One Team with One Voice…Serving 58
New HRD Coordinators and Directors:
What You Need to Know
For more information about this document, contact:
Programs and Student Services Division
Workforce Continuing Education Unit
continuingeducation@nccommunitycolleges.edu
AGENDA
Community College History of Meeting NC Workforce Employability
Needs
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HRD Purpose
HRD Overview
HRD ‘Fit’ in 2015 – 2016 Workforce Initiatives
Big Picture: Legislative Intent
NC General Statute 115D-1
The North Carolina Community Colleges System Office is designated
as the primary lead agency for delivering workforce
development training, adult literacy training, and adult education
programs in the State.
Human Resource Development Timeline
2001
1971
NC General Assembly
shifts funding from
categorical to budget
FTE indicating
commitment to NC
Workers
HRD programs start at
AB Tech, Craven,
Isothermal RoanokeChowan, and
Southeastern
1969
HRD begins as an
experimental training
program with MDC
1970
1973 – 1974
2014
Lenoir CC establishes
first HRD program at a
community college
939 students enrolled
in HRD classes
Over 107,000 students
enrolled in HRD
classes across 58
community colleges
Program Accessibility & Legislative Support
G.S. 115D-5
(b)
In order to make instruction as accessible as possible to all citizens, the teaching of curricular
courses and of noncurricular extension courses at convenient locations away from institution
campuses as well as on campuses is authorized and shall be encouraged. A pro rata portion of
the established regular tuition rate charged a full-time student shall be charged a part-time
student taking any curriculum course. In lieu of any tuition charge, the State Board of Community
Colleges shall establish a uniform registration fee, or a schedule of uniform registration fees, to
be charged students enrolling in extension courses for which instruction is financed primarily from
State funds. The State Board of Community Colleges may provide by general and uniform
regulations for waiver of tuition and registration fees for the following:…
(13)
Human resources development courses for any individual who (i) is unemployed; (ii)
has received notification of a pending layoff; (iii) is working and is eligible for the
Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (FEITC); or (iv) is working and earning wages at or
below two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty guidelines.
Tuition and Registration Fee Waiver
Waiver Guidelines
HRD Waiver Eligibility
Verification:
• Compliance requires
documentation of eligibility
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There is no System Office
‘approved’ verification form
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Colleges must have a tool to
capture eligibility information
o Many utilize a single
form in conjunction with
the registration form
State Board Code
1G SBCCC 200.97 HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
CONTINUATION
Each college shall operate a Human Resources Development (HRD) program to
provide assessment services, employability training, and career development
counseling to unemployed and underemployed individuals. FTE shall be
generated from HRD programs. Each college shall provide HRD instruction and
support necessary for unemployed and dislocated workers to be served within
the college service areas.
State Board Code: HRD Core Components
1D SBCCC 300.3(f)
The Human Resources Development program is designed to train integrative employability skills
to unemployed or underemployed adults seeking to enter or advance within the workforce as
their foremost goal. To meet that mission the HRD program is approved to offer six unique
course types which speak to the core components of
1)
assessment of an individual's assets and limitations,
2)
development of a positive self-concept,
3)
development of employability skills,
4)
development of communication skills,
5)
development of problem-solving skills, and
6)
awareness of the impact of information technology in the workplace
State Board Code: DRAFT
1D SBCCC 300.3 Program Description (DRAFT)
(b)
Human Resources Development. The Human Resources Development (HRD)
program provides skill assessment services, employability skills training, and career
development counseling to unemployed and underemployed adults. Each college shall
operate a Human Resources Development (HRD) program to provide assessment
services, employability training, and career development counseling to unemployed and
underemployed individuals. These courses shall address six core components:
(1)
Assessment of an individual's assets and limitations;
(2)
Development of a positive self-concept;
(3)
Development of employability skills;
(4)
Development of communication skills;
(5)
Development of problem-solving skills; and
(6)
Awareness of the impact of information technology in the workplace.
HRD Purpose – Supporting Workforce Needs
These courses are designed to be short-term training
opportunities which address specific employability needs.
Students gain valuable lessons respective to skills needed to
successfully navigate job entry, retention and performance, so as
to achieve the individual’s potential and contribute to the
strategic direction of the enterprise. Because HRD programs are
operated within the community colleges they can be built to
support the workforce needs specific to the local labor market
and industry sectors.
HRD Programs
The SBCC has approved the following courses for the HRD program
to meet these training requirements:
HRD-3001
Employability Skills
HRD 3002
HRD 3003
Employability Lab
Career Planning/Assessment
HRD 3004
Career Readiness/Pathways
HRD 3005
HRD 3006
HRD 3008
Technology Awareness
Motivation & Retention
Financial Literacy
HRD 3001
Employability Skills
This course provides employability skills training for unemployed and
underemployed adults. The curriculum framework must address
each of the six core HRD components: 1) assessment of an
individual's assets and limitations, 2) development of a positive selfconcept, 3) development of employability skills, 4) development of
communication skills, 5) development of problem-solving skills, and
6) awareness of the impact of information technology in the
workplace.
HRD 3002
Employability Lab
This course provides employability skills training for unemployed and
underemployed adults. The curriculum framework must address
each of the six core HRD components. Instruction is designed to be
self-directed, self-paced, and structured on an open-entry, open-exit
basis to meet the customized needs of individuals and/or partner
agencies at JobLink (One-Stop) Career Centers. The hours for this
course should be counted as contact hours.
HRD 3003
Career Planning & Assessment
This course provides employability skills training for unemployed and
underemployed adults. The curriculum framework is designed to
assess the interests, attitudes, aptitudes, and readiness as it relates
to career, employment, and/or educational goals. The content of the
instructional materials must focus on the following topics: personal
development, career exploration, goal setting and the development
of a written plan of action.
HRD 3004
Career Readiness & Pathways
This course provides employability skills training for unemployed and
underemployed adults. The curriculum framework is based on a
specific occupation and includes one or more of the following topics:
1) career exploration, 2) entry-level competency awareness, 3)
employability skills [soft skills], 4) job search strategies and 5)
college-readiness skills. This course must be linked to an
occupational course or a career pathways program at the college.
HRD 3005
Technology Awareness
This course provides employability skills training for unemployed and
underemployed adults. The curriculum framework and the content
of the instructional materials will focus on computer use skills as it
relates to: 1) developing basic keyboarding, wordprocessing and
Internet skills, 2) learning technology-based job search strategies to
include the use of social networking, 3) applying for employment
online, and 4) accessing governmental and education resources and
services.
HRD 3006
Motivation & Retention
This course provides employability skills training for unemployed and
underemployed adults. The curriculum framework is based on four
post employment service strategies -- transition, retention,
advancement, and re-employment. Transition involves being ready
to work (school-to-work, school-to-school, and/or balancing work
and family). Retention involves keeping a job and staying employed
(work ethics). Advancement involves attaining better jobs with
performance and skill development (upgrading and retraining). Reemployment involves gaining independence through a lifetime of
work (work-to-work).
HRD 3008
Financial Literacy
This course is designed to provide employability skills training for
unemployed and underemployed adults. The curriculum framework
is designed to help students understand real-life economic concepts
and economic ways of thinking that will enable them to make better
informed decisions as it relates to their role as a member of the
workforce. Topics include, but are not limited to wage improvement
plans, workplace business concepts and basic economic literacy
concepts.
Trends Across HRD Courses
Course ID
HRD3001
HRD3002
HRD3003
HRD3004
HRD3005
HRD3006
HRD3008
TOTALS
Course Name
2012
Employability Skills
Employability Lab
Career Planning / Assessment
Career Readiness / Pathways
Technology Awareness
Motivation & Retention
Financial Literacy
1,263.03
671.93
153.45
733.25
562.09
131.92
55.86
3,571.52
2013
1,340.11
593.13
172.02
619.09
444.77
125.88
45.74
3,340.74
2014
1,118.31
465.68
105.01
424.40
386.45
95.70
40.70
2,636.26
Change in FTE
2013 - 2014
(221.80)
(127.45)
(67.00)
(194.69)
(58.32)
(30.18)
(5.04)
(704.49)
Spring
2015
363.54
162.14
35.71
130.00
127.82
31.74
11.55
862.50
Summer
2015
253.52
102.15
22.55
90.64
76.53
22.51
9.60
577.49
Impact to Students Entering Workforce
2014 Direct Impact
• 58 Community Colleges
• 100 Counties
• 4,020 Employability Skills Courses
• Over 1.8M hours of instruction
• 107,148 NC workers impacted
*HRD Employability content is also embedded into many of the occupational skills training
programs offered through the colleges.
2014 Impact Details
2014
Master
Course Id
Master Course Title
HRD3001
Employability Skills
24,100
769,404
1259
HRD3002
Employability Lab
46,370
320,396
439
HRD3003
Career Planning & Assessment
10,193
72,251
538
HRD3004
Career Readiness/Pathways
12,258
291,989
765
HRD3005
Technology Awareness
8,930
265,882
607
HRD3006
Employability Motivation/Retention
3,367
65,847
278
HRD3008
Financial Literacy
1,930
28,003
134
107,148 1,813,772
4,020
Students Hours
Courses
Sustainability of Your HRD Program
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What is working and how do you know?
How do you keep thriving?
Who are your partners?
Where is the next opportunity?
HRD ‘Fit’ – Responding to “1000 in 100”
• From initial beginnings focused on core topics
around ‘soft skills’ HRD programs have
matured to become integrative employability
skills training courses closely aligned with
workforce initiatives at the state and local
level.
• opportunities to assess personal skills as they
align with industry training
• ensuring students awareness on potential career
pathways
• This duality of focus, core employability skills
and career assessment/readiness, ensures
that the HRD programs have the ability to
provide students with a comprehensive
toolkit for employment.
HRD ‘Fit’ – Alignment with State Initiatives
HRD provides a key connection between college
workforce training and NCWorks collaborations specifically
in connecting students through training to Division of
Workforce Development – NCWorks Online.
This responds to the Align4NCWorks Strategic Plan
Goal 2, Objective 2.A. Action Steps
2.A.ii Increase the number of students enrolled
in NCWorks Online
AND
2.A.iii Explore opportunities for increased
collaboration between community
college employability training/career
services and NCWorks Career Centers
HRD ‘Fit’ – Critical to Pathways to Credentials
Whether through
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College designed pathways,
NCCCS programs (Basic Skills Plus),
State level grants (NEG-JDI),
Private grants, or
Federal initiatives (WIOA, TAAACT)
HRD programs provide infrastructure support to the outcomes of
training, credentials and employment.
HRD – NC Workforce Readiness
HRD was an experiment seen as an
answer to business and industry calls
for work readiness training –
“employability skills”
Today – HRD is the NC response to the business
and industry call for work readiness training. A
response that is scaled through the community
colleges to reach across the state.
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