1. Enhancing Programs for IT Certification (EPIC) Employer Engagement, Career Placement, Internships and Apprenticeships

2. EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT EPIC will focus exclusively on the Information Technology (IT) sector. Each of the six colleges has a minimum of two employer partners with strong IT or Medical IT needs

3. EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT Three items that will need to continue past grant period to ensure success of program: Job Placement Strategies Employer-Readiness Strategies Work-Based Learning Strategies

4. CAREER PLACEMENT Jobs to Careers (J2C) Model Incumbent Workers Jobs for the Future national J2C effort Tara Smith Senior Program Manager, Building Economic Opportunity Jobs for the Future 122 C Street, NW, Suite 650 Washington DC tsmith@jff.org

5. CAREER PLACEMENT Peers to Careers Program for soon to be EPIC graduates Students serve as mentors Job Shadowing Activities Employers will potentially interview and hire qualified candidates

6. INTERNSHIPS/ APPRENTICESHIPS Internships/Apprenticeships Linking students to jobs Engagement of additional employers Virtual Internship Model American Apprenticeship Grant

7. CAREER PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES Teleworks USA TechHire Initiative SOAR Shaping Our Appalachian Region Michael Cornett Director of Agency Expansion and Public Relations EKCEP, Inc. 412 Roy Campbell Drive, Suite 100 Hazard, KY 41701 Office: 606-435-8482 mcornett@ekcep.org

8. Questions

9. Enhancing Programs for IT Certification (EPIC) WELC Review

10. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Provide feedback, input, and advise Identify and map skills Review and develop curriculum Validate competencies Continuously share updated technical skill needs

11. PLANNED MEETINGS May (In-Person, all day) November (Online, 2-3 hours) February (Online, 2-3 hours) Consistent touch points/engagement in between meetings

12. PLANNED MEETINGS For meeting dates 2 nd Week of each meeting month Proposed 2 nd Monday (November, February, and May) – For consistency Last Meeting, In-Person, May 2018