ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGEHEALTH SCIENCE CAREER PATHWAYSWENDY BARNHARDT, DEAN HEALTH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMSTENA MARTIN, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR
KEY BUSINESS PARTNERS
•David Hollars, Centralina Workforce Development
•Allied Health Regional Skills Partnership-CompetitiveWorkforce Alliance
•Carolinas Health System
•NOVANT Medical-Rowan
•Nursing Homes, Diagnostic Centers, and Dr. Offices
•Cabarrus County Schools
•Kannapolis City Schools
•Rowan-Salisbury Schools
EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT & WORK BASEDLEARNING
•Rowan-Cabarrus Health Summit-2014
•Carolinas Healthcare Systems
•NOVANT Health
•Local long-term care facilities
•Joint Health Care Pathways-Cabarrus County, Rowan-Salisbury and KannapolisCity Schools
•Health Symposium 2015
•Health Symposium 2016
•Clinical experiences, job shadowing, internships, field trips
•Nurse Aide students complete WBL 110- Work of Work
CAREER ADVISEMENT AND ROWANCOMMUNITY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES
•ACT Explore, Plan and Workkeys Assessment to assist with Career Guidance
•Career Exploring opportunities through job shadowing, guest speakers,internships, field trips and clinical experiences
•Career Advisement through the Rowan-Cabarrus Student Services Department
•STEM Open House– K-12 Students
•Hands on Health Science Programs field trips to Rowan-Cabarrus
•Career Awareness Camp for rising 6th and 7th grade students
•Centralina Partnership Attainment and Career Pathways
SUCCESS MEASURES
•Hired the Nurse Aide Program Coordinator
•Obtained State approval for the new Nurse Aide Certificate Program
•Held multiple information sessions at area high schools and Rowan-Cabarrus
•14 Nurse Aide students entered the pathway in 2016
•Students completed NAS 101 and will take the state exam on June 9 & 10, 2016
•18 students will begin the Nurse Aide Pathway in Fall 2016
•Employer engagement with the Health Symposia
•Engagement with the local school districts
PROGRESS
•Health Symposium 2015 - RCCC
•Health Science Career Pathways Symposium June 30, 2016
•Planning committee:
•Community College
•Dean of Health and Education, Career and Technical Education Director,Continuing Education, Health Science Program Charis
•High School Partners
•CTE Director, School Counselors, Career Development Coordinators, AcademyCoordinator
•Workforce Development Board
•Local Employers
•Regional Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Board
FUTURE PLANS
•Continue to offer the Nurse Aide Pathway through Career and College Promise
•Develop additional Health Science to meet the needs of the local employers
•Continued recruitment and advising to increase the number of qualifiedapplicants
•Annual Health Symposium with health care providers and partners
LESSONS LEARNED
•Great effort to get all partners together
•Having the right partners on board increases knowledge and collaborationbetween industry and education
•Approval from DHSR takes longer than you think
NURSE AIDE VIDEO