By bringing the Community College of Vermont and the new Vermont State University into alignment, the transformation of VSCS’ workforce development will create a “no wrong door” structure for learners. Programs may remain separate, but learners who enter them will be able to move throughout the system to access what they need. This will best support learners, employers, and the community seeking courses, continuing education, licensure, industry recognized credentials, customized training, and solutions to critical workforce needs in Vermont with an emphasis on addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives.
The Executive Director of Workforce Development will be serving as the lead for creating/bringing new opportunities, projects, and grants to be executed by the workforce teams at VTSU and CCV. This work requires an integrated data collection system across VTSU and CCV, to identify better opportunities going forward and to determine if such opportunities are a good fit for the VSC. At the VSCS Board of Trustee’s September, 2022 retreat, they were given a presentation that laid out the five-year vision for workforce development.
Driving this transformation work are the following goals:
- Our customers (participants, students, and employers) will be at the center of how we think about the work
- Workforce Development will be integrated into the broader mission, programs, and operations of VSC institutions
- Achieve efficiencies and improvements that will lower administrative costs per participant
- We will engage in discovery and design that incorporates best practices and innovative solutions
- Maintain ability to be nimble and responsive.
VSC Definition of Workforce Development:
The Vermont State College Workforce Transformation Team defines workforce development as the strategic approach of developing education and training programs to meet the needs of existing and emerging businesses and organizations.
We engage a complex ecosystem of public and private sector policies, and programs to provide individuals with the opportunity for a sustainable livelihood. Workforce development helps businesses and organizations create a highly educated workforce. The education component of workforce development includes credit and non-credit bearing offerings in an array of forms including industry credentials, certificates, credit for prior learning, apprenticeship, professional development, internships, and experiential learning. As a result, Vermont gains economic sustainability and prospers in an increasingly competitive global environment.
VSC Definition of Continuing Education:
The Vermont State College Workforce Transformation Team defines continuing education as short-term credit or non-credit learning undertaken by individuals for either professional development or self- improvement.
Core Team:
- Pat Moulton – Team Lead (VSCS)
- Tiffany Walker – (CCV)
- Jessica Duncan – (CU)
- Melissa DeBlois – (CCV)
- Ann Nygard – (NVU)
- Ric Reardon – (CU)
- Carrie Wright – (VTC)
- Katherine Levasseur – (OC)
- Doug Eastman – (VSCS IT)
- Mike Stevens – Project Manager (OC)
Areas of Focus:
- Program Portfolio
- Registration and Operations
- Grants and Funding
- Marketing
- Employer Outreach
- Credit for Prior Learning
Latest Workforce Development Updates
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Workforce Updates from CCV and VTSU (05/15/23)
The Corrections Post Secondary Education Initiative at CCV The Corrections Postsecondary Education Initiative (CPSEI) is a 3-year federal grant from the US Department of Justice. The program includes two areas of focus: education for Department of Corrections (DOC) staff, and education for Vermonters who are incarcerated. Surveys have been done and are in progress to…
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Updates on Workforce Development Projects (12/19/22)
How exciting, right?!! Actually, it IS exciting and new for a higher education system to have key performance indicators (KPI’s) to guide and inform the work of our system over the next 5 years through 2028. These were developed to better define what success looks like as we seek to elevate workforce development within the…
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Spotlight: Complementary Roles & Workforce Development System-wide
Vermont Governor’s Office and VSC Board of Trustees have both identified workforce development as one their top priorities. To meet this aim and to best serve our students while doing so, the Vermont State College System has the following leaders: Vermont State College System: Patricia Moulton, Executive Director of Workforce Development The Community College of…
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Updates on Workforce Development Projects (10/24/22)
The Workforce Core Team continues to work on defining the terms contained in the metrics the Board of Trustees approved in September. These includes, for example, defining what is meant by experiential learning and professional development will be imbedded in every degree program by 2028. The Team is working on the design of the new…
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Update on Workforce Development Goals and Structure
At the Board of Trustees retreat last week, an update on Workforce Development for the Vermont State Colleges System was presented. The presentation focused on what has been done, current areas of success and for growth, as well as goals for the future. This was presented by Pat Moulton, the inaugural Executive Director for Workforce…
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Workforce Development Team Update (9/12/22)
The core team continues to focus on gathering and reviewing data on existing workforce development and continuing education activities across the system. Progress has been made on determining what data needs to be collected going forward. The strategy sub-team had its first of two meetings, which President Judy, President Grewal, and Chancellor Zdatny attended. Part…