Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and
Career Training (TAACCCT)
Connecticut
Health & Life Sciences Career Initiative
Overview
May 2013
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Objectives
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Provide a project overview
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Share proposed curriculum
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Answer questions
Unique Opportunity
“This grant is …. about transformation. This is not about
getting more students to enroll, it’s about getting more
students to graduation day and into good jobs”
- Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education
Project Priority Areas
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Curriculum Innovation
 Develop new certificate and degree programs
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Prior Learning Assessments (PLAs)
 Create portfolio assessments to award credits for workplace learning
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Enhanced Internships & Placement Services
 Secure internships and placements for participants
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Summer Undergraduate Research Program
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Sustainability
Project Goals
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Accelerate progress for low-skilled and other workers.
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Improve retention and achievement rates and/or reduce
completion time of industry recognized credentials,
certificates and degrees.
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Build programs that meet the industry needs, and
develop career pathways.
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Strengthen online and technology-enabled learning.
Project Overview
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Budget
 Funding in the amount of $12.1M over three years
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Target populations
 TAA eligible
 Un - and under-employed workers
 Veterans
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Target Industry
 Health Care, Life Sciences (Biotechnology)
Project Overview (con’t)
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Goal
 Create 15 new certificate/degree programs
 Deliver courses to 2,700 students
 Assist 675 students in earning 10,000+ PLAs credits
 Provide 360 internships over three years (statewide)
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Consortium members
 5 Community Colleges: Capital, Gateway, Manchester,
Middlesex and Norwalk
 2 ConnSCU members: Charter Oak State College &
Eastern Connecticut State University
Statewide Coordination, Local Choice
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Each of the colleges build new and/or redesigned
accelerated programs in health and life sciences industry
sectors
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Statewide system integration
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Statewide curriculum
 Developmental education = College Readiness
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Local choice to meet local needs
Partners
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Project Advisory Board
 Inform curriculum development
 Provide resources for internships and placements
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Health & Life Science organizations and associations
 Inform and support overall project work
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WIBs
 Coordinate recruitment strategies to bring participants
into the community college system
Proposed Curriculum
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Capital CC
 Health Information Management – (AS & C)
 Biotechnology – (AS & C)
 Ultrasound Technician or Radiation Therapy – (C)
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Eastern Connecticut State University
 Health Science – (BS)
 Public Health - minor under Health Education
 Health Care Information - under Business Admin degree
 Health Care - minor under Health Education
Proposed Curriculum
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Gateway CC
 Medical Lab Technician – (AS)
 Bioscience Manufacturing Technician – (C)
 Electronic Health Records and Coding – (C)
 Instrument Calibration Technician – (C)
 Quality Assurance/ Process Control – (C)
 Paramedical Technician – (C)
 Medical Assistant – (C)
Proposed Curriculum
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Manchester CC
 Medical office assistant – (C)
 Neurodiagnostic Technician (EEG) – (C)
 Electronic Health Record Specialist – (C)
 Radiation Therapy – (C)
 Sterilization Technician – (C)
 OSHA Technician – (C)
 Health Science – (AS)
 Radiologic Science – (AS)
 Laboratory Science – (AS)
Proposed Curriculum
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Middlesex CC
 Health Information Management – (AS & C)
 Computer Engineering Technology – (AS)
 Radiologic Technology – (AS)
 Therapeutic Recreation – (C)
 Veterinary Technology – (AS)
 Biotechnology – (AS)
 Environmental Science – (AS)
Proposed Curriculum
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Norwalk CC
 Vet Tech – (AS)
 Biotechnology – (AS)
 Bioinformatics – (AS & C)
 Environmental Science – (AS & C)
Questions?
Contact Information
Michele Y. Barnett, Esq.
Director, Connecticut Health & Life Sciences
Career Initiative
mbarnett@norwalk.edu
Office: 203.857.6995
Direct: 203.857.7163