1. DISCLAIMER IMPACT Kick-Off Meeting This material covers the strategic overview and planning for Project IMPACT. This IMPACT Kick-Off Meeting deliverable was developed for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant Program Round 2 Grant, Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training (IMPACT): TC-23752-12-60-A-31. Unless otherwise noted, this work by the Project IMPACT Nebraska Community College Consortium is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit CreativeCommons.org or http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. This product was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. The product was created by the grantee and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership.

2. P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training Kick-Off Meeting November 16, 2012 Central Community College - Grand Island 10:00 am Supported by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Training and Administration’s (DOLETA) Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program (TAACCCT) Welcome to the

3. GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS DAN DAVIDCHIK, PROJECT DIRECTOR

4. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE DEB BRENNAN, CCC EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

5. GRANT OVERVIEW DAN DAVIDCHIK, PROJECT DIRECTOR

6. STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE: TAACCCT PROGRAM OVERVIEW $500 million in FY12 grant funds –To expand and improve the ability of eligible institutions to deliver education and career training programs –Capacity Building + Training Five Core Elements 1.Evidence Based Design 2.Stacked and Latticed Credentials 3.Strengthen Online and Technology-Enabled Learning 4.Transferability and Articulation 5.Strategic Alignment

7. STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE: TAACCCT PROGRAM OVERVIEW Awards to institutions of higher education and consortia of two or more individual eligible institutions –Includes public, proprietary, or other non-profit educational institutions –27 Consortium Awards, 27 Single Institutions, 25 State Selected Awardees Period of performance is 48 months –Year 1 through 3: Program Development –Year 4: Data gathering, reporting, evaluation ONLY

8. Project Goal: To increase attainment of industry recognized certifications, credentials, diplomas and degrees through the use of innovative and effective methods of curriculum development and delivery. P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training IMPACT Narrative High Frequency Words Source: http://www.wordle.net/

9. Nebraska IMPACT Consortium Partners: Central Community College Metropolitan Community College Northeast Community College Southeast Community College Western Nebraska Community College University of Nebraska-Lincoln P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

10. Project Personnel: Principal Investigator (CCC) – Alan Hartley Co-Principal Investigator (UNL) – Kevin Grosskopf Project Manager – Dan Davidchik Grant Compliance Officer – Michelle Setlik Virtual Manufacturing Site Coordinator – Becky Utter Web Developer - Mike Garretson Administrative Assistant – Sue Baer More to be announced… P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

11. Project Goal: To increase attainment of industry recognized certifications, credentials, diplomas and degrees through the use of innovative and effective methods of curriculum development and delivery. P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

12. Timeline P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

13. Project Work Plan Priority 1: Provide effective grant management and administration to achieve grant deliverables Strategy 1.1 – Hire Project Manager & Admin Assistant Strategy 1.2 – Hire Curriculum Design Specialist, Site Coordinators, Coaches Strategy 1.3 – Conduct site visit to Washburn Univ. Strategy 1.4 – Attend annual DOL meetings Strategy 1.5 – Set up office spaces for staff P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

14. Project Work Plan Priority 2: Develop Manufacturing Generalist AAS degree program with certifications, certificates, diploma, and degree options which are stackable and latticed with industry association credentials Related Key Deliverables: Establish Manufacturing Generalist Certificate, diploma, and degree program Courses aligned with 10 industry credentials P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

15. Project Work Plan Priority 2: Develop Manufacturing Generalist (MG) degree Strategy 2.1 – Design online ADA compliant core MG curriculum – (12 semester credit hour equivalent) Strategy 2.2 – Identify courses within seven concentration tracks -- Advanced Manufacturing, Mechatronics, Quality, Drafting, Instrumentation, Welding, Energy Operations Strategy 2.3 – Map concentration track courses from consortium colleges to NAM Skills Certification System P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

16. Project Work Plan Priority 2: Develop Manufacturing Generalist (MG) degree Strategy 2.4 – Integrate basic skills remediation into occupational skills courses in a contextualized format Strategy 2.5 – Engage employers in curriculum development process Strategy 2.6 – Develop and implement project marketing campaign P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

17. Project Work Plan Priority 3: Incorporate innovative online learning opportunities through the use of a Second Life (SL) virtual manufacturing environment, delivering online real- time and asynchronous learning and collaborations Related Key Deliverables: Create Virtual Manufacturing campus with 4 manufacturing facilities, and 12 Second Life workshops/seminars Develop 10 3D/4D simulations and/or game design P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

18. Project Work Plan Priority 3: Second Life Virtual Manufacturing environment Strategy 3.1 – Hire Second Life Coordinator and 2 Web Developers Strategy 3.2 – Create Second Life campus for real-time and asynchronous delivery Strategy 3.3 – Develop interactive 3D/4D simulations and game design to enhance MG program courses P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

19. Project Work Plan Priority 3: Second Life Virtual Manufacturing environment Strategy 3.4 – Conduct faculty training for educational use of Second Life and SL curriculum design Strategy 3.5 – Utilize SL environment for coaching, mentoring, and career awareness activities Strategy 3.6 – Upgrade equipment and software in Consortium colleges’ Science and Technical Science (STS) programs to integrate with online simulations and enhance blended learning P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

20. Project Work Plan Priority 4: Improve retention and completion by 5% in the control group by providing Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics (KSAO) assessments and enhanced coaching services. Related Key Deliverables: Develop enhanced participant coaching model to reduce attrition and accelerate progress Deliver KSAO assessment protocol Deploy KSAO mobile lab P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

21. Project Work Plan Priority 4: Improve retention Strategy 4.1 – Provide enhanced coaching to experimental group with at least 2 coach/participant interactions per month Strategy 4.2 – Offer career awareness opportunities through virtual manufacturing business simulations Strategy 4.3 – Conduct KSAO assessments for self- selected program participants P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

22. Project Work Plan Priority 5: Increase STS course articulation by 25% among Nebraska community college’s STS courses and develop pathways to baccalaureate programs with at least two 4- year institutions Related Key Deliverables: Articulate at least 25% of STS courses among consortium colleges Coordinate 2 articulated pathways to 4-year baccalaureate programs P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

23. Project Work Plan Priority 5: Increase course articulation Strategy 5.1 – Articulate courses with Consortium community colleges and first round TAA grantees Strategy 5.2 – Work with 4-year postsecondary institutions to articulate pathways to baccalaureate programs P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

24. Consortium Outcome Measures Total unique Participants served – Cumulative total number of individuals entering any of the grant-funded programs offered P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Project Total CCC070950165 Metro0160 0320 NECC040600100 SECC0751280203 WNCC02030050 IMPACT03654730838

25. Consortium Outcome Measures Total # of Participants completing a TAACCCT-funded Program of Study – # of unique participants having earned all of the credit hours needed for the award of a degree or certificate in any grant-funded program P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Project Total CCC045650110 Metro01801200300 NECC02030050 SECC030850115 WNCC0510015 IMPACT02803100590

26. Consortium Outcome Measures Total # of Participants still retained in their Program of Study or other TAACCCT-funded program - # of unique participants enrolled who did not complete and are still enrolled in a grant-funded program of study P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Project Total CCC00200 Metro06020080 NECC01012022 SECC01520035 WNCC055010 IMPACT090770167

27. Consortium Outcome Measures Total # of Participants completing credit hours - Total # of students enrolled that have completed any # of credit hours to date P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Project Total CCC063850148 Metro01401450285 NECC03555090 SECC0601200180 WNCC01015025 IMPACT03084200728

28. Consortium Outcome Measures Total # of Participants earning credentials - Aggregate number of degrees and certificates completed by participants in grant-funded programs of study P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Project Total CCC040650105 Metro02402600500 NECC02030050 SECC030850115 WNCC0712019 IMPACT03374520789

29. Consortium Outcome Measures Total # of Participants enrolled in further education after TAACCCT-funded Program of Study completion - Total # of students who complete a grant-funded program of study and enter another program of study P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Project Total CCC01520 55 Metro02015 50 NECC066618 SECC0551020 WNCC00000 IMPACT046 51143

30. Consortium Outcome Measures Total # of Participants employed after TAACCCT-funded Program of Study completion - # of students* who completed a grant-funded program entering employment in the quarter after the quarter of program exit (*non-incumbent workers only) P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Project Total CCC020 1050 Metro0956515175 NECC020 60 SECC02064 148 WNCC048214 IMPACT0159177111447

31. Consortium Outcome Measures Total # of Participants retained in employment after Program of Study completion - Total # of completers in employment in the quarter after the quarter of program exit who retain employment in the 2nd and 3rd quarters after program exit P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Project Total CCC018 945 Metro0886015163 NECC018 54 SECC01856 130 WNCC036110 IMPACT014515899402

32. Consortium Outcome Measures Total # of those Participants employed at enrollment who received a wage increase post-enrollment - Total # of incumbent worker students who received an increase in wages after enrollment P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Project Total CCC030402090 Metro070 25165 NECC00011 SECC055515 WNCC02518 IMPACT010712152280

33. Equipment & Software Purchase Plan Equipment purchases are intended to enhance and complement on-line simulation and gaming scenarios as well as new program development at individual consortium member colleges. Purchases may include items such as: Tool Room Lathes; Tool Room Mills; axis CNC Mills; Rapid Prototyping Printers; Welding Simulators; Multi Process Welders; 3D Laser Scanners; CNC Plasma Cutting Tables; CNC WaterJet Cutting Tables; Press Brakes; and, Graphics Workstations. P ROJECT IMPACT Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training

34. QUESTIONS/ COMMENTS? Alan Hartley Principal Investigator Phone: (402) 461-2407 Email: ahartley@cccneb.edu Dan Davidchik Project Manager Phone: (402) 562-1408 Email: ddavidchik@cccneb.edu Michelle Setlik Grants Compliance Officer Phone: (308) 398-7341 Email: msetlik@cccneb.edu

35. BUDGET REPORTING EQUIPMENT APPROVAL PROCESS ALAN HARTLEY, CCC TRADES & INDUSTRY DEAN (CO-PI) MICHELLE SETLIK, CCC GRANTS COMPLIANCE OFFICER

36. OVERVIEW Total Project Grant Funded - $5,629,194 Leveraged Funds - $1,768,693 Project Period October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2016 Year 4 is evaluation and reporting ONLY

37. REPORTING Quarterly Reports due to Department of Labor 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter October-December January-March April-June July-September CCC requests consortia members submit reports 20 days after each calendar quarter to allow time to prepare the DOL report Annual Report due to Department of Labor Every year at the end of the 4 th Quarter

38. Complete the Financial Report and submit with supporting documentation to Dan Davidchik via e-mail

39. PROGRAM REPORT FORM Is being developed and will be provided to you electronically before your first reporting deadline

40. EQUIPMENT ALL Equipment (single unit value $5,000 or greater) requires prior approval of DOL before being ordered DOL has requested we cluster equipment requests rather than submit multiple requests Equipment requests will be submitted every 6 months unless a need arises that requires a request outside of the scheduled dates Equipment requests are due to CCC by January 15 and June 15. They will be submitted to DOL by the end of each respective month. When approval is received from DOL, CCC will notify requestor they have approval to move forward with the purchase.

41. Complete the Equipment Purchase Request Form and submit to Dan Davidchik via e-mail

42. EQUIPMENT Purchasing Procedures Each Institution must follow their own purchasing guidelines as well as 2 CFR 215. As much as practical you must “provide open and free competition”. Sole Source bids will require additional information as to why they are sole source.

43. OTHER MODIFICATIONS Budget Change Communicate your anticipated needs to the Project Director (Dan Davidchik) and CCC Compliance Officer (Michelle Setlik) when you first become aware that a change may be needed. Scope Change If you need a scope change, please communicate with the Project Director (Dan Davidchik) and CCC Compliance Officer (Michelle Setlik) as soon as you are aware that a change may be needed.

44. OTHER COMPLIANCE Site Visit CCC may schedule a site visit to your institution in anticipation of a DOL site visit. Ample notice would be provided if a site visit is to be scheduled. DOL will come to Nebraska for a site visit. They will visit CCC and a select number of other members sometime during the project period.

45. When you return to your institution, please complete the Contact Form and submit to Dan Davidchik via e-mail

46. DOL REGIONAL MEETING Tentatively scheduled for March 14, 2013 in Chicago Recommended – not required Not included in proposal budget DOL would like one program and one financial representative from each partner in attendance DOL will provide CCC with more information regarding this meeting which will be shared with you

47. SECOND LIFE PRESENTATION/ DEMONSTRATION DAVE BARNES, CCC CAREER ACADEMY DIRECTOR

48. PROJECT EVALUATION AND BASELINE DATA MICHAEL SHAIN, EXTERNAL EVALUATOR

49. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PROJECT OVERVIEW JOHN KILLINGSWORTH, UNL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT