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1. UNLEASH THE WORKFORCE
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Higher Ed & Digital Credentials:
Creating an Agile Workforce
Original Air Date: July 17, 2019
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Meet Our Panelists:
Brenda Perea
Director, Workforce
Solutions
Credly
Lisa Larson
President
Eastern Maine
Community College
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A Hero’s Journey: Problems & Pitfalls
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What Do We KnowAbout the Current and FutureWorkforce?
College enrollment is at an eight year low
The skilled worker gap is estimated to be over 2 million by 2020, (US Department of Labor)
Eachday of the 18 years from 2011 to 2029, about 10,000 baby boomers are expected to reach the
retirement age of 65
This is causingwhat has been referred to as a huge knowledge gap.
Yet of the 2.9 million new jobs recorded by a US Dept. of Labor's survey of households lastyear, nearly
halfor 49% were taken by people 55 and over

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Creatingthe Workforce of the FutureToday
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True Partnershipsin Creating theWorkforce
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A Hero’s Journey: The Pit
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Are We MeasuringPost-secondary Success With the Right Instruments?
While a degreeis essential, the competencies gained through degreecompletion need to better match the current
AND future work skills.
Stackable competencycredentials arebecominghiring credentials both for entry level and middle skills allowing for
upward mobility.
What are the Threatsto Post-secondarySuccess?
Higher education has notbeenBold enough, Creativeenough, Anticipatory enough to answerquestions such
as:
• Howdo youeducate? Who? Where? When? Why?

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What if instead of pipes,we have

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A Hero’s Journey: New Powers
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Where are the innovations?

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Where are the innovations--Local
• Department of Public Safety Safety Training
and Certification
• Fire
• Hazardous Materials
• Aircraft rescue
• Communications

20. Changing the Conversation
Creating New Paths
Driving Better Outcomes at
Eastern Maine Community College
“You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

21. Eastern Maine Community
College Students
• 51% Female
• 49% Male
Gender
• Average Age 24
• Range 10 to 74
• 36% 25 or older
Age
• 48% First Generation
• 55% report work at least part-time
• 75% receive some type of financial aid
Other Characteristics

22. Programs Represent Strong Industry Sectors
Health Care
Transportation
Manufacturing
Building Construction and Related Fields
Business
Education/Human Services
Culinary and Tourism
Public Safety
Liberal Studies

23. Our Disruptors
 Maine is the “oldest” state in the nation
 Unemployment rate is one of the lowest in the nation
 39% of high school graduates do not enroll in post secondary their
first fall out
 44% of adults have some type of post secondary credential
 15% of men between the ages of 25-54 have left the workforce
 In 2015, 15,000 Mainers received treatment for substance abuse
disorder
 60% of all jobs in 2020 will need some type of post secondary
credential; over half will need a post-secondary certificate or degree

24. Modern Digital Credentials
Learner
Controlled
Skills Based Verifiable Shareable Discoverable Interoperable
Competencies as currency Machine readable languageEvery person has a right to reach their full
capacity.All learning counts Democratization of opportunity

25. Appalachian Mountain Club
Appalachian Mountain Club is the
oldest outdoor group in the United
States. The Appalachian Trail is the
longest hiking only trail in the world.
Created in 1876 to explore and preserve
the White Mountains in New
Hampshire.
The Appalachian Trail and AMC clubs
span 2,200 miles and 14 states from
Maine to Georgia.
More than 2 million take a hike on part
of the trail at least once each year.

27. The MDOC Model

28. The Service Excellence Model

29. THE JUNIOR PROGRAMMER MODEL

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A Hero’s Journey: The Return & Gifts
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How dothese institutions engage employers?
1. They Are Bold
2. They think and act bold like other businesses: Uber, Amazon
3. Consider UnlikelyPartnerships
4. ”The best ideas come at the intersection and collision of things we don’t assume as
normal.” (Geoffrey ColonGeoffrey Colon,Microsoft,AuthorofDisruptiveMarketing: WhatGrowthHackers, DataPunks,andOther Hybrid Thinkers
CanTeach UsAboutNavigatingtheNew Normal)

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5. They Consider Themselves “Designers of Learning”
• Keeping the Learnerin mind, while testing quickly and iterating frequently
• Embraces ambiguity
6. Design Without Constraints
• Time, Resources, Innovate, Policy, Leadership, Effort.

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7. Focus is on the Ecosystem
• What business problems do you have in common?
• Workforce/talent acquisition? Market share ?
• Infrastructure development and management (physical and technical)?
• HR (recruitment, retention, labor management)?
• Cost structures? Revenue generation?
• Regulations? Business process management?
8. Utilize Sector Summits or Industry Summits for Continuous Workforce Insights

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Questions?
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