and collaborate with education providers Design Curriculum Analyze Gaps Determine Needs Who, what, when where, why Connect the Credential Register and make connections

Connect the Credential Connecting Credentials is an initiative organizing national dialogue on transforming our credentialing system to be student-centered and learning-based. It is managed by the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) with support from Lumina Foundation.

FIVE STEPS To a Water Workforce Credential Explore Resources Form Partnerships Created by experts Locate and collaborate with education providers Design Curriculum Analyze Gaps Determine Needs Who, what, when where, why Connect the Credential Register and make connections

Questions and Answers Pam Murawski - Education Programs Developer, Office of Water Programs, California State University, Sacramento Dan DeMoss - Executive Director, California Rural Water Association Debra DiBiase - Director of Opportunity Youth Programs, SIATech Charter High Schools Henry Davis - Pathway Curriculum Specialist, SIATech Charter School Kim Moore – Principal, SIATech Sacramento South

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