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STEPWork Webinar STEPWork Webinar PresentationPresentation

Opportunity to Connect STEP Grants with

Workforce Development Boards

May 16, 2013May 16, 2013Michael Georgiopoulos, Interim Dean, CECS, UCFMichael Georgiopoulos, Interim Dean, CECS, UCF

Nirmala Ramlakhan, Founder, Nee-Moh Inc.Nirmala Ramlakhan, Founder, Nee-Moh Inc.

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Poll QuestionsPoll Questions

What year are you in your STEP grant effort: Answer 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5+

Have you secured sustainability dollars for your STEP effort? Answer: YES, NO

I feel confident in my ability to secure avenues for sustainability for my project (Strongly Agree-Strongly Disagree)

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STEP Program ComponentsSTEP Program Components Mentoring programs Mentoring programs that involve faculty or peer student mentoring; Programs that focus on increasing enrollments in STEM undergraduate majors

through the incorporation of strategies targeted at traditionally underrepresented students underrepresented students (low-income, ethnic and racial minority students, first-generation college students, women, and persons with disabilities)

Programs that (a) facilitate student exposure to potential careersexposure to potential careers, including cooperative programs with industry or government cooperative programs with industry or government that place students in internships internships as early as the summer following their first year of study; (b) provide part-time employment in industry part-time employment in industry during the school year; or (c) provide opportunities for undergraduates to participate in industry- or government-sponsored research;

Programs to encourage undergraduate researchencourage undergraduate research, particularly in the early undergraduate years, on- or off-campus;

Programs that provide financial incentives financial incentives to students entering and persisting in the study of STEM;

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EXCEL-WDB PartnershipEXCEL-WDB Partnership The EXCEL-WDB partnership supported

The GEMS programGEMS program, a peer mentorship program for EXCEL female freshman students

The WDB-STEM programWDB-STEM program, which supported research experiences for sophomore EXCEL students and other UCF junior and senior STEM students

The WDB-NEI WDB-NEI program, which supported internship experiences of UCF junior and senior students with local companies

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A funded NSF NSF effort, called UCF ICubedICubed (supports interdisciplinary collaborations of STEM students and Visual Arts and Design students)

A funded NSFNSF effort, called YESYES (an NSF S-STEM program that supports internship and entrepreneurship experiences for juniors and seniors at UCF)

A funded NSFNSF effort, called LEARN LEARN (a NSF CCLI, Type 1 program that supports early mentorship experiences for STEM students at UCF)

A funded DOE McNair DOE McNair program for UCF that helps primarily underrepresented students succeed in their graduate studies pursuit

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A proposalproposal effort to NSFNSF for a GK-12GK-12 program (twice); not funded

A proposalproposal effort to NSFNSF for an RET RET program (three times); funded the third time

An ERCERC proposal to NSFNSF (once); not fundedA proposal to the DOLDOL (once); funded. WDB is a

participant in this funded effort

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EXCEL-WDB PartnershipEXCEL-WDB Partnership The EXCEL-WDB partnership has been instrumental for:

The InstitutionalizationInstitutionalization of the EXCEL EXCEL program by UCF (started in Fall 2011)

The creation of the WISE Mentoring WISE Mentoring program at UCF supported by SAIC and other companies in UCF’s vicinity (a peer mentorship program for EXCEL female sophomore students; the mentors are female industry professionals; started in Fall 2011)

The support of the GEMS program GEMS program by the Engineering Information Foundation; the support starts in Fall 2013

The successful funding of a STEP 1B funding of a STEP 1B grant by NSF, called COMPASS (focuses on encouraging undeclared and non-STEM majors choose STEM and retains them at STEM; started in Fall 2012)

The creation of iSTEMiSTEM (Initiatives in STEM), a coalition of two STEM colleges at UCF for the pursuit of collaborative STEM proposal efforts and for the coordination of STEM outreach efforts; started in Fall 2012

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Have you had prior experiences with the Workforce Board in your region? Answer: YES, NO

Has the Workforce Board in your region funded any part (component) of your STEP effort? Answer: YES, NO

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Workforce Board MissionWorkforce Board Mission Established to oversee employment and training initiatives employment and training initiatives

for geographic areas by building partnerships

To increase the skilled workforce within high-demand industry sectors

Meet the needs of employers to enhance the local economy

Federal, local and privately fundedFederal, local and privately funded not-for-profit organizations

US Department of Labor or Health and Human Services

States are divided into regional boards

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Why would a WDBWhy would a WDB’’s partner ins partner in STEP sustainability efforts STEP sustainability efforts

NSF is funding programs programs specifically related to STEM regional workforce needs STEM regional workforce needs Regionally drivenUsing Labor Market Information (LMI) and Employer

Needs

We need an educated workforce educated workforce to fill STEM jobs

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Workforce Board Funding ProcessWorkforce Board Funding Process FundingFunding occurs through various methods various methods depending on board

RFP Solicitation Proposal

Funding cycle 7/1-6/30Funding cycle 7/1-6/30 Funding StreamsFunding Streams

TANF WIA/WIA Youth Grants Other

Must meet WDB outcomesMust meet WDB outcomes Job placement Increased wage Others

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What do you expect to gain from attending STEPWork: Connect with the Workforce Board in my region, Learn about Successful Sustainability Efforts of Other

STEP Grants, Connect with my other STEP grant Colleagues, Establish an On-Going and Fruitful Partnership with

the Workforce Board in my Region, Other (Please Specify).

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STEPWork DescriptionSTEPWork Description The goal of this meeting (workshop), called STEPWork, is

to positively impact positively impact the institutionalization and sustainabilitysustainability efforts of successful STEPSTEP grants.

Emphasis will be placed on sustainabilitysustainability efforts involving involving partnerships of STEP grantees and WorkforceWorkforce organizations from the STEP grant’s region.


STEPWork DescriptionSTEPWork Description

STEPWork’s objectives are:

Objective 1: RecruitRecruit STEP awardees (juniorjunior or or seniorsenior) to participate and learn from the STEPWork activities.

Objective 2: SelectSelect three seniorthree senior STEP awardees to participate and contribute in appropriately designed activities during the STEPWork workshop; these STEP awardees are referred to as select senior STEP awardees.

Objective 3: SelectSelect 25 Workforce Board representatives Workforce Board representatives from a variety of regions in the US to participate and contribute in appropriately designed activities during the STEPWork workshop.



STEPWork’s objectives are: Objective 4: Select Select 25 junior or senior junior or senior STEP awardees who will be

invited to participate at STEPWork. An effort will be made to match the participating junior, senior STEP awardees with a Workforce Board representative from their region.

Objective 5: CoordinateCoordinate with the select senior select senior STEP Awardees and the Workforce Board representatives about the type and structure of the activities planned for STEPWork.

Objective 6: InvolveInvolve, during STEPWork, the junior, senior junior, senior STEP awardees in joint proposal write-ups proposal write-ups to be considered by the Workforce Boards in their region. Demonstrate, during STEPWork and thereafter, to junior, senior STEP awardees successful models of sustainability efforts of STEP programs involving Workforce Boards in their region.

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Open Discussion

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What kind of Activities would you like to see at STEPWork? Panel Discussions of WB reps, Poster Sessions of STEP grantees, Write-Up of Proposals for WDBs, Reporting Out Session, Social Interactions with Workforce Board Reps, Other (Please Specify)

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STEPWork’s activities activities are: Recruit Interested STEP Awardees:

Timeline: June 2013 – October 2013 Recruit three (3) Senior STEP Awardees:

Timeline: June 2013 – October 2013 Recruit Workforce Board Representatives (25):

Timeline: September 2013- December 2013 Select STEP Awardees for STEPWork (25):

Timeline: January 2014 Finalize STEPWork Workshop’s Activities:

Timeline: February – Match 2014 STEPWork Workshop is conducted at UCF:

Timeline: May 2014 (second week of May)



Potential STEPWorkSTEPWork’’s workshop s workshop (1 day (Thursday) and a half day (Friday) workshop) activities activities are: WelcomeWelcome, Organizing Committee, NSF STEP Program Manager Timeline: a.m. Thursday Workforce Board Reps Panel Discussion Panel Discussion

Timeline: a.m. Thursday STEP Awardees Poster Session Poster Session (similar to NSF Grantees Poster

Session)

Timeline: Early p.m. Thursday Proposal Write-Up SessionsProposal Write-Up Sessions (STEP Awardees; Workforce Reps)

Timeline: Rest of the afternoon Thursday



Potential STEPWork WorkshopSTEPWork Workshop’’s s (1 day (Thursday) and a half day (Friday) workshop) activities activities are: Reporting Out SessionReporting Out Session, Select Pairs of STEP Awardees and

Workforce Board Reps

Timeline: a.m. Friday Closing SessionClosing Session, Organizing Committee, NSF STEP Program

Manager

Timeline: a.m. Friday

Assessment of STEPWorkAssessment of STEPWork, Assessment Coordinator

Timeline: Throughout the Workshop’s Duration


STEPWorkSTEPWork’’s Direct Benefits s Direct Benefits

Establish a partnership of a STEP grant’s institution with the Workforce Board in their region The Workforce Board funds directly funds directly STEP grant components The Workforce Board connects connects STEP grantees with the industry with the industry in their

region The Workforce Board supportssupports other related-to-STEPrelated-to-STEP proposal efforts The Workforce Board and the STEP grantee pursue proposal pursue proposal efforts

collaboratively The partnership with the Workforce Board helpshelps the STEP grant’s

institutionalizationinstitutionalization efforts

The partnership with the STEP grant and the institution helpshelps the Workforce Workforce Board in its missionmission


STEPWork Indirect Benefits STEPWork Indirect Benefits A forum to connect forum to connect with other STEP grantees, Workforce Board reps

from all over the nation, NSF STEP program managers, others around a single topic of interest to STEP grants, that of Institutionalization and Sustainability

Identify and pursue other forums to connectother forums to connect NSF STEP efforts and DOL efforts

STEPWorkSTEPWork becomes a tradition, funded annually or bi-annuallyannually or bi-annually by NSF

WorkforceWorkforce Board find avenues to connectconnect with institutions in their region through collaborative STEP efforts STEP efforts

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Glossary of Workforce Terms Glossary of Workforce Terms

WDBWDB and WIBWIB are synonyms Workforce Development

Board, Workforce Investment Board

WIAWIA Workforce Investment Act,

federal legislation that defines, funds and measures all WDB’s

TANFTANF Temporary Assistance for

Needy Families

OutcomesOutcomes Measures used for funding

i.e. job placement, increased wage

Work ExperiencesWork Experiences Similar to a URE’s

ITAsITAs Individual Training

Accounts similar to scholarships

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Have you participated in the organization of a workshop or conference before? Answer: YES, NO

Would you be interested in getting involved in the organization of STEPWork? Answer: YES, NO

Would be interested in attending STEPWork? Answer: YES, NO

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