Adult Education Career Pathways:

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Adult Education Career Pathways

• A New Beginning

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Todays Challenge

• 40 million American adults do not have a high
  school diploma.
• 30 million American adults can perform only the
  most basic literacy tasks this has not changed
  in more than a decade.

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• How are individuals who lack literacy skills
  functioning in the Great Recession?
• How will they impact the Nation as it begins to
  rebuild its economy?

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• Are our students prepared to contribute,
  collaborate and compete to better their lives and
  build a better world?

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How Do We Best Prepare Our Students?

• AE students need counselors to help them design a
  career pathway plan upon intake into the program.
• The plan may not be complete but it has to begin
  on the front end.

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• Students need information about careers and can
  learn more though career choices DVD or online
  videos, college speakers, community
  professionals, etc.
• Students should also be required to use resources
  such as Choices.

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Financial Support

• Students should complete the FAFSA as well as
  apply for local scholarships within their school
  district, community college, and local
  university.

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• Approximately 30 of the students who earned an
  adult high school or GED diploma in Florida
  entered a post-secondary program.
• What about the other 70?

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There is Only One Bottom Line

• Change is Not an Option
• OUR students must graduate, transition into a
  post-secondary program and enter the workforce in
  a meaningful way.

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Yesterday

• In 1950 a GED or traditional high school diploma
  could earn an individual a job that paid a living
  wage.
• 74 of Americas jobs did not require an
  education beyond the high school.

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Today

• 70 of all jobs require at least some
  post-secondary training.
• 40 of all jobs require at least an associates
  degree.
• A GED/high school diploma have a street value of
  less than 15,000 a year.

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Career Pathways Model
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Multiple Exit Points
Institution
Multiple Entry Points
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Programs
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Personal Growth
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Multiple Careers
Multiple Degrees
Workforce Development
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Adult Career Pathways5 Step Process
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A Systemic Model

• Florida has developed a five year strategic plan
  to support the systemic implementation of the
  Americas first Adult Education Career Pathways
  program.

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• The Strategic Plan was developed by
• The Chancellors Cabinet
• IPDAE
• With Input From
• The FLDOE Standing Committees
• ACE of Florida
• Center for Occupational Research and Design
• American Institute for Research
• USDOE Program Specialist
• Use of past performance data

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Focus of the Strategic Plan

• State Support and Responsibilities
• Local Support and Responsibilities
• and
• Allows significant flexibility to work in any
  adult education program

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Mission

• In alignment with the FLDOEs Next Generation
  Strategic Plan, Floridas Adult Education Career
  Pathways Initiative is focused upon

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Mission (Cont)

• Improving the quality of Adult Education programs
  by incorporating Career Pathways into program
  operation and curriculum.
• Strengthening core foundational skills through
  contextual learning to improve college and career
  readiness.
• Aligning resources to strategic goals.

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Seven Areas of Focus

• Strengthen program design through career Pathways
• Infuse Career Pathways into curriculum and
  Instruction
• Improve quality of programs through professional
  development
• Improve student and program outcomes through
  quality assessment

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Areas of Focus (Cont)

• Build Partnerships
• Expand opportunities for student support services
• Demonstrate Accountability through data driven
  decision making

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Strategic Vision

• To substantially increase the number of adult
  education students who transition into
  post-secondary degree and certificate programs.

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1st Year Planning

• In the first year, agencies should focus on
  planning researching, analyzing their data,
  improving program and curriculum, improving use
  of assessment and align student services
  procedures, as well as, training staff.

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2nd Year Implementing

• In the second year, agencies should implement
  their action plans as developed in year one,
  encompassing the seven strategic areas of focus
  mentioned above.

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3rd Year Refining

• In year three, adult education providers will be
  able to refine their action plans according to
  lessons learned in year two.

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4th Year Evaluating

• In year four, A.E. providers should focus on
  evaluating the effectiveness of their Career
  Pathway Program.

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5th Year Expanding

• In year five, agencies will be able to
  expand/improve their programs based on findings
  from the previous years as well as on new trends
  and demands.

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Floridas Strategic Plan

• Floridas strategic plan for AECP is a
  multi-year approach that you can use to design a
  plan that will suit your program, students and
  service area.

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The Best Plan You Can Create Considers

• Your current program
• Your students
• Your local economy
• The future
• Developing productive partnerships