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Youth Program Refresh ITA Youth Day 2014

Session Structure

1.Reporting out – Context & goals

– High level program changes

– Understanding the pathways

2.Feedback – Clicker fun

– Ideas for Incentives

– Crowdsource potential program growth

– Checking in

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Youth Restructuring Context

BC Skills for Jobs Blueprint:

• Doubling ACE-IT registrants

ITA Mandate Review

• Re-align training investment to demand

• Youth program continuation issues

ITA Youth Strategy Review 2012

• Focus on strategies to increase youth continuation rates

Ministry of Education

• Directed to review the effectiveness of ACE-IT and apprenticeship training opportunities for high school students across BC

Aboriginal Post-secondary Education and Training Policy and Action Framework

• Related goals to ensure the success of Aboriginal learners

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Youth Refresh Goals

Restructure ITA’s Youth Programs to better support

trades training pathways for youth, in order to:

• Increase the number of Youth Apprentices;

• Improve the rate of youth who continue on to

apprenticeships.

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The number of dual registrants have not been removed from ACE IT or SSA numbers.

Dual registrants are counted in the year they registered in their second program.

Continuation

rates are higher

for those who

complete

ACE-IT & SSA,

or SSA alone

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Youth Continuation Rates

ACE-IT Best Practices Findings

Preliminary results (6 trades, 30 School Districts, 2009-2012)

Thanks for participating so far…

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Group Phase 1 Phase 2

Career Educator 12 25

Technical Educator 4 12

School District 2 28

Post Secondary 10 12

Industry 12 25

Parent 2 6

Youth 1 18

Other 4 1

Total 47 127

Participation typically required a commitment of at least an hour

to review the ideas and submit feedback.

Participation from:

• Each region in BC

• Urban and rural

communities

• Small and large

communities

• Range of industries

Key messages we heard from you

The outcomes of this program are more than ITA

continuation – other public policy outcomes are

met.

Proceed with caution on big changes –

unintended consequences can occur.

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Outcomes

ITA

Apprenticeship

Continuation

EDUC

High School

Graduation

EDUC

Successful

Transition

JTST

Employability

AVED

Accelerated

Training

AVED

Accessible

Training

Take away message from today

The Youth Apprenticeship Program is a cohesive

program, made up of complementary building

blocks.

Consultation findings include a series of

system refinements.

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How the program is now

ACE IT

SSA Work in

Trades

Sponsored

Apprenticeship

Technical

Training

Transition

Apprenticeship

Continuation

ITA

High School

Graduation

EDUC

Successful

Transition

EDUC

Outcomes

How we want the program to be

Youth Apprenticeship Program

Explore Learn & Work

Outcomes

Work

Experience

SSA

ACE IT

Workforce

Training

Certificates

In-depth

Trades

Sampler

Skills

Exploration

Work in

Trades

Sponsored

Apprenticeship

Technical

Training

Transition

ITA

Apprenticeship

Continuation

EDUC

High School

Graduation

EDUC

Successful

Transition

JTST

Employability

AVED

Accelerated

Training

AVED

Accessible

Training

Sara’s Path ELECTRICIAN



Work

Experience

SSA

ACE IT Skills

Exploration

ITA

Apprenticeship

Continuation

Technical

Training

Transition

EDUC

High School

Graduation

EDUC

Successful

Transition

JTST

Employability

AVED

Accelerated

Training

EDUC Funding

ITA Funding

EDUC Funding

ITA Funding

EDUC Funding

Cody’s Path WELDER



In-depth

Trades

Sampler

ITA

Apprenticeship

Continuation

Work in

Trades

Sponsored

Apprenticeship

Technical

Training

Transition

EDUC

High School

Graduation

EDUC

Successful

Transition

JTST

Employability

EDUC Funding

ITA Funding

Keith’s Path INTERESTED IN TRADES


Explore Learn & Work Transition

Skills

Exploration

EDUC Funding

Dimitri’s Path AUTO SERVICE TECHNICIAN



SSA

ITA

Apprenticeship

Continuation

Work in

Trades

Technical

Training

Transition

EDUC

High School

Graduation

EDUC

Successful

Transition

JTST

Employability

EDUC Funding

ACE IT

AVED

Accelerated

Training

EDUC Funding

ITA Funding

Jamie’s Path AUTO SERVICE TECHNICIAN



Work in

Trades

Transition

JTST

Employability

ACE IT

AVED

Accelerated

Training

EDUC Funding

ITA Funding

Lin’s Path CARPENTER



SSA

ITA

Apprenticeship

Continuation

Technical

Training

Transition

EDUC

High School

Graduation

EDUC

Successful

Transition

EDUC Funding

Workforce

Training

Certificates

EDUC Funding

Our high-level plan to make it happen

1. Illuminate the pathways through the program

using incentives

2. Rebrand the program as a whole

3. Follow students through the pathways

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Using Incentives: Existing ITA Incentives

ACE IT payment:

$1200 - Incentive to register

$1000 - Incentive to register youth you believe will pass ACE IT

Dual Registration credit:

$500 - Incentive to encourage students to register in ACE IT

and SSA

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Using Incentives: Suggested New Ideas

1. Increase dual registration grant

2. Move from grant to per student funding for SSA

3. Continuation grant for School Districts when a Youth Apprenticeship Program participant continues into technical training

4. Split the second ACE IT payment into $500 for program completion and $500 for program pass

5. Administrative lump sum to all School Districts with Youth Apprenticeship Programs e.g. funding equivalent to 1 teacher block

Any other ideas? Let’s talk…

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Skills Exploration: Background

Skills Exploration is a single course designed to provide

students some hands-on experience in multiple trades.

If most (50) districts in BC offered one class of Skills

Exploration each year, 1000 students would take the

class each year.

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In-depth Trades Sampler: Background

Typically full-time, semester-long and offer basic

technical training and experience in a variety of trades.

Funded through annual grants by the Ministry of

Advanced Education and/or School District budgets.

ITA is considering allowing districts to use some ACE IT

funding for students in in-depth trades samplers.

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9 good ideas to refine the system

1. Extend ACE IT to “school aged” post-grad

2. Extend SSA scholarship to “school aged” post-grad

3. New workforce training certificate program, including trades workforce readiness course

4. Streamline the SSA program

5. Consistent ACE IT entry diagnostic criteria across BC

6. Consistent ITA Youth Program exit process across BC

7. Support youth to transition to adult apprenticeship

8. Develop new Skills Exploration modules

9. Develop annual district level Youth Apprenticeship Program reports

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ACE IT registration age: Background

Currently, students can only register for ACE IT programs

which will be finished within three months of graduation.

Some students are delaying graduation in order to

complete ACE IT, others are opting not to take it.

ITA proposes to make registration consistent with Ministry

of Education policy for “school aged” students.

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SSA Scholarship: Background

In 2013, the ITA extended eligibility for SSA

registration for “school aged” students post-grad.

Only students who completed the required 900

hours within three months of graduation were

eligible for the $1,000 SSA scholarship.

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Increase ACE IT pass rates: Background

Two key ideas have been suggested to increase ACE IT

pass rates:

• Extend ACE IT to year after grad

• Expanding trades exploration options e.g. Skills

Exploration and In-Depth Trades Samplers

ACE IT pass rates vary by trade, district, and year but the

average pass rate across all trades over the last three

years has been 63%.

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Increase Continuation: Background

Two ideas have been suggested to increase continuation

rates:

• Consistent ITA Youth Program exit process

• ITA Advisors support youth to transition to adult

apprenticeship

Continuation rates vary by trade, district, and year but the

average continuation across all trades is approximately 26%.

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Available funding

Current annual youth budget: $5,160,000

We can’t do it all.

We’re collectively working on different scenarios.

Your input today has helped us to identify priorities.

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Next Steps

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Finalizing Recommendations for 9 System

Refinement Ideas

December

Review program changes

recommendations

December

- January

Youth Apprenticeship Program Re-branding January

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