1. ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE HEALTH SCIENCE CAREER PATHWAYS WENDY BARNHARDT, DEAN HEALTH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS TENA MARTIN, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR

2. KEY BUSINESS PARTNERS David Hollars, Centralina Workforce Development Allied Health Regional Skills Partnership-Competitive Workforce Alliance Carolinas Health System NOVANT Medical-Rowan Nursing Homes, Diagnostic Centers, and Dr. Offices Cabarrus County Schools Kannapolis City Schools Rowan-Salisbury Schools

3. EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT & WORK BASED LEARNING Rowan-Cabarrus Health Summit-2014 Carolinas Healthcare Systems NOVANT Health Local long-term care facilities Joint Health Care Pathways-Cabarrus County, Rowan-Salisbury and Kannapolis City Schools Health Symposium 2015 Health Symposium 2016 Clinical experiences, job shadowing, internships, field trips Nurse Aide students complete WBL 110- Work of Work

4. CAREER ADVISEMENT AND ROWAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES ACT Explore, Plan and Workkeys Assessment to assist with Career Guidance Career Exploring opportunities through job shadowing, guest speakers, internships, field trips and clinical experiences Career Advisement through the Rowan-Cabarrus Student Services Department STEM Open House– K-12 Students Hands on Health Science Programs field trips to Rowan-Cabarrus Career Awareness Camp for rising 6 th and 7 th grade students Centralina Partnership Attainment and Career Pathways

6. SUCCESS MEASURES Hired the Nurse Aide Program Coordinator Obtained State approval for the new Nurse Aide Certificate Program Held multiple information sessions at area high schools and Rowan-Cabarrus 14 Nurse Aide students entered the pathway in 2016 Students completed NAS 101 and will take the state exam on June 9 & 10, 2016 18 students will begin the Nurse Aide Pathway in Fall 2016 Employer engagement with the Health Symposia Engagement with the local school districts

7. PROGRESS Health Symposium 2015 - RCCC Health Science Career Pathways Symposium June 30, 2016 Planning committee: Community College Dean of Health and Education, Career and Technical Education Director, Continuing Education, Health Science Program Charis High School Partners CTE Director, School Counselors, Career Development Coordinators, Academy Coordinator Workforce Development Board Local Employers Regional Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Board

8. FUTURE PLANS Continue to offer the Nurse Aide Pathway through Career and College Promise Develop additional Health Science to meet the needs of the local employers Continued recruitment and advising to increase the number of qualified applicants Annual Health Symposium with health care providers and partners

9. LESSONS LEARNED Great effort to get all partners together Having the right partners on board increases knowledge and collaboration between industry and education Approval from DHSR takes longer than you think

10. NURSE AIDE VIDEO