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It’s All about the “L” Word
Northwest Region Plus 50 Conference February 10, 2010
American Association of Community Colleges
Funded with a grant from Atlantic Philanthropies
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Society’s Stereotypes About Aging Have Not Kept Up With Reality
Not one of these people is over the age of 39!
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Colleges' Plus 50 Program Focus Areas
Colleges' Plus 50 Program Focus Areas
30%
58%
86%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Service and
Volunteering
Training / Re-Training
Academic / Enrichment /
Personal Interest
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- Shortages in skilled worker and managerial positions.
- A loss of institutional knowledge to the business or company.
- The loss of expertise and experience.
- A leadership void in the workplace.
The Loss of Experienced Workers: The Impact
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For Many: Not Working Is Not an Option
Many people will stay in the workforce well into retirement age so they can maximize their Social Security benefits.
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Most people ages 55 to 70 continue to work, either full or part time, for money or for personal fulfillment.
BUT…
Plus 50 Adults: Work on Their Terms
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The last time they looked for work was… and times have surely changed!
– Resumes• I have a resume; why do I need more than one?• From where did I work to what did I do
– Where to look for the jobs• From print to digital
– Interviewing• Can they ask me that?• How do I answer this question?• I’ll just wing it
– Technology• Sure, I can use a computer (some)
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Training and Retraining@ CCS
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Training: Making It Work
The Program Concept
–Provide just enough just in time–Be accessible–Be exceptionally flexible–Be highly responsive to Boomers’
needs–Supportive environment–Non-credit
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HOW?
Internal Partners– Engage awesome faculty!– Counseling and Enrollment Services– Executive support– SCC Career Center
In the Classroom– Create a multigenerational environment–Expand the program offerings–Modularize programming–Utilize multi-modal delivery
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Career Builder… Anyone, Anytime, AnywhereOffice/Professional Foundation • Computer Apps• Tech Toy Room NEW• Keyboarding• Business English• Business Math• Customer Service• Lean Office• Job Search (online)• Using the Internet for Job Search
NEW
Accounting/Bookkeeping Strand • Quicken for Personal Money
Management• QuickBooks for the Workplace
(hybrid)
Medical Office Application Strand• Medical Terminology (hybrid)• Office Scheduling w/ MediSoft• Office Procedures – 1 month• Customer Service – 1 month• Social Networking –1 month
NEW Greening Your Future 40-hour class
NEW
Manufacturing• Blueprint Reading• Amatrol • Safety (online)
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Features of Career Builder
• Flexible design• New content each month• Multigenerational student population• Open entry/Open Exit• Extraordinary faculty• Non-credit, FTE generating• Accommodation: dual monitors,
transportation• If you need it, we will get it
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Making Accommodation
•Visual – multiple monitors allows students to enlarge text copy.•Auditory – online lessons enable students to modify volume and repeat lessons until they are comfortable with the material.•Sensory – faculty and DSS staff work with students on these issues.
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Cool Stuff: How Did We Do It?
Strategic Partnerships– Internal
• Community Colleges of Spokane– SCC/SFCC/IEL/District
– External• WorkSource Spokane• Employers• Chambers of Commerce• Educational Institutions• National, state and local aging organizations• Community and faith-based organizations
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It’s All About the “L” Word
Leveraging Students… Y’all come!– Plus 50, TANF, WIA Adult Low Income and
Dislocated Workers, Worker Retraining, Voc Rehab, Self-pay
Leveraging the Instructional Program– Modify the program to suit multiple audiences
• Individual Intake and • Orientation by group• Common goals• Work together; help each other
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Leveraging Dollars
Leveraging Instructional Funding– A little bit of this; a little bit of that
• General funds, Worker Retraining, WorkFirst– Each fund is charged according to the
percentage of students enrolled.
Leveraging Fees– Multiple funders
• Senior Waiver, AARP, ALTCEW, WIA, Worker Retraining (may also include +50), TANF, DVR
• Students not in the +50 category pay standard fees.
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So, what Can We Do Without Bucks?
• Conduct a needs assessment– Know what your Boomers want and need– Think about what YOU can do right now
• Identify your internal and external stakeholders– Who are they? – How can they help?– What can they do?
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No Bucks?continued• Use what you have in a new way.
– Wrap a Boomer blanket around it.• Check out courses or programs you have
that can be modified for Plus 50.– Short-term courses… sounds like Worker
Retraining. What do you have?• Integrate Plus 50 into existing activity.
– Identify Boomers as a population for programming
– Bring the Boomers into the fold… not stand alone. Institutional commitment
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No Bucks?continued
• Look for other funding streams– Always keep your eye out for ways to include
them in other funding opportunities.• Develop a strategic/action plan
– When you’re looking for $$, it helps to know what you want to spend it on.
• Search out no cost/low cost options• Partner with other areas in your
Organization: Counseling, CareerCenter…build a team
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A real “for instance”… CEO Center under construction
• What do we want?– A career center specifically for +50 folks
• What do we have?– A need– Interested faculty and administrators– No money
• What do we do?– Determine activity based on need– Identify faculty– Work with manager to incorporate in “time”
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CEO Centercontinued
• Seek out space and ask– Answer “no” but other, better space identified
and committed• Gather materials and information
– Tons available on Internet.– Intern will review, gather and organize
• What will we have?– A multi-purpose career center that serves all
students in the building with a section and skilled counselors for +50.
– A start
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WHY? This is why!
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If you build it,
They WILL come.
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Contact Information:
Joanne Murcar, Ph.D.Dean of Instruction, Business and Community TrainingCommunity Colleges of Spokaneemail: [email protected]
Sharon NiblockProgram AssociateCommunity Colleges of SpokanEmail: [email protected]
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Thank you!!