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Centers of Excellence

Centers of Excellence. Industry’s Partner for Emergency Preparedness. Introduction. Overview Washington COE’s COE for Homeland Security Discussion Interface between industry, Community and Technical Colleges Skill Panel Questions.

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Centers of Excellence

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  1. Centers of Excellence Industry’s Partner for Emergency Preparedness

  2. Introduction • Overview • Washington COE’s • COE for Homeland Security Discussion • Interface between industry, Community and Technical Colleges • Skill Panel • Questions

  3. The Role of Washington’s Community and Technical Colleges in Economic Development • Worker Training • Strategic industries • The Concept

  4. Workers Needing Community and Technical College Education and Training Today Washington employers need workers with more than one year of college, but less than, four years of college to fill skilled labor pool. Source: Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

  5. } Community and Technical Colleges’ Response to Skills Challenge 21st Century Centers of Excellence Strategic industries High Demand Strategic occupations Worker Retraining Dislocated and unemployed workers Job Skills Program Matching grants for customized training Customized Training Contracted training for business and industry Integrated Basic Skills WorkFirst Apprenticeship Tech Prep Perkins Voc./Tech. Act professional 20% skilled 65% unskilled 15%

  6. Center of Excellence Concept: 11 Flagship Institutions--- • Focus on targeted industries that drive the state’s economy • Maintain an institutional reputation for innovation, flexibility, and responsiveness • Act as a library and broker of resources • Translate industry research into best practices • Drive seamless educational transitions • Provide coordination, coaching, and mentoring

  7. Centers of Excellence:

  8. “To Facilitate, Coordinate and Support Homeland Security Initiatives of the Community and Technical Colleges in the State of Washington” Established June 2004

  9. The Homeland Security COE: • ·    Serves as system leader for all 34 Community and Technical Colleges • ·    Forms advisory committees and facilitates related meetings • ·    Provides logistics management for education and training programs • ·    Facilitates curriculum development in related programs across the system • ·    Researches and seeks funding sources at national, state and local levels • ·    Connects with fed/state educational resources across multiple disciplines • ·    Disseminates information and markets the COE

  10. Web & List serve Communication & Partnerships COE Support & WAOL Skill Panel Sub-Committee

  11. Community and Technical College (CTC) Working Initiatives: CTC and Public Works CTC and Emergency Management Regions CTCs and Community

  12. CTC Projects: Cyber Security Ag-Terrorism Community Connections • Model Certificate Program

  13. Homeland Security Skill PanelA Project Funded by: Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

  14. Homeland Security Skill Panel Overview: Homeland Security-related employment opportunities are developing rapidly. An assessment of emerging skill sets for both incumbent and new workers is needed. Pierce College’s Center of Excellence has formed a skill panel that will research several industry disciplines to determine homeland security-related training needs and skill content.

  15. Homeland Security Skill Panel Project Goals: • Goal # 1: Form and Convene Homeland Security Steering Committee, Skills Panel, and establish Skills Panel priorities. • Goal # 2: Identify current and emerging education and training programs in Homeland Security and related disciplines. • Goal # 3: Conduct a regional industry or "industry cluster" labor market analysis and publish/distribute results. • Goal # 4: Develop Plan to Identify Homeland Security Skills Sets related to basic requirements across disciplines

  16. Homeland Security Skill Panel Targeted Industry Disciplines: • Public Works • Public Health • Health Care • Emergency Communications • Emergency Management • Special Teams (HAZMAT) • Government agencies • Fire • Law Enforcement (10) Emergency Medical Services &: (11) Volunteer Organizations (12) Cyber Security (13) Private Sector (Safety, Security or Building Managers) Where we need you!

  17. Homeland Security Skill Panel For more information about the project contact: Center of Excellence for Homeland Security Pierce College 9401 Farwest Drive S.W. Lakewood, Washington 98498-1999 Phone: (253) 912-3622 http://www.pierce.ctc.edu.homelandsecurity www.pierce.ctc.edu/Homelandsecurity

  18. QUESTIONS ?

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