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2 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges Grant Number: District/College: Address: CONTACT PAGE El Camino CCD / El Camino College Crenshaw Blvd. City: Torrance State: CA Zip+4: District Superintendent/President (or authorized Designee) Name: Thomas Fallo Title: Superintendent / President Phone: (310) Date: 1 May 2013 Fax: (310) Address: tfallo@elcamino.edu Responsible Administrator (Should not be the same as Project Director) Name: Jose Anaya Title: Dean, Community Advancement & BTC Phone: (310) Date: 1 May 2013 Fax: ( 310 ) Address: janaya@elcamino.edu Project Director (Person responsible for conducting the daily operation of the grant) Name: Phil Sutton Title: Director, WpL Phone: ( 310 ) Date: 1 May 2013 Fax: ( 310 ) Address: psutton@elcamino.edu Person Responsible for Data Entry Name: Cindy Pelayo Title: Staff Assistant Phone: ( 310 ) Date: 1 May 2013 Fax: ( 310 ) Address: cpelayo@elcamino.edu Business Officer (or authorized Designee) Name: Janice Ely Title: Business Manager Phone: ( 310 ) x3109 Date: 1 May 2013 Fax: ( 310 ) Address: jely@elcamino.edu Person Responsible for Budget Certification Name: Janice Ely Title: Business Manager Phone: ( 310 ) x3109 Date: 1 May 2013 Fax: ( 310 ) Address: jely@elcamino.edu RFAAppChklst SecNav-AW (Rev. 1/28/13) 2

3 El Camino CCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/ Digital Media (13-158) ABSTRACT Los Angeles County is recognized in the state and the nation for its concentration of Information and Communication Technologies/Digital Media industries. ICT is essential and embedded in every industry and ICT skills are required by employers in all industry sectors to accomplish everything from data-entry to high-level data analysis for prompt decision making. Labor market information for the region indicate that significant increases in job openings, ranging from 14.5 to 25.4%, are expected in dedicated ICT professions between 2010 and While statistics are not available for the increase in demand for ICT knowledge and skills as an integral part of other occupations which span the state s other major industry sectors such as advanced manufacturing, health care, energy generation, biotechnology, small business, and global trade and logistics, the ICT Workforce is pervasive across all industries and is critical for the competitive advantage, growth, productivity and efficiency of all industries in California. ICT/Digital Media jobs require an investment in education and community colleges are the most highly regarded in terms of quality and affordability in workforce preparedness education. The California Community Colleges have the unique ability to not only offer high-quality courses at very affordable rates but these courses are also likely to transfer to the advanced degrees that are required for many ICT/Digital Media jobs. With their statewide network of secondary schools, universities, and industry stakeholders the community colleges are also in the most advantageous position to offer a bridge between high school graduation and a four-year university degree or entry into the workforce. To strengthen and support the current and future workforce needs ICT/Digital Media Industry Sector in the Los Angeles County, the El Camino College District proposes the appointment of key talent, Philip Sutton, to serve as Deputy Sector Navigator for the region who will bring over 15 years of experience in workforce development and in the use of technology to support instruction, Mr. Sutton will work with the statewide Sector Navigator of ICT/Digital Media and the Regional Consortium for Los Angeles/Orange Counties to create and convene collaboratives made up of f ICT/Digital Media industry representatives, workforce development agencies, college faculty and counselors, high schools and ROCPs and 4 year universities to identify gaps in the current workforce while promoting student success that will yield common outcomes related to enrollment, completion, employment and transfer to strengthen the ICT/Digital Media industry sector in the region. The Deputy Sector Navigator will cultivate industry and employer contacts to foster awareness of the CCC s statewide ICT/Digital Media sector development efforts to improve alignment and response to the industry s workforce needs while collecting and reporting data on all required accountability measures working with common metrics and accountability measures to implement the CCC s transition to outcome based programs. 3

4 El Camino CCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) Table of Contents Cover Letter... 1 Contact Page... 2 Application Abstract... 3 Table of Contents... 4 Need... 5 Response to Need Annual Workplan Application Budget Summary Application Budget Detail Sheet (and Match Sheet) Out-of-State Travel Form(s)... n/a Project Management Organizational Chart Sector Navigator Resume Industry Reference Letters Dissemination

5 El Camino CCCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) NEED 1. Sector size and common characteristics: Size/Common Characteristics of businesses and workforce: A recent industry profile of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector released by the Centers of Excellence (COE) of the Economic and Workforce Development reports that there are 46,000 ICT-related businesses (1 in 28 companies in California) that produce $172 billion in revenue (6% of total California private sector revenues) and employ more than 1 million California workers (representing 1 in 17 private sector jobs). Los Angeles/Orange County is recognized as a hot spot in the ICT sector with the highest sales revenue for ICT firms (over $73 billion). 1 While the sector profile interprets the ICT sector as a mix of three industry clusters: Hardware, Software, and Services it also recognizes that the ICT Workforce is pervasive across all industries and is critical for the competitive advantage, growth, productivity and efficiency of all industries in California. Digital Media can be roughly defined as digitized content (text, graphics, audio, and video) that can be transmitted over the internet or computer networks but its inclusion with the ICT sector further broadens the sector to include the entertainment industry including film, game development, music, and fine arts ICT/Digital Media workforce data for Los Angeles County (below) was supplied by Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI), but this information only reflects Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC) codes, which correspond to established and known occupations. Those positions which will need to be created by an industry sector that is rapidly expanding and evolving are not (and cannot be) enumerated here. SOC Code Description 2013 Jobs 2015 Jobs Openings 2012 Avg Hourly Wage Computer and Information Systems Managers 10,504 10, $ Computer Systems Analysts 15,983 16, $ Computer Programmers 11,552 11, $ Software Developers, Applications 15,850 16, $ Software Developers, Systems Software 14,255 14, $ Database Administrators 2,875 2, $ Network and Computer Systems Administrators 10,718 10, $ Computer Support Specialists 18,284 18,468 1,145 $ Information Security Analysts, Web Developers, and Computer Network Architects 13,469 13, $ Computer Occupations, All Other 5,402 5, $ Multimedia Artists and Animators 13,437 13, $ Graphic Designers 19,367 19,496 1,330 $ Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 5,482 5, $ Broadcast Technicians 3,786 3, $ Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 4,131 4, $ Film and Video Editors 7,443 7, $43.83 Total 172, ,670 9,159 $36.28 Source: EMSI Complete Employment Locations: Businesses dedicated solely to research and development of ICT were historically located in California s Silicon Valley; however, according to the California 1 5

6 El Camino CCCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) Economic Development Department (EDD), Los Angeles County is home to the highest number of ICT-categorized employers including: 25% of Data Processing and Related Service Providers (including internet service providers (1,115 out of 4,413); 30% of Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (1,544 of 5,175); 29% of Wired Telecommunications Carriers (230 of 802); 22% of Computer Systems Design and Related Services (2,156 of 9,933); and 25% and 28% of those firms identified as Other Telecommunications and Other Information Systems, respectively. Los Angeles also has 42 of the 256 Software Publishers in the state, second only to Santa Clara County with 49 employers. In the field of entertainment and digital media, Los Angeles is home to 54% of Motion Picture and Video Industries employers and 47% of employers in Sound Recording Industries. 2 Industry Associations: With its large concentration of ICT/Digital Media companies, the Los Angeles region hosts many industry associations that reflect major publishers and user groups such as Cisco, Microsoft, Apple, and Adobe and their offshoots such as Digital Media Artists of Los Angeles. Although these groups can and often do meet online, the concentration of the ICT/Digital Media industry in Los Angeles offers the opportunity for face-to-face meet ups and in-person participation in industry events.. Proposed Deputy Sector Navigator Philip Sutton will strategically build on existing relationships and partnerships that colleges in the region have established with ICT/Digital Media industry associations and create a database of these resources to facilitate further collaboration. Where a relationship has not yet been established, the proposed Deputy Sector Navigator will reach out to make connections to enable collaborations between the region s community colleges and their constituents (K-12s, ROCPs and four year universities) with the following associations: National Center for Information and Communications Technologies, Association of Information Technology Professionals, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), Center for Computing Education Research/Education Foundation (ICCP-Institute for the Certification of Computing Professionals), Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers (IAITAM), and the Information Technology Certification Council (ITCC). Educational Partners: A preliminary survey of the California Partnership Academies at high schools in Los Angeles County reveals there are 27 career academies that focus on Computer Science, Digital Media and Digital Arts programs. The Deputy Sector Navigator will work with the Regional Consortium leadership and local college faculty to expand existing relationships with these academies and ICT/Digital Media programs at the community colleges that articulate with the career academies of regional high schools and ROCPs focused on ICT/Digital Media throughout the region. As many of the high wage occupations in ICT/Digital Media require a bachelor s degree, the Deputy Sector Navigator will assist the Sector Navigator in engaging the ICT/Digital Media departments in both the CSU and UC systems to articulate ICT/Digital Media pathways to improve transfer to four-year programs and facilitate certificate and degree 2 6

7 El Camino CCCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) completion. Competitors: Market competition to California s ICT/Digital Media industry sector comes from other states and from many other countries. Competition for instructional programs in ICT/Digital Media is increasing with numerous certification programs offered online through national industry organizations and associations. A growing number of established universities are offering online degree programs in ICT and many large private corporations, such as Cisco Systems, Inc., have created their own certification tracks and promise the most up-to-date information available to students. While the majority of online programs offer specific training that is in demand by employers, these same employers also express that additional soft skills are needed in order to make a candidate suitable for employment. Students who have not yet entered the workforce are able to cultivate these desired soft skills through traditional educational programs offered at community colleges while simultaneously learning the most current and in demand technical skills. Private schools easily attract students with flashy ads, promises of quick program completion, and job placement assistance. These private institutions offer a standardized curriculum that makes for easy understanding about their programs which encourages students to enroll. In contrast, each of California s 112 community colleges designs its own courses and programs and often titles them in such a way that is confusing to students, employers, and workforce professionals. Despite the reality that many of the high-cost, private training organizations courses have limited or no transferability to 4-year programs, students are encouraged to incur significant student loan debt to acquire a degree in the shortest amount of time. Prospect for positive outcomes in serving this regional industry sector: The California Community Colleges, with their statewide network of secondary schools, universities, and industry stakeholders, are in the most advantageous position to offer a bridge between high school programs and either universities or entry into the workforce. Technology jobs require an investment in education and community colleges are the most highly regarded in terms of quality and affordability in workforce preparedness education. 3 As the number of job applicants in ICT grows, competition among those entering the workforce will increase and employers will become more selective. The ICT sector is in need of workers with varying levels of college credentials. The CCCs have the unique ability to not only offer high-quality courses at very affordable rates, but these courses are also transferable to the advanced degrees that are required for many ICT/Digital Media jobs. The Deputy Sector Navigator will actively seek to expand collaborations, establish industry advisories, and promote and develop a faculty professional development series to help ensure CCC students are sufficiently prepared to either 3 7

8 El Camino CCCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) transfer to a four-year institution or enter the workforce. As technology advances, those currently in the workforce need to update their knowledge and technical skills to maintain value to an employer and/or be eligible for promotion. Employees can benefit from the low-cost and accessibility of courses at the CCCs to update their skills and increase their marketability which in turn drives the economy with increased productivity and opportunities for promotion. According to a 2013 Milken report, The returns to investment in education appear to be higher in some industries than in others. Given the same number of average years of schooling among the workforce, the returns to one more year of education are the greatest in metropolitan areas with a large employment share of business and IT service industries, both of which involve high-skilled jobs. 4 According to EDD, significant increases in job openings, ranging from 14.5 to 25.4%, are expected in dedicated ICT professions between 2010 and 2020 in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Division (SOC codes through and ), with the exception of computer programmers, which had an estimated demand growth of 6.9% (SOC code ). Statistics are not available for the percentage increase in demand for ICT knowledge and skills as an integral part of other occupations which span industry sectors such as advanced manufacturing, health care, energy generation, biotechnology, small business, and global trade and logistics. In a review of hiring trends in Los Angeles, WantedAnalytics.com notes that three out of ten occupations with the highest increase in number of online job ads in Los Angeles from May 2011 and May 2012 were in ICT-specific occupations (#2 web developers, #5 computer systems analysts, and #10 computer software applications engineers); however, insufficient numbers of properly-trained workers prevented prompt filling of these positions, and some vacancies remained open an average of six weeks Curricular challenges: According to a recent report of the Mid-Pacific Information and Communication Technology Center report (MPICT), the California Community Colleges offers ICT courses through 295 departments. Within those 295 departments, there are 175 varying department names with 149 names used only once. In addition, ICT-related certificates offered by different CCCs with the same title vary extensively in terms of both units required and subject matter. This type of inconsistency breeds a perception that the CCC system operates as a system of distinct entities, each with different priorities rather than building a brand as a reliable credentialing body with numerous locations. 6 The Deputy Sector Navigator will work with the Regional Consortium and faculty at individual colleges to establish and articulate pathways and region-wide 4 A Matter of Degrees: The Effect of Educational Attainment on Regional Economic Prosperity, Ross DeVol, I-Ling Shen, Armen Bedroussian and Nan Zhang February 27,

9 El Camino CCCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) stackable certificates across multiple colleges and districts. Another significant challenge facing the CCCs is supplying the utmost relevant and upto-date course content which is predicated upon faculty development. Faculty members, as subject matter experts, must be provided opportunities and support to keep their knowledge and expertise current and in-step with the evolving nature of the ICT/Digital Media sector. Significant efforts need to be made to collaborate with local employers and regional institutions of higher learning to ensure that proposed curricula identify student learning outcomes which: 1) meet the needs of the majority of local employers; 2) are flexible enough to stay current as employer needs evolve; 3) ensure knowledge of local and governmental regulations and standards, and 4) become part of articulation agreements with local universities. 3. Inventory of Partnerships: At the local level, every ICT/Digital Media CTE program has some form of industry advisory committee and/or partnership(s) with the ICT and Digital media industry to help guide curriculum development, develop the criteria for stackable certificates, provide information on emerging educational needs in the industry, and identify internship and job placement opportunities for program graduates. These programs in turn have existing partnerships and articulation agreements with local high schools and ROCPs as well as the network of Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) in the region that can be leveraged to assist in establishing the new structure of the EWD program and the priorities of Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economy. 4. Effective communication and collaboration: Today s technology offers many channels for communicating with all the CCCs constituents related to the ICT/Digital Media industry sector, including the Regional Consortium leadership, community college administrators and faculty, career counselors, K-12 and 4-year partner education institutions through websites, and social media. However, effective communication with the many different constituent groups will require investments in relationship building which will include attendance at many faceto-face meetings and presentations to regional college faculty, counselors and administrators, K-12 and four year institutions as well as meetings with industry representatives through regional and local advisory boards. This direct communication will be even more important to help communicate the changes to the CCC s workforce and EWD programs and the transition to outcome-centered programs. 9

10 El Camino CCCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) RESPONSE TO NEED Objectives: 1.a. Work collaboratively in a network comprised of the statewide Sector Navigator and other Deputy Sector Navigators within the Information and Communication Technology/Digital Media sector. The Deputy Sector Navigator for Los Angeles County will work closely with the Sector Navigator and the other Deputy Sector Navigators for ICT/Digital Media in the state to develop and conduct a comprehensive survey of Los Angeles County community college program offerings in ICT/Digital Media. This will identify existing programs, articulation agreements with K-12 Districts and ROCPs, stackable certificates and short-term non-credit and not-for-credit skills training, existing pathway structures with secondary and four-year colleges/university programs, and enrollment, completion, employment and transfer data. The survey data will be provided to the Sector Navigator to assist with the development of a summary report on the CCC s ICT/Digital Media capacity and identify gaps by region while highlighting successful programs based on enrollment, completion, employment and transfer measures. Successful program methodologies will be examined and documented in order to develop exemplary models to promote expansion of effective practices. 1.b. Work collaboratively with the Chair and/or Co-Chairs of the Regional Consortia to align the needs of sector employers with the program and curriculum offered by colleges within the regional consortium. The Deputy Sector Navigator will work closely with the Regional Consortium leadership for Los Angeles/Orange Counties to connect with Career and Technical Education deans and faculty to help establish baselines for performance measures and to identify gaps in ICT/Digital Media programs. The Deputy Sector Navigator will also provide leadership in the Consortium s efforts to convene industry experts from the ICT/Digital sector to act as advisories to the strategic plan design to ensure alignment of educational programs with regional workforce needs. Confirmation of membership for current industry advisory committees will be undertaken with the intent to create four focus areas reflecting the four industry clusters: Hardware, Software, Services, and Digital Media. Additionally, an inventory of ICT/Digital Media programs at individual colleges will be undertaken to engage employers in the alignment of program and curriculum offered by the Los Angeles region s community colleges. Philip Sutton, the proposed Deputy Sector Navigator, has been active in the Regional Consortium for the last seven years and has established relationships with many of the Career and Technical Education deans who comprise its membership. These relationships will be used to develop a regional Industry Advisory Committee for 10

11 El Camino CCCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) ICT/Digital Media as a centralized entity to guide program and curriculum alignment with direct input from sector representatives. 1.c. Work with the Regional Consortium, and individual colleges within the region offering courses and programs within the sector, to develop faculty collaboratives, connect programs and employers, and promote and strengthen curriculum and program alignment. Utilizing the Regional Consortium, the Deputy Sector Navigator will meet with the CTE deans of individual colleges to identify outstanding faculty members who can serve as faculty leaders to participate in peer-to-peer workgroups to complete projects that further the Consortium s strategic objective to achieve common outcomes related to enrollment, completion, employment, and transfer. The faculty workgroups will be selected based on their subject matter expertise and will be assigned the review of college programs that align with the four identified industry clusters that make up the ICT/Digital Media sector according to the Centers of Excellence profile. Because many elements of the sector are either emerging, converging or evolving the make-up of the workgroups will allow for flexible configurations and contain some overlap but the initial divisions by cluster will be: Hardware: Firms that create, manufacture, and distribute computer, peripheral, networking and related equipment. Software: Firms that create, manufacture and distribute computer operating systems and applications including cyber security. Services: Firms that bundle hardware, software and other services to deliver solutions to business and consumer customers including Cloud computing. Digital Media: Firms that produce, utilize and distribute information that is stored in a digital format such as text, pictures, audio, or video content and enable interaction to facilitate the exchange and transfer of information, services and goods The regional workgroups of ICT/Digital Media faculty will assist with the regional alignment and articulation of ICT/Digital Media programs with the goal of developing a regional crosswalk of ICT and Digital Media courses and corresponding stackable certificates and degrees to facilitate program alignment across the region. The community college faculty workgroup will solicit input both from faculty at regional K-12 Districts and ROCPs that host ICT/Digital Media Career Academies as well as representatives from 4-year universities to identify models for articulation agreements and program alignment. The faculty workgroups will also contribute recommendations for a model for new program development, possible fast-track curriculum approval 11

12 El Camino CCCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) processes, and a model for program discontinuance supported by labor market data, regional economic forecasts, and the input of ICT/Digital Media experts. The lack of financial resources to keep student laboratories at regional colleges updated with the latest technology presents another challenge to providing instruction in the industry standards of the ICT/Digital Media sector. The Deputy Sector Navigator will actively seek opportunities to leverage equipment funding through direct partnerships industry sector representations, industry associations, foundations, and through the pursuit of additional grant funding that will support the purchase of ICT/Digital Media equipment. 2. Cooperate with employers, industry and labor organizations, and Workforce Investment Boards within the region to determine gaps in the workforce; promote integration of workforce training and employment; strengthen programs within the sector at regional colleges and high schools; provide incumbent worker training; promote opportunities for contract education and faculty professional growth; and thereby, promote and support growth of the sector within the regional economy. Regional ICT/Digital Media industry advisories based on the general subgroups of Hardware, Software, Services and Digital Media will be established and composed of the members of the existing ICT/Digital Media advisories at the individual colleges in the region. The Deputy Sector Navigator will enlist representation from regional WIBs to assist with determining gaps in the region s workforce for the ICT/Digital Media sector in each of the subgroups, provide additional input on labor market information, and identify opportunities for contract education and strategies to promote and support growth of the sector in the regional economy. The Deputy Sector Navigator will direct the Industry Advisory Committee and faculty workgroups to provide recommendations for outreach to appropriate ICT/Digital media industry associations to expand opportunities for partnerships for colleges in the region. Particular attention will be directed at identifying associations that offer professional development opportunities and demonstration of new products and technologies that will assist regional faculty to align program offerings with the sector s workforce needs. The Deputy Sector Navigator will also initiate a survey of ICT/Digital Media firms in Los Angeles County to help inform the gap analysis of the Industry Advisory Committee and the faculty workgroups. The results of the survey will also be disseminated to the Regional Consortium, the Sector Navigator and the Chancellor s Office to help guide the statewide strategies to support the growth of the sector. Based on the gap analysis provided by industry representatives and community college faculty and validated by survey, the Deputy Sector Navigator will coordinate the development of a professional development series for faculty that will utilize both the expertise of industry representatives and college faculty. The series will be provided in a rotating series of workshops on the college campuses in the region and through web 12

13 El Camino CCCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) conferencing and Internet video technologies to build faculty expertise in identified areas. The professional development series will be recorded to ensure maximum dissemination throughout the region and the state, posted to the statewide portal, and archived. While the specific topics chosen will be based on regional priorities as determined by the Industry Advisory Committee, faculty workgroups and the Regional Consortium, the design and details of the professional development series will be reviewed by the Sector Navigator for ICT/Digital Media and the other Deputy Sector Navigators to ensure the series aligns and supports the statewide ICT and Digital Media goal to develop curriculum resources to enable transfer of needed curriculum assets to regions with capacity gaps: e.g. certification exam preparation courses, C-ID courses, short-term skills training curricula. The Deputy Sector Navigator will also compile an inventory of existing contract education programs for incumbent workers in the region for ICT/Digital Media and perform an analysis to determine the skills and subjects most often requested as well as the source of funding used to support the training. Many colleges currently hold multiemployer Employment Training Panel (ETP) contracts to support contract education programs. These funds offer a powerful incentive for companies to invest in training by covering the cost of instruction of incumbent employees. An inventory of these existing contracts can identify opportunities for new partnerships and additional ETP contract awards for colleges and companies that have not accessed this resource in the past. These contract education programs can improve the existing ICT/Digital Media workforce while generating needed revenue for the individual colleges. As Director of the Workplace Learning Resource Center at El Camino College, the Deputy Sector Navigator has established long-term relationships with regional employers, labor organizations, and WIBs. Serving as a member of the Youth Council Board of the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network for the past four years, he has approved funding for instructional programs designed to provide out-of-school, disadvantaged and underrepresented youth with computer technology and digital media skills to help give them a leg up to the career ladders and lattices available in the ICT/Digital Media industry sector. The Workplace Learning Resource Center has operated a computer skills lab for the past ten years providing unemployed clients of regional WIBs with short-term business information technology skills, Microsoft Applications Specialist Certification test preparation, QuickBooks, and an Entrepreneurial Success program listed on the EDD s Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL). The Deputy Sector Navigator will review the current ICT/Digital Media program offerings of regional colleges and make recommendations for program inclusion on the EDD s ETPL to provide training ICT/Digital Media non-credit and not-for-credit training programs to dislocated workers who are eligible to access federal funds under the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act. Recent meetings with Regional Workforce Investment Boards such as the South Bay WIB and the Pacific Gateway WIN indicate they also consider ICT/Digital Media as a 13

14 El Camino CCCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) priority industry sector for the Los Angeles County region. WIBs engage in regional labor market research in order to tailor their services to improve employment outcomes for their clients, and many WIB One-Stop Centers offer business services to provide recruitment and hiring services for local employers. Connections with the WIBs will expand the Regional Consortium s access to regional labor market information, and to employers seeking ICT/Digital Media workers or training for incumbent workers. Also, WIBs already have methods for tracking employment outcomes and can advise colleges on effective practices to track employment, wage gain, and retention data that will be required for LaunchBoard. The proposed Deputy Sector Navigator has managed many contracts with industry to provide computer training for incumbent employees to address targeted performance improvement goals. He has also worked closely with the local Career Academies at regional high schools to promote Manufacturing and Environmental Science careers, establishing a Sustainability Speakers Bureau of business leaders of green industries such as Green Building, Solar Panel Installation, and Sustainable Landscape Architecture while establishing concurrent enrollment classes for Environmental Technology. 3. Identify and prioritize gaps within the workforce, develop and implement strategies using SB 1402 and/or SB 1070 funding. Beginning with the existing Partnership Academies for ICT/Digital Media established at regional high schools, the Deputy Sector Navigator will strengthen ICT/Digital Media pathways from secondary schools to community colleges by improving outreach to the high schools and their feeder middle schools. This outreach will include the convening and collaboration of the current faculty coordinators of the Partnership Academies, school administrators, and career counselors and will provide resource assistance to expand available career exploration activities, enlistment of industry representatives for presentations and worksite tours, and the recruitment of underrepresented students into ICT/Digital Media programs. Community College faculty workgroups focusing on the subgroups of Hardware, Software, Services and Digital Media will be asked to identify additional opportunities for outreach to secondary schools beyond the Partnership Academies and to identify additional opportunities and resources to improve ICT/Digital Media pathways. Regional community college campus counseling departments and Career Centers will be canvassed to identify outreach opportunities and to assist with the identification of recurrent barriers to successful transition from high school to college for students interested in pursuing careers in ICT/Digital Media. Existing articulation agreements and ICT/Digital Media courses with the C-ID identifier at regional colleges will be inventoried to provide models of best practices that can be replicated at other colleges. The C-ID number identities a lower-division, transferable [and articulated] course. Any community college course that bears the C-ID supranumber conveys that faculty have determined it meets the published course 14

15 El Camino CCCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) content, rigor, and student learning outcomes also means that any other course elsewhere, bearing the same number will be accepted by the institution. 7 Using the inventory of current C-ID courses, stackable certificates, degrees and current articulation agreements with 4-year universities, the Deputy Sector Navigator will work with the Regional Consortium membership and faculty workgroups to support an increase in the development of C-ID courses and to improve articulated pathways to 4- year ICT and Digital Media programs in the region. Outreach to the ICT/Digital Media departments at 4-year universities to develop new relationships and articulation agreements will be coordinated with the statewide efforts of the Sector Navigator to ensure a consistent message and methodology across the regions. 4. Cooperate with representatives of business, labor, and professional trade associations to develop and implement courses and programs to train incumbent workers in the regional industry sector. The Deputy Sector Navigator will actively cultivate industry and employer contacts to foster awareness of the CCC s statewide ICT/Digital Media sector development efforts to improve alignment and response to industry workforce needs. Through the inventory of existing regional ICT/Digital programs and interaction with the faculty workgroups, the Deputy Sector Navigator will identify specific opportunities to respond directly to employer needs by brokering customized skills training provided by the appropriate college. The Deputy Sector Navigator will assist the Sector Navigator in building the awareness of the ICT/Digital Industry sector of the value in working with local community colleges through the consistent and coherent marketing of college ICT/Digital Media programs. ICT/Digital Media industry representatives for the Los Angeles region who have experienced direct benefit through the customized response available through the community colleges will be enlisted as champions to provide testimonial support of expanding collaboration between the ICT/Digital Media sector and the community colleges. 5. Collect and report data on all required accountability measures working with common metrics and accountability measures, and working with the statewide LaunchBoard initiative. The Deputy Sector Navigator will collect and report data utilizing the new Accountability Reporting for Community Colleges (AC 2.0) framework based on the following measures: Quality Service Measures of performance, Leading Indicators of curriculum alignment to labor market needs, and Student Motivation points from middle schools through community colleges as well as post community college and into the workforce

16 El Camino CCCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) The Deputy Sector Navigator will promote the transition to outcome-centered programs with regional colleges and provide the following data to perform analysis of program offerings in the region to identify gaps: courses and programs, credentials, enrollment, credential completion rate, employment, transfer, articulation with secondary schools and 4-year colleges/universities, and courses with C-ID numbers with the overriding objective of significantly increasing success rates for student outcomes. The common measures of effectiveness for student outcomes will include the following: 1) Enrollment (Are enough students enrolling in ICT/Digital Media programs to meet the regional workforce need?) 2) Completion (Are students completing certificates or degrees required for ICT/Digital Media employment?) 3) Employment (Are students being hired in ICT/Digital Media occupations? Was shortterm skills training available for incumbent workers?) 4) Transfer (What percentage of community college students transfer to 4-year ICT/Digital Media programs?) The Deputy Sector Navigator will work with the Sector Navigator to analyze the outcomes and develop a summary of regional ICT/Digital Media programs around common data measures that will provide a clearer picture of these programs than has existed in the past. The LaunchBoard system will be used to evaluate progress on outcomes through the Regional Consortium and associated workgroups. 16

17 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges District: El Camino CCD College: El Camino ANNUAL WORKPLAN Grant Number: Objective Number*: 1 1.a. Work collaboratively in a network comprised of the statewide Sector Navigator (SN) and other Deputy Sector Navigators within the ICT/Digital Media sector. 1.b. Work collaboratively with the Chair and/or Co-Chairs of the Regional Consortia () to align the needs of sector employers with the program and curriculum offered by colleges within the regional consortium. 1.c. Work with the Regional Consortium, and individual colleges within the region offering courses and programs within the sector, to develop faculty collaboratives, connect programs and employers, and promote and strengthen curriculum and program alignment. Activities 1.1 Work with Sector Navigator to collect information from Los Angeles colleges regarding ICT/Digital Media performance and gap analysis. Timelines July Dec Responsible Person(s) Deputy Sector Navigator () SN Performance Outcomes 1.1 Establish enrollment, completion, employment, and transfer baseline data, and determine strategic priorities for the region. Deputy Sector Navigator 50% In-Region Investment 50% Metric(s) No. QS 3, LI 1, LI 3, LI Compile contact list of ICT/Digital Media CTE Deans and faculty for the Los Angeles region. Sept Linkages established between and region s ICT/Digital Media programs. 50% 50% QS 1, QS2, QS4 1.3 Identify top performers of ICT/Digital Media college programs in the region as determined by enrollment, completion, transfer, and employment data, and determine success factors for development of curriculum models. Nov A minimum of 8 Model Programs identified and analysis conducted to identify effective practices. 50% 50% QS 1, QS2, QS 3, QS4, LI Establish faculty workgroups for four clusters within ICT/Digital Media: 1) Hardware, 2) Software, 3) Services and 4) Digital Media. Dec Faculty Workgroups 1.4 Faculty workgroups in four industry clusters established and tasked with identifying and developing processes for taking model curricula to scale. 50% 50% QS 1, QS2, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 5, LI 6 17

18 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges District: El Camino CCD College: El Camino ANNUAL WORKPLAN Grant Number: Objective Number*: 1 (continued) 1.a. Work collaboratively in a network comprised of the statewide sector navigator and other Deputy Sector Navigators within the ICT/Digital Media sector. 1.b. Work collaboratively with the Chair and/or Co-Chairs of the Regional Consortia to align the needs of sector employers with the program and curriculum offered by colleges within the regional consortium. 1.c. Work with the Regional Consortium, and individual colleges within the region offering courses and programs within the sector, to develop faculty collaboratives, connect programs and employers, and promote and strengthen curriculum and program alignment. Activities 1.5 Working with the leadership of the Regional Consortium, CTE Deans, and college faculty, identify industry membership of existing CTE Advisory Committees for ICT/Digital Media to establish a Regional Industry Advisory Committee for the sector. Timelines Oct Responsible Person(s) Leaders CTE Deans Performance Outcomes 1.5 Compilation of contact names for active regional members of the ICT/Digital Media industry. Identification of committed champions based on review of past Advisory Committee meeting minutes. Deputy Sector Navigator 80% In-Region Investment 20% Metric(s) No. QS Survey industry representatives for individual colleges regarding level of interest in participating on regional advisory committee for ICT/Digital Media. Nov Leaders 1.6 Survey developed and distributed to industry representatives. Documentation of those interested in participating on the regional advisory committee. 80% 20% QS Select industry representatives for Regional Advisory Committee. Convene Regional ICT/Digital Media Industry Advisory Committee. Present outcomes from initial review of identified successful programs for ICT/Digital Media education in the region. Confirm alignment of programs with the needs of sector employers. Jan Leaders 1.7 An ICT/Digital Media Industry Advisory Committee with minimum membership of 15 industry representatives will convene, review model programs in the region, and confirm alignment of programs with the needs of sector employers. 80% 20% QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3 18

19 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges District: El Camino CCD College: El Camino ANNUAL WORKPLAN Grant Number: Objective Number*: 1 (continued) 1.a. Work collaboratively in a network comprised of the statewide sector navigator and other Deputy Sector Navigators within the ICT/Digital Media sector. 1.b. Work collaboratively with the Chair and/or Co-Chairs of the Regional Consortia to align the needs of sector employers with the program and curriculum offered by colleges within the regional consortium. 1.c. Work with the Regional Consortium, and individual colleges within the region offering courses and programs within the sector, to develop faculty collaboratives, connect programs and employers, and promote and strengthen curriculum and program alignment. Activities 1.8 Work with CTE Deans in Regional Consortium to disseminate findings of model ICT/Digital Media program review based on enrollment, completion, transfer and employment to individual colleges and faculty in the region. Timelines Jan Responsible Person(s) Leaders CTE Deans Performance Outcomes 1.8 Findings of model ICT/Digital Media program review and input on needs of employers by Industry Advisory Committee disseminated to individual college programs through CTE Deans, faculty workgroups, and Web portal. Deputy Sector Navigator 60% In-Region Investment 40% Metric(s) No. QS 1, QS2, QS 3, QS4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 5, LI Utilize Industry Advisory Committee to connect more ICT/Digital Media employers directly with colleges and programs to promote and strengthen curriculum and program alignment. Feb Leaders 1.9 Recruitment of at least 10 additional industry representatives to participate in partnerships with regional college ICT/Digital Media programs at the individual campus level. 80% 20% QS 1, QS2, QS 3, QS4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI Work with Sector Navigator and faculty workgroups to develop presentation on outcomes of model program curriculum and program alignment for each ICT/Digital Media cluster. Jan Leaders 1.10 Presentation on outcomes for local CTE Advisories, business, and industry prepared with faculty workgroups for Hardware, Software, Services, and Digital Media. 80% 20% QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 6 19

20 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges District: El Camino CCD College: El Camino ANNUAL WORKPLAN Grant Number: Objective Number*: 2 2. Cooperate with employers, industry and labor organizations, and Workforce Investment Boards within the region to determine gaps in the workforce; promote integration of workforce training and employment; strengthen programs within the sector at regional colleges and high schools; provide incumbent worker training; promote opportunities for contract education and faculty professional growth; and thereby, promote and support growth of the sector within the regional economy. Activities 2.1 Establish network of collaborator contacts at high schools, ROCPs, CCs, WIBs and CSU and UC systems for the Los Angeles County region. Timelines July Sept Responsible Person(s) Performance Outcomes 2.1 Database of contacts for collaboration development established with initial membership identified during first quarter. Deputy Sector Navigator 60% In-Region Investment 40% Metric(s) No. QS Establish Regional Industry Advisory Committee for ICT/Digital Media with membership representative of four identified industry clusters: Hardware, Software, Services, and Digital Media. Sept Dec March 2013 June 2013 WIBs 2.2 Regional Industry Advisory Committee established with members from each industry cluster and corresponding faculty representation. Quarterly meeting schedule created. 80% 20% QS Compile custom records of existing CC certificates and industry recognized certificates, identifying all requirements and transfer status of courses related to each ICT/Digital Media industry cluster. Sept Nov Catalog of certificates and requirements established for each ICT/Digital Media Industry cluster prepared for review by the Regional Industry Advisory Committee. 70% 30% QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI Coordinate with Sector Navigator, Regional Consortium, and industry partners to identify short-term and long-term skills sets for instructional program upgrades and expansion. Sept Dec March 2014 June 2014 SN Industry Advisory 2.4 ICT/Digital Media program and requirements catalog reviewed and a minimum of 3 programs selected for prioritized upgrade and/or expansion recommendations. 60% 40% QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 6 20

21 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges District: El Camino CCD College: El Camino Grant Number: ANNUAL WORKPLAN Objective Number*: 2 (continued) 2. Cooperate with employers, industry and labor organizations, and Workforce Investment Boards within the region to determine gaps in the workforce; promote integration of workforce training and employment; strengthen programs within the sector at regional colleges and high schools; provide incumbent worker training; promote opportunities for contract education and faculty professional growth; and thereby, promote and support growth of the sector within the regional economy. Activities 2.5 Stackable certificate instructional design reviewed to confirm alignment with career ladders and labor market forecasts for region with Regional Industry Advisory Committee for each industry cluster. 2.6 Work with Sector Navigator to identify model curricula from around the state and inventory hardware and software needs for new program development. 2.7 Coordinate the creation of a standardized training curriculum and certification based on outcomes of certificate analysis, industry input, and labor market forecasts. 2.8 In coordination with Sector Navigator utilize Centers of Excellence to conduct scans for ICT/Digital Media clusters to identify cluster occupations and job projections. Timelines Dec March 2014 July Sept Jan June 2014 Dec June 2014 Responsible Person(s) Industry Advisory SN Industry Advisory SN Industry Advisory Performance Outcomes 2.5 Requirements and delivery design of existing certificates from regional college reviewed to identify model programs for adoption across region. 2.6 Model curricula identified and investment costs and funding sources outlined for replication at regional colleges where feasible. 2.7 Standardized certificate training curriculum for at least two of the identified industry clusters presented to ICT/Digital Media faculty groups through Regional Consortium. 2.8 Environmental scan that includes occupational analysis and employment projections created utilizing Centers of Excellence and results reviewed by Regional Consortium and Industry Advisory for recommendations. Deputy Sector Navigator 50% 50% 60% 80% In-Region Investment 50% 50% 40% 20% Metric(s) No. QS 3, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 5 QS 3, QS 4, LI 6 QS 3, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 5, LI 6 QS 1, QS 3, QS 4 21

22 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges District: El Camino CCD College: El Camino ANNUAL WORKPLAN Grant Number: Objective Number*: 3 3. Identify and prioritize gaps within the workforce, develop and implement strategies using SB 1402 and/or SB 1070 funding. Activities 3.1 Conduct outreach to Partnership Academies in ICT/Digital Media at regional high schools and connect with faculty coordinators, school administrators, and counselors to review curriculum, career exploration activities, industry involvement, and identified career paths in existing concurrent enrollment for articulation to career pathways. Timelines Aug Oct Responsible Person(s) Performance Outcomes 3.1 Inventory of High School Partnership Academies in Los Angeles region and areas of specialty, industry contacts, and existing articulation with regional CCs. Contact made with faculty coordinators, administrators, and counselors to recruit membership in Advisory Committees and collaborative faculty workgroups. Deputy Sector Navigator 30% In-Region Investment 70% Metric(s) No. QS 3, QS 4, LI 5, LI Establish CC Faculty Workgroups to review ICT/Digital Media CTE curriculum at regional colleges according to industry cluster (Hardware, Software, Services and Digital Media) to identify and prioritize gaps based on Industry Advisory Committee input. Aug Oct Faculty Workgroups established according to ICT/Digital Media industry cluster and review of ICT/Digital Media curriculum initiated to identify and prioritize gaps. 40% 60% QS 3, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 5, LI Utilize Faculty Workgroups to review statewide survey of C-ID courses in ICT/Digital Media to identify opportunities for implementation at regional colleges. Oct Dec SN 3.3 C-ID courses reviewed for replication or expansion at regional colleges based on identified priorities. 40% 60% QS 3, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 5, LI 6 22

23 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges District: El Camino CCD College: El Camino ANNUAL WORKPLAN Grant Number: Objective Number*: 3 (continued) 3. Identify and prioritize gaps within the workforce, develop and implement strategies using SB 1402 and/or SB 1070 funding. Activities 3.4 Develop a regional outreach plan that identifies the availability and characteristics of CTE programs related to ICT/Digital Media training needs of incumbent workforce. Timelines Aug Oct Responsible Person(s) WIBs Performance Outcomes 3.4 Utilize Industry Advisory Committee and regional LMI data to identify immediate needs for the incumbent ICT/Digital Media workforce according to industry cluster. Deputy Sector Navigator 70% In-Region Investment 30% Metric(s) No. QS 3, QS 4, LI Working with Sector Navigator and Regional Consortium, develop strategic plan for addressing gaps and overlaps in ICT/Digital Media training programs particularly those in emerging technologies (mobile and cloud computing and Services). Sept March 2014 SN 3.5 Strategic plan for region to address gaps and overlaps in curriculum and availability of programs that address emerging technologies. 50% 50% QS 3, QS 4, MP 30, MP 31, MP 32, MP In coordination with the Sector Navigator and Regional Consortium develop a CTE career ladder matrix for emerging ICT/Digital Media career pathways that identifies opportunities for stackable certificates, industry certificates and linkages between college programs and job placement. Sept Dec March 2013 June 2013 SN 3.6 Faculty Workgroups and industry Advisory provide input in the development of a career ladder matrix developed and progress reported to the Regional Consortium and the Sector Navigator for inclusion in statewide study. 50% 50% QS 3, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 5, LI 6, MP 27, MP 28, MP 29, MP 30, MP 31, MP 32, MP 33 23

24 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges District: El Camino CCD College: El Camino ANNUAL WORKPLAN Grant Number: Objective Number*: 3 (continued) 3. Identify and prioritize gaps within the workforce, develop and implement strategies using SB 1402 and/or SB 1070 funding. Activities 3.7 Develop and conduct annual regional industry needs assessment survey to identify current and future workforce training needs in ICT/Digital Media industry clusters. Timelines Sept Nov Responsible Person(s) WIBs Performance Outcomes 3.7 Industry needs assessment survey developed, reviewed and approved with input from Industry Advisory Committee and Regional Consortium to identify current and emerging needs in ICT/Digital Media clusters. Survey distributed. Deputy Sector Navigator 100% In-Region Investment Metric(s) No. QS 3, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI Needs assessment survey results compiled with gap and overlap analysis used to create report to inform Sector Navigator, Chancellor s Office staff, and policy makers on Los Angeles ICT/Digital Media industry. 3.8 Results of survey and gap and overlap analysis used to create and disseminate data-driven report on current and emerging training trends in ICT/Digital Media Sector. 100% QS 3, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 5 24

25 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges District: El Camino CCD College: El Camino ANNUAL WORKPLAN Grant Number: Objective Number*: 4 4. Cooperate with representatives of business, labor, and professional trade associations to develop and implement courses and programs to train incumbent workers in the regional industry sector. Activities 4.1 In coordination with Sector Navigator, and with input from Industry Advisory Committee, develop regional marketing plan to promote ICT/Digital Media industry sector partnerships with CCs in the Los Angeles region that highlights new program alignments of the CCCs. Timelines July 2013 Sept Dec March 2014 June 2014 Responsible Person(s) WIBs Performance Outcomes 4.1 Regional marketing plan developed and implemented with input of Sector Navigator and Industry Advisory Committee. Consistent, effective messaging strategies including social media and online video strategies employed to highlight new program alignment of the CCCs with the ICT/Digital Media sector. Deputy Sector Navigator 80% In-Region Investment 20% Metric(s) No. QS 3, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI Conduct direct outreach to ICT/Digital Media industry clusters to inform and involve them in CCC efforts to improve alignment with sector needs. 4.3 Utilize regional coordination efforts of Industry Advisory Committee, WIBs, and faculty workgroups from industry clusters to identify opportunities for customized incumbent worker training programs in direct response to employer needs. Sept Dec Feb June 2014 Jan June 2014 WIBs WIBs 4.2 Build on existing relationships of regional colleges with the ICT/Digital Media sector and identify new opportunities for partnership through dissemination of Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economy and its strategic alignment with sector needs. 4.2 Opportunities for in-demand incumbent worker training identified and matched with appropriate college training partners. A minimum of 5 ICT/Digital Media training contracts initiated per year. 80% 80% 20% 20% QS 3, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 5 QS 3, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 5, MP 30, MP 31, MP 32, MP 33 25

26 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges District: El Camino CCD College: El Camino ANNUAL WORKPLAN Grant Number: Objective Number*: 4 4. Cooperate with representatives of business, labor, and professional trade associations to develop and implement courses and programs to train incumbent workers in the regional industry sector. Activities 4.4 Work with WIBs, EDD, Industry Advisory Committee, and industry cluster faculty workgroups to develop matrix of in-demand career opportunities to identify current career pathway opportunities. Timelines Nov Feb Responsible Person(s) WIBs Industry Advisory Faculty Workgroups Performance Outcomes 4.4 Career pathway templates developed for ICT/Digital Media jobs by industry cluster and presented to Regional Consortium. Deputy Sector Navigator 70% In-Region Investment 30% Metric(s) No. QS 3, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI In coordination with Sector Navigator, utilize Industry Advisory and develop recommendations for new program development in ICT/Digital Media that includes identification of model practices for fast-track curriculum approval for rapid adoption by regional CCs. March 2014 May 2014 SN 4.5 Identification by ICT/Digital Media Industry Advisory Committee and faculty workgroups of one program per industry cluster (Hardware, Software, Services, Digital Media) per year for development and rapid curriculum approval process. 70% 30% QS 3, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI Identify model customizable shortterm incumbent worker training programs in ICT/Digital Media leading to improved skill sets and opportunities for advancement for replication at regional colleges. Feb May 2014 SN Industry Advisory 4.6 Model of customizable incumbent worker training programs for each ICT/Digital Media industry cluster, disseminated to regional CCs. 80% 20% QS 3, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 5 26

27 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges District: El Camino CCD College: El Camino ANNUAL WORKPLAN Grant Number: Objective Number*: 5 5. Collect and report data on all required accountability measures working with common metrics and accountability measures, and working with the statewide LaunchBoard initiative. Activities 5.1 Coordinate with Regional Consortium and Sector Navigator to develop informational materials to promote transition to outcome-centered programs and accountability-based metrics. Timelines July 2013 Sept Dec Mar 2014 June 2014 Responsible Person(s) SN Performance Outcomes 5.1 Promotional materials for new AC system developed and disseminated to regional CCs through Regional Consortium, CTE Deans, and faculty workgroups and made available on the statewide ICT/Digital Media Web portal. Deputy Sector Navigator 100% In-Region Investment Metric(s) No. QS 3, QS 4, LI For all activities collect the following data: courses and programs, credentials, enrollment, completion of credentials, employment, transfer, articulation with secondary and fouryear colleges/universities, and courses with C-ID numbers. Sept Dec Feb June Common metrics collected and reported to Chancellor s Office, Regional Consortium, CTE Deans, and faculty workgroups for ICT/Digital Media in the Los Angeles County region. 100% QS 3, QS 4, MP 15, MP 16, MP 17, MP 18, MP 19, MP 20, MP 21, MP 22, MP 23, MP 24, MP 25, MP 26, MP 27, MP 28, MP 29, MP 30, MP 31, MP 32, MP 33 27

28 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges District: El Camino CCD College: El Camino ANNUAL WORKPLAN Grant Number: Objective Number*: 5 (continued) 5. Collect and report data on all required accountability measures working with common metrics and accountability measures, and working with the statewide LaunchBoard initiative Activities 5.3 Utilize common metrics and accountability measures to analyze program offerings and identify gaps in ICT/Digital Media curricula. Timelines Jan June 2014 Responsible Person(s) Performance Outcomes 5.3 Identification of gaps using common metrics and accountability measures and analyzed by Industry Advisory and faculty workgroups to help guide recommendations for new program development. Deputy Sector Navigator 100% In-Region Investment Metric(s) No. QS 1, QS 3, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI Coordinate with Sector Navigator to assist with adoption of LaunchBoard Initiative for collection of accountability measures and common metrics throughout the Los Angeles region. July 2013 March 2014 June 2014 SN 5.4 Support adoption of LaunchBoard Initiative through dissemination of informational materials through Regional Consortium, CTE Deans, faculty workgroups for ICT/Digital Media sector, and through statewide ICT/Digital Media Web portal. 100% QS 3, QS 4, LI Utilize LaunchBoard to report all data collected by ICT/Digital Media sector on accountability measures and common metrics. Sept Dec March 2013 June LaunchBoard utilized for data reporting, available to assist research regarding project activities, and to document and improve program outcomes. 100% QS 1, QS 4, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 5 28

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30 Chancellor s Office District: El Camino CCD California Community Colleges College: El Camino Grant Number: Application Budget Detail Sheet Object of Expenditure Classification Funds Requested Deputy Sector Navigator Funds Requested In-Region Investments $200,000 $100, Instructional Salaries , Faculty stipends: , Noninstructional Salaries 129, , Project Director, Phil Sutton (100% of $108,156 for 12mos) 86, , Project Assistant (80% for 12mos) 42, , Employee Benefits 31, , Project Director benefits (@ 22.66%) 19, , Project Assistant benefits (@ 28%) 12, , Supplies and Materials 10, , Office Supplies 1, Demonstration Software 9, , Other Operating Expenses and Services 20, , Conference and travel 16 Quarterly Sub-Sector Meetings 3, , Conferences , Quarterly Sector Meetings , Regional Consortium Meetings , Visits w/ict/digital Media, Mileage rate of $.555 (CCs, WIBS, etc.) , Industry Conferences , Website Maintenance 1, , Marketing Materials , Trade Show(s) , Professional Development Workshop Video Production 11, , Technology Project: Website Development 2, , Self-Study of effectiveness , Sector Research/Assessments , Collaborative/Knowledge Communities , Capital Outlay , Laptop Computer w/peripherals , Other Outgo Total Direct Costs Total Indirect Costs (Not to Exceed 4% of Direct Costs) Total Costs 192, , , , $200, $100,000.00

31 Chancellor s Office California Community Colleges District: College: Grant Number: El Camino CCD El Camino Application Budget Detail Sheet Match Object of Classification Match Expenditure 1000 Instructional Salaries Noninstructional Salaries Employee Benefits Supplies and Materials Other Operating Expenses and Services U.S. Coast Guard STCW Certification Training 200, , Non FTES Contract Training Programs w/u.s. Bureau of Prisons Welding Parenting FCI-TI AutoCAD/Blueprint Reading Blueprint Reading 62, , , , Capital Outlay Other Outgo Total Direct Costs 200, Total Indirect Costs (Not to Exceed 4% of Direct Costs) Total Costs $200,000.00

32 El Camino CCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN 1. Explain the s professional experience in this sector, including direct work experience, specific expertise, existing networks and partnerships; major accomplishments in both the public and private sector work; and recognition or awards that serve as testimony to subject matter expertise. Proposed Deputy Sector Navigator, Philip Sutton, has been instrumental in the development of educational programs related to workforce and economic development through the community colleges for almost two decades. Mr. Sutton manages the Workplace Learning Resource Center (WpL) at El Camino College which administers contract training programs designed to improve workplace skills for incumbent employees, unemployed persons, and students. In this capacity, he manages contracts with various types of organizations, facilitates client relations, supervises three employees, interviews, selects, and evaluates instructors, and is responsible for budgets totaling over $1 million combined. This experience combined with expertise gained while serving as a consultant for CCC Economic and Workforce Development programs throughout the state have enabled him to develop a keen understanding of the pervasive need for workforce training in ICT/Digital Media as well as effective methods for delivering this training to clients and students with varying levels of education. As Director of the WpL at El Camino College his current collaborative efforts with regional Workforce Investment Boards include managing a computer lab for delivery of short-term job skills training in Microsoft Office, QuickBooks Pro, and Entrepreneurship to dislocated workers and unemployed clients of regional WIBs. These training programs received awards for successful job placement of trainees in 2006, 2007 and While serving El Camino College as its Director of the Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT), Mr. Sutton negotiated and coordinated assessment and training delivery of workforce development services in lean production, Six Sigma, and statistical process control and continuous improvement for leading manufacturers including Northrop Grumman, Teledyne Microelectronics, and TriStar Electronics. Administration of this center required management of contract training programs intended to improve the competitiveness of small and medium-sized businesses engaged in manufacturing and engineering, curriculum review, and oversight and reporting for budgets totaling over $1 million. Prior to becoming a Center Director, Mr. Sutton co-authored the strategic plan and initiative review process for the WpL Statewide Initiative under contract with the North Orange County Community College District while serving as a consultant for EWD and revised the Initiative Strategic Plan 2000 for the Centers for Applied Competitive Technologies. Also during this time Mr. Sutton revised and re-launched online instructional modules for the Small Business Development Center Initiative for San Diego Community College District entitled Putting Your Business on the Web. Web page development and maintenance for El Camino College s WpL and JMJ Manufacturing were also his responsibility. 32

33 El Camino CCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) As a testament to his subject matter expertise and respected authority, Mr. Sutton serves as Acting Dean of Community Advancement in the absence of the current dean and serves on the Career and Technical Education, Program Review and Health Insurance Benefits Committees of El Camino College. Mr. Sutton also has experience working with the California Department of Education, K- 12 Districts and regional adult schools. Most notably, he has assisted the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN) under the Sacramento County Office of Education as a technology plan reviewer for over 10 years. In this capacity, Mr. Sutton continues to provide technology planning and program assistance to California Adult Schools and community colleges under the California Department of Education s English Literacy and Civics program (EL CIVICS) which is funded by the U.S. Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Furthermore, he conducts online training for Adult Education instructors and staff on the use of technology to support instruction and improve learner outcomes. 2. Describe s past successes in creating educational products and/or services that address skills gaps for industry, including but not limited to development and adoption of curriculum (be sure to highlight any experience at the community college level). What were the goals? What were the outcomes attributable to the Deputy Sector Navigator s efforts? In addition to providing consulting services and contact support to EWD projects from , Mr. Sutton developed a fiber optics training curriculum for Teledyne Electronics which was used for job training and online instruction for assemblers in critical fiber optic cable splicing procedures. Mr. Sutton also managed a Pre- Apprenticeship Construction Trades Instruction program at Ventura College which served displaced workers by providing construction trades instruction in carpentry, plumbing, and electrical wiring that achieved a 90% job placement rate. Curriculum and educational product credits include: coordination and development and field testing of online Electronic Assembly Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) to reinforce safe working practices for electronic assemblers for the San Diego Community College District; authoring and development of instructional modules on the use of the Internet to support workplace instruction programs for the Rancho Santiago Community College District; and the authorship of an online Workplace Instructor Training instructional series to prepare college instructors to teach in the workplace for San Diego Community College District that received national recognition. More recently, Mr. Sutton coordinated the development of an Introduction to Sustainability Career and Technical Education curriculum for high school students interested in green careers in environmental technology. The Introduction to Sustainability has been piloted with over 700 students at the Environmental Career Partnership Academies at Carson and Leuzinger High Schools and an online version of 33

34 El Camino CCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) the curriculum was completed this spring. In response to requests from the high school instructors he also established a Sustainability Speakers Bureau to support regional Environmental Career Partnership Academies. Speakers have included the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Southern California Gas Company, Green Living Project, and the Clean Cities Coalition of the U.S. Department of Energy as well as green industry business owners in solar panel installation, sustainable gardening and the deconstruction of demolished buildings through the recycling of building materials. Since its creation two years ago, the Speakers Bureau has provided presentations to over 1200 high school students. Mr. Sutton also has experience as a technology trainer for community college faculty. Training credits include professional development workshops instructing community college faculty in the use of a software development template program for putting curriculum online. Over 200 community college faculty participated in the project through the San Diego Community College District. Mr. Sutton has also provided training to El Camino College faculty members in the use of PowerPoint to support inclass presentations for the college s staff development office. 3. Describe how the has taken a leadership role in creating a vision, identifying opportunities, and acquiring resources to organize cross-organizational and crossfunctional teams to achieve a common set of goals. The proposed Deputy Sector Navigator, Philip Sutton, has demonstrated his ability to create a vision, garner support from colleagues, obtain industry buy-in, identify opportunities to support it, and secure the funding to make it happen. As part-time Director of Grants and Resource Development at El Camino College (2004-5), he successfully submitted the following grant proposals which were awarded funding: National Science Foundation Planning Grant, for development of industry-validated credit-bearing curriculum in aerospace manufacturing, U.S. Department of Education, for funds to support the El Camino College s Child Development Center; Competitive EWD Grants for the Center for Applied Competitive Technologies and the Workplace Learning Resource Center. While serving as CACT Director at El Camino College (2005-6), Mr. Sutton authored the original Quickstart proposal which was ranked highest in the state. The project established a Career and Technical Education program partnership that introduced preengineering curriculum and robotics camps to four local high schools. The project has since expanded to 8 high schools and currently serves over 1000 regional high school students per year. In his current capacity as Director of the Workplace Learning Resource Center, Mr. Sutton secured grant funding for the creation of an online Beverage Equipment Service Technician (BEST) training program in partnership with the Specialty Coffee Association of America and major coffee machine manufacturers, Bunn, Starbucks, and Wilbur Curtis. He also secured funding for the expansion of an existing Maritime Training Program that provides U.S. Coast Guard Certification training to mariners working in the 34

35 El Camino CCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) Los Angeles/Long Beach ports. The Maritime Training at El Camino College continues to be a viable training program for El Camino College and an important resource for the maritime industry in Los Angeles recently completing a three year contract with Disney Cruise Line to train crew members of the cruise ship The Wonder in Personal Survival Certification. Mr. Sutton served as Chair of EWD s Statewide Strategic Priority Committee on Workplace Learning from 1996 to 2005 while working as a consultant for EWD programs. During this time, he also conducted research on sources of potential grant funding, compiled application information, and disseminated this information in a monthly newsletter to EWD initiatives. 4. Describe the s experience in outcome-centric environments/projects with strong emphasis on data collection, performance baselining, measurement, reporting and analysis. As Director of the WpL at El Camino College, Mr. Sutton introduced online Career Readiness Certificate assessments using ACT, Inc., Workkeys TM for industry clients, high schools and workforce development agencies in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. The project provided foundation skills testing and online basic skills instructional support in Reading for Information, Applied Math and Locating Information to over 1200 individuals and awarded 729 Career Readiness Certificates. The project exceeded its performance goals in testing and job placement of unemployed and displaced workers and required extensive data collection and performance measurement for three different levels of the Career Readiness Certificate. Mr. Sutton worked with regional WIB representatives to conduct an analysis of the Workkeys assessment s relationship to TABE assessments to crosswalk competencies and coordinated with case managers to track and document progress of clients through basic skills instruction and placements of clients receiving Career Readiness Certificates. As a member of the Youth Council Board of the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network (WIN) serving the Long Beach area, Mr. Sutton continues to analyze the effectiveness of standardized work readiness assessment credentials. Mr. Sutton monitors the cost effectiveness and performance measures of the Pacific WIN s utilization of the National Work Readiness Credential which is in its fourth year of implementation in the Long Beach area with over 500 certificates awarded. 5. Describe how the will manage the project in order to leverage personnel, inkind funding and network connections for project success. Mr. Sutton has been active in the workforce and economic development efforts for the CCC s for many years and has strong professional contacts in the region and the state. He has been active in the Regional Consortium of Los Angeles/Orange County for the past seven years and has developed close relationships with many of the Career and 35

36 El Camino CCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) Technical Education deans who will play an integral part in the transition to outcomes based programs for both the certificate programs delivered on our regional college s campuses and the incumbent worker training programs delivered to the companies in the ICT/Digital Media sector. Mr. Sutton has worked closely in partnership with regional Workforce Investment Boards and is familiar with available funding streams available through the Workforce Investment Act and the reporting requirements for the U.S. Department of Labor. He has also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Youth Council Board of the Pacific Gateway WIN and is actively involved with regional efforts to assist disadvantaged and Foster Youth to overcome barriers to achieve career success as adults. Mr. Sutton has also worked closely with secondary schools in the region to develop and expand career pathway curriculum in manufacturing and environmental technology and to assist and support career exploration activities. In his work with the Environmental Partnership Career Academies during the past two years he also coordinated the implementation of concurrent enrollment classes to enable students to earn college credit while still attending high school. As detailed above, Mr. Sutton has a record of authoring successful grant proposals and pursuing external funding sources to support workforce development projects. As the Deputy Sector Navigator for the Los Angeles County region he will leverage both external and in-kind funding sources for ICT/Digital Media and nurture partnerships with both public and private agencies in the region to support the ICT/Digital Media program development at regional community colleges by researching and pursuing grant funding and hardware/software donations. The Workplace Learning Resource Center manages a computer lab on the El Camino College campus that has been supported in the past with EWD funding. As Deputy Sector Navigator for the ICT/Digital Media industry sector, the computer lab will serve as a demonstration site for professional development workshops in new ICT/Digital Media technologies and instructional methodologies for college faculty and the ICT/Digital Media Industry sector. The lab will also continue to serve as a training facility site for incumbent worker and student instructional programs that will be made available to regional colleges and secondary schools to support the ICT/Digital Media industry sector. 36

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38 El Camino CCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) Philip J. Sutton Rindge Lane Redondo Beach, CA Notable Accomplishments Provide technology planning and program assistance to California Adult Schools and community colleges [approaching 11 years] Authored original Quickstart proposal, ranked highest in the state, providing $459,000 to establish a Career and Technical Education program partnership and robotics camp with four local high schools Conduct online training for Adult Education instructors and staff on the development and implementation of technology plans [ongoing] Originated and supervised development of an Introduction to Sustainability Career and Technical Education curriculum for high school students which included establishment of a Sustainability Speakers Bureau for regional Environmental Careers Academies Authored successful grant proposal to create online Beverage Equipment Service Technician (BEST) training in partnership with Specialty Coffee Assoc. of America, Starbucks, Bunn, and Wilbur Curtis Introduced online Career Readiness Certificate assessments using ACT, Inc., Workkeys for various industry clients and workforce development agencies in the South Bay of Los Angeles Authored grant proposal and secured funding for expansion of Maritime Training program for U.S. Coast Guard Certification in Basic Safety and Lifeboatman. Negotiated contract with Disney Cruise Line to train crew members in Personal Survival Certification, which is currently in its third year. Successfully managed Center for Applied Competitive Technologies at El Camino College with combined budgets over $1M Partnered with California Space Authority on U.S. Department of Labor WIRED three-year program supporting manufacturing innovation in California through the development of a replicable Manufacturing Technologies Certificate program Secured funding for National Science Foundation Planning Grant for development of industry-validated credit-bearing curriculum in aerospace manufacturing Manage computer lab [ongoing] for delivery of short-term job skills training in MS Office, QuickBooks Pro, and entrepreneurship for unemployed clients of regional Workforce Investment Boards Effectively manage [ongoing] Workplace Learning Resource Center at El Camino College with budgets totaling more than $900K Negotiated and coordinated assessment and training of workforce development in lean production, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control, and continuous improvement to clients such as Northrop Grumman, Teledyne Microelectronics, and Tri Star Electronics Coordinated Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Trades Instruction program for displaced workers at Ventura College Produced online fiber optics training curriculum for industry-sponsored instruction and online job aids implemented throughout the El Camino College District Modernized and maintained online modules empowering business owners to create an online presence through Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Initiative administered by San Diego Community College District Instructed over 200 community college faculty in use of Express Train software development template program, San Diego Community College District Co-authored strategic plan and initiative review for Workplace Learning Resource Center (WpL) Statewide Initiative, North Orange County Community College District Authored and developed instructional CD-ROM on using the Internet in workplace instruction programs, Rancho Santiago Community College District Authored Workplace Instructor Training CD-ROM instructional series (10 modules) intended to prepare college instructors to teach in the workplace, San Diego Community College District 38

39 El Camino CCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) Philip J. Sutton Selected Professional Experience Director, Workplace Learning Resource Center El Camino College [Hawthorne, CA] Nov Present Oversee operations, review curricula, confer with industry to identify gaps, and implement change Manage client relations and contracts with businesses of various size and scope Generate and submit quarterly and final reports for budgets administered totaling over $900K Interview, select, and evaluate instructors Identify potential funding sources and solicit funds through proposals Supervise seven employees Serve as Acting Dean in the absence of the Dean of Community Advancement Technology Plan Reviewer for Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN) Sacramento County Office of Education [CA] Aug Present Provide technology planning and program assistance to California Adult Schools and community colleges under the WIA funded English Literacy and Civics (EL CIVICS) program, California Department of Education Conduct online training for Adult Education instructors and staff on the development and implementation of technology plans for their agencies Director of the Center for Applied Competitive Technologies El Camino College [Hawthorne, CA] Nov Oct Managed operations, reviewed curricula, and conferred with industry to identify gaps and needs Administered contract training programs to improve competitiveness of small to medium manufacturing and engineering firms with training in lean production, Six Sigma, and statistical process control Generated and submitted quarterly and final reports for budgets administered totaling over $1M Interviewed, selected, and evaluated instructors Identified and secured $459K in funding for a CTE program partnership with four local high schools Supervised four employees Director of Grants and Resource Development El Camino College [Torrance, CA] Nov Oct Secured funding for a National Science Foundation Planning Grant for development of industry validated credit bearing curriculum in aerospace manufacturing Successfully submitted proposal to U.S. Department of Education for Child Development Program Published campus newsletter detailing funding opportunities for academic, vocational, and economic development programs Consultant, Economic and Workforce Development Program California Community Colleges [CA] Conducted grant research and produced monthly newsletter presenting funding opportunities Coordinated Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Trades Instruction program for displaced workers (Ventura College) Developed online fiber optics training curriculum for industry-sponsored online instruction and job aids, (El Camino College District) Updated and revised online instructional modules entitled "Putting Your Business on the Web" for Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Initiative (San Diego Community College District) Trained over 200 community college faculty in effective use of Express Train instructional software development template program (San Diego Community College District) Co-authored strategic plan for and review of Workplace Learning Resource Center Statewide Initiative (North Orange County Community College District) 39

40 El Camino CCD Deputy Sector Navigator ICT/Digital Media (13-158) Philip J. Sutton Selected Professional Experience (continued) Consultant, Economic and Workforce Development Program California Community Colleges [CA] (Continued) Developed and maintained Web page for El Camino College WpL and JMJ Manufacturing Revised and edited Centers for Applied Competitive Technologies Initiative Strategic Plan 2000 Coordinated, developed, and field tested online Electronic Assembly Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) curriculum (San Diego Community College District) Authored and developed instructional CD-ROM for those who use Internet in workplace instruction programs (Rancho Santiago Community College District) Authored Workplace Instructor Training CD-ROM instructional series (10 modules) designed to prepare college instructors for workplace instruction (San Diego Community College District) Professional Service Member, Career and Technical Education Committee, California Community Colleges (2011-present) Member, Health Insurance Benefits Committee, El Camino College (2011-present) Member, Program Review Committee, El Camino College (2011-present) Member, Advisory Committee, Economic and Workforce Development for Faculty ( ) Chair, Statewide Strategic Priority Committee on Workplace Learning, California Community Colleges, Economic and Workforce Development Program ( ) Treasurer, Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles (1996-8) Education The Foundation Center Training Institute, New York, NY (2004) M.A., California State University, Long Beach, CA (1989) B.A., University of Oregon, Eugene, OR (1978) 40

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