Consortia and Collaborations in Workforce Development
In the realm of workforce development, various consortia and collaborations play a key role in shaping regional, statewide, and national initiatives. These partnerships go beyond college geographic boundaries, impacting service delivery to employers and workforce development. The dynamics of formal versus informal arrangements, as well as the benefits and challenges of expanding collaboration boundaries, all influence the effectiveness of these efforts.
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NEWN Conference National, Statewide, Regional Workforce Development Consortia Dr. Patricia A. Gentile, President Dr. Dianne Palter Gill, Dean North Shore Community College Friday, October 11, 2019
HISTORIC IMPACT OF GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA RESTRICTIONS Local, accessible geographic imperative States defined primary geographic service area Each state s system approach unique some more autonomous, some more centralized Regional, statewide collaboration varies depending on these historic parameters Impact on serving employers, potential and incumbent workforce development
NATIONAL COLLABORATIONS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Global Corporate College Cuyahoga CC, Ohio, 2007 Private family owned business Defunct in 2016 Jobs For the Future Selective formal consultancy Centralized sales force at JFF Fiscal agent, lead entity
FORMAL STATEWIDE COLLABORATIONS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES NJ Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development 10 years in business 501(c)3 entity that all 19 CC bought shares and receive votes and royalty payments Maryland Community College Association for Continuing Education and Training Scope of Work agreement WorkSmart
STATEWIDE INFORMAL AGREEMENTS Texas Regional Area Groupings Several geographic college consortiums from the 50 cc s based on grant opportunities Connecticut, Massachusetts Consortia 12 CT and 15 MA cc s statewide/regional agreements based on grant opportunities
YOUR INPUT Any other consortia/collaborations you know about? What do you see at the benefits of going beyond college geographic boundaries for workforce development? What do you see as the constraints/ challenges of going beyond college geographic boundaries for workforce development?
YOUR INPUT Formal versus informal? National, Statewide, Regional? How does a consortia approach impact your work? Your college? What incentives in a collaborative approach would be appealing to you? What drawbacks in a collaboration approach would worry you?
THANK YOU! Patricia A. Gentile, Ed.D. pgentile@northshore.edu Dianne Palter Gill, Ed.D. dpalterg@northshore.edu http://www.northshore.edu/cpe/
