General Activity
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Possible Specific Activities |
| 1.1 Increase distance education offerings |
Training for instructors & staff |
| Database of offerings |
| Involve District Academic Senate |
| E-mail access for instructor communication |
| Develop, advertise, integrate each college offerings |
| Hire technical support staff |
| 1.2 Restructure curriculum to focus on high tech |
Identify industry needs
|
| Train instructors to address industry needs |
| Revise/develop appropriate curriculum |
| Continuous assessment of currency |
| Leverage VTEA funds with other sources for equipment |
| Districtwide collaboration in high tech curriculum |
| Collaborate with industry to address skill standards |
| 1.3 Increase integration focusing on learning skills
(LS) |
Vocational instructors create LS classes |
| Train instructors to create LS curriculum |
| Incentives for inter-departmental collaborations |
| Publicize successful integration projects |
| 1.4 Increase flexibility & visibility of program
offerings |
Train faculty to modularize |
| Modularize programs |
| Sequentially arrange skill modules |
| Market module availability to industry |
| Obtain continuous industry feedback |
| Review potential Skill Award modules & completers |
| Conduct faculty workshops on program approval |
| College lists of voucher-certifiable programs |
| Update I-TRAIN program applications |
Check program listings on ETPL
|
| Market college programs to One-Stop Centers |
| 1.5 Assess, teach and certify competencies |
Recognize students who demonstrate competencies |
| Create assessment tools to measure competencies |
| Standardize competency definitions districtwide |
| Identify mastered competencies on certificates |
| Train instructors to identify competencies |
| Collaborate with industry to share skill standards |
| 1.6 Increase student work-based learning (WBL) |
Partner with non-profits to supply WBL opportunities |
| Academic chairs on vocational advisory committees |
| Invite academic senate to economic development meetings |
| School-to-Career & Tech Prep staff involved in
vocational education |
| Professional experts assist students in career pathways |
| Initiate large-scale WBL opportunities with industry |
| Use PathFinder to promote WBL & Serivce Learning |
| 1.7 Offer flexible high-technology programs |
Open entry/open exit classes |
| Guarantee classes |
On-line offerings
|
| Programs in certificate blocks |
| General Activity |
Possible Specific Activities |
| 2.1 Evaluate students upon admission |
Direct students to English & Math placement tests |
| Identify students with learning disabilities |
| 2.2 Full range of counseling services for occupational
students |
Develop educational plans |
| Counselors attached to specific departments |
| Career Center/Job Placement Office |
| Counselor attached to Career Center |
| Regular pre-employment workshops |
| Present VTEA plan at LACCD counselor conference |
| 2.3 Full range of WBL experiences for occupational
students |
Internships, apprenticeships, mentorships, shadowing |
| Participation of local employers |
| Faculty actively interact with employers & labor |
| Serve as resource for WBL Specialists |
| Initiate large-scale WBL opportunities with industry |
| PathFinder sites for students to connect with employers |
| 2.4 Full range of job placement services for occupational
students |
User-friendly services at Job Placement Centers |
| Assistance in preparing portfolios & resumes |
| 2.5 Encourage non-traditional career pursuits |
Inservice counselors about non-traditional opportunities |
| Coordinate with high schools to encourage broader
choices |
| 2.6 Appropriate tutorial services for occupational
students |
Publicize resource centers & technical labs |
| Expand areas of work for student tutors |
| Hire tutors specific to occupational areas |
| 2.7 Remove barriers to student retention |
Develop districtwide voucher processing protocol
|
| Coordinate LACCD voucher system with local One-Stops |
| 2.8 Expand recruitment efforts |
Career counseling workshops & assessment at One-Stops |
| One-Stop Affiliate status for colleges |
| General Activity |
Possible Specific
Activities |
| 3.1 Update instructors’ knowledge of industry
practices |
Support faculty worksite experience projects |
| Academic & vocational instructor team job shadowing |
| Workshops for continuing education credit |
| Industry-specific symposia |
| Inter-college collaboration in workshop planning |
| Activities targeted toward support staff |
| Inservice faculty & staff on PathFinder |
| Use PathFinder to connect instructors to worksite
experience |
| 3.2 Keep instructors abreast of legislative developments |
Provide workshops & symposia |
| 3.3 Inservice on impact of technology on work environment |
Include identified personnel |
| 3.4 Maintain technical support for faculty & staff |
Workshops & other targeted activities |
| Staff workshops on voucher processing system |
| Help faculty to locate worksite experience on PathFinder |
| General Activity |
Possible Specific
Activities |
| 4.1 Raise faculty awareness of need to collaborate
with partners |
Faculty receives info re: college collaborative ventures |
| Faculty & admin work with partners to enhance
programs |
| Facilitate large-scale opportunities for faculty/partner
contact |
| 4.2 Faculty will actively participate in collaborative
partnerships |
Appoint faculty pointpersons to represent college |
| Utilize advisory committees to build collaborations |
| Sustain active college WIA Planning Team |
| Faculty utilizes PathFinder to connect with employers |
| 4.3 Faculty assists colleges to develop & implement
partnerships |
College WIA teams meet to plan & implement activities |
| 4.4 Occupational program resources leveraged |
VTEA committee actively participates in Master Plan |
| Economic development activities reported to academic
senate |
| Technical assistance to colleges in leveraging resources |
| Outline VTEA- & CalWORKs-fundable WIA activities |
| Revise VTEA plan to provide for WIA activities |
| Collaborate with CalWORKs to address WIA |
| Expand PathFinder to target multiple student populations |
| 4.5 Strengthen vocational/academic partnerships |
Joint staff development activities |
| SCANS competencies in course outlines |
| Joint worksite experience activities |
| Joint meetings of all academic deans |
| 4.6 LACCD colleges work together to pursue common
goals |
Submit multi-college grant proposals |
| Clearly articulate partnership agreements |
| Publish directory/website of existing partnerships |
| Align I-TRAIN programs for districtwide consistency |
| 4.7 Identify business/industry in service area for
partnerships |
Joint staff development/industry activities |
| Regular evaluation of partnership effectiveness |
| Share info between colleges & UNITE-LA industry
consortia |
| 4.8 Senior college administrators endorse collaborations |
Engage presidents to actively support WIA activitied |
| 4.9 Clarify roles of colleges & outside partners
in joint enterprises |
Identify college affiliations with local One-Stops |
| Build relationships between colleges & One-Stop
staff |
| Clarify respective roles of college & One-Stop
in WIA system |
| Sign MOUs between colleges & One-Stops |
| Decide which WIA services each college offers |
Work out college One-Stop Satellite status arrangements |
| General Activity |
Possible Specific
Activities |
| 5.1 Capture all enrollments, completions & placements |
Access all District databases for student participation |
| Reconcile database & MIS reporting anomalies |
| Devise Not-for-Credit tracking system for WIA participants |
| 5.2 Capture lab seat time |
Career ed task force to study data collection options & costs |
| Implement appropriate options at colleges |
| Share best practices |
| 5.3 Capture credit for use of Job Placement Center
services |
Career ed task force to study data collection options & costs |
| Implement appropriate options at colleges |
| Share best practices |
| 5.4 Align VTEA accountability with other reporting
requirements |
Develop multi-use reporting forms |
| Work with all stakeholders to simplify & coordinate
reporting |
| Reconcile database & MIS reporting anomalies |
| Assess LACCD ability to respond to proposed WIA measures |
| Collaborate to define program “initiator” & “completer” |
| Collect “goal” data systematically to
help identify successes |
| 5.5 Utilize UI Wage Data |
Work with State for guidelines & accuracy improvement |
| Work with State to modify reports for WIA requirements |
| Coordinate info from PathFinder with UI Wage Data
reports |
| 5.6 Work with partner agencies to impact accountability
measures |
Lobby local WIBs to adopt reasonable definitions |
| Establish task force to identify data needs |
| 5.7 Restructure District database to make regular
activity reports |
Work with Info Tech & Research to establish protocol |
| Work with colleges & Info Tech to identify MIS
needs |
