Employer Engagement Strategies for Community Colleges: Lessons Learned from ShaleNET Consortium
Discover insights on utilizing an intermediary to enhance employer engagement within a multi-state community college consortium through the case study of ShaleNET. Explore the methods, industry partnerships, and outcomes of this innovative approach.
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1 Lessons Learned: Use of an Intermediary to Assist a Multi-state Consortium of Community Colleges with Employer Engagement November 10, 2015 Kate Dunham, Marian Negoita, and Heather Lewis-Charp
ShaleNET Evaluation Overview 5 Multi-method Design Impact Study Quasi-experimental design Workforce and UI data from PA Academic data from Texas college and UI data from TX Implementation Study Three rounds of site visits Employer & WIB surveys Observations and document reviews
ShaleNET Evaluation Overview 6 How Employer Engagement is Assessed: Industry MSC 2014 membership survey results contributions (in-kind and funding) Semi-structured phone interviews with ACCD staff & 20 oil and gas industry reps. Observations of ShaleNET hub partner meetings and industry advisory groups
ShaleNET Industry Engagement 7 Dual Approach ACCD Outreach Cross-consortium Individual Hub Outreach Shale Oil and Gas Industry Small, local companies Local staff of large companies Large company regional HQ staff
Hub Outreach 8 Industry trade shows, conferences Phone, email, in- person Advisory meetings Lab tours
ACCD Outreach ShaleNET Leadership 9 ACCD (Intermediary) Relationship Building with Industry Leaders General Marketing to Industry Shale Oil and Gas Industry Large company Regional HQ Staff
Results of Dual Approach: Gas and Oil Industry Support 10 Gas and oil industry partners provided extensive and various types of support valued at approximately $770,000 Their [ShaleNET] programs really meet our needs in terms of the coursework and the hands-on training that the college provides. Industry partner, Stark State
Results of Dual Approach: Gas and Oil Industry Support 11 Approximately $232,000 in scholarship funds In-kind donations Equipment conservatively valued at $282,000 Staff members timeto: Assist with finding or serving as instructors Review and provide feedback on program curricula Provide work-based learning opportunities such as internships and facility tours.
Results of Dual Approach: Gas and Oil Industry Support 12 ShaleNET completers Employers expressed satisfaction with ShaleNET completers Employers appreciated career counselors as single point of contact--making it very easy to hire Overall, I love working with [ShaleNET]. The career counselor always sends me quality students that are willing to work hard. The ease of working with her makes [ShaleNET] a great asset to me. They are very responsive, which is what I love. Industry partner, WCCC
Lessons Learned 13 Benefits For large companies; need to connect in both field & boardroom Builds on existing industry connections
Lessons Learned 14 Challenges Consortium & intermediary geography need to align Takes lots of time; not easy to make changes
Questions? 15 Authors Kate Dunham: Kate_Dunham@spra.com, 510-788-2475 Marian Negoita: Marian_Negoita@spra.com, 510-788-2477 Heather Lewis-Charp: Heather@spra.com, 510-788-2471
