Use multi-college consortia funded through TAACCCT to build career pathways for dislocated and low-skilled workers¶

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Description¶

The strategy is a federal grant approach in which community colleges and groups of institutions working as consortia improve education, employment, and training outcomes for economically dislocated and low-skilled adult workers. The report states the Department of Labor "is funding an ambitious, multi-pronged effort encouraging community colleges and groups of institutions working as consortia" under the TAACCCT grants program. Documenting baseline program models may inform potential replication.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Funding and coordination through the TAACCCT grants program of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Constraints¶

• The report documents implementation at or near baseline and does not report tested outcomes

Target Learners¶

• Economically dislocated workers
• Low-skilled adult workers

Target Learning Goals¶

• Career pathway preparation
• Education, employment, and training outcomes

Related Strategies¶

• Build certification-track career pathway programs through consortium colleges partnered with industry associations and universities
• Combine curriculum redesign, in-person counseling and mentoring, and technology platforms to support health career students

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Person, Ann E.; Goble, Lisbeth; Bruch, Julie. (2014). Developing Competency-Based Program Models in Three Community Colleges. Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/developing-competency-based-program-models-in-three-community-colleges