Purpose
The Workforce Development Committee includes representatives from System colleges who convene with the following overarching goals:
- Support Board-level priorities and Strategic Plan goals for workforce engagement and partnership development
- Inform a Systemwide workforce development strategy
- Coordinate workforce-related asset mapping across the System
- Establish, maintain, and scale multi-organization/agency partnerships
- Ensure coordinated responsiveness to industry partners
- Promote resource-sharing to increase efficiencies and alignment
- Conduct centralized capacity-building to support college-level initiatives
- Quickly assess systemwide interest and capacity for pursuing workforce-related grant opportunities
- Identify opportunities for awarding credit for prior learning for work experiences and industry recognized credentials
Workforce initiatives addressed by the WDC include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Work-based learning
- Apprenticeships
- Workforce education and training
- Credit for prior learning
- Business engagement and partnership
- Career pathways
Questions? Email workforce@cccs.edu
Workforce-Related Groups
Apprenticeship Community of Practice (ACOP)
ACOP is a practitioner-driven community that arose to discuss ideas, resources, challenges, and opportunities for collaboration surrounding apprenticeship development among CCCS colleges.
Meetings are held monthly and facilitated by Janel Highfill, Associate Vice President Workforce, Partnerships & Resource Development, Community College of Aurora.
ACOP minutes and resources can be found on the ACOP Microsoft Teams site.
This community is open to any CCCS employee working to develop and implement apprenticeship programs. To join, please email workforce@cccs.edu.
Committee Representatives
One to two representatives from each CCCS college as designated by the College President.
College | Representative |
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Arapahoe Community College | Julie Beggs |
Community College of Aurora | Julie Stewart |
Community College of Denver | Katrina Wert |
Community College of Denver | Fida Obeidi |
Colorado Northwestern Community College | Keith Peterson |
Front Range Community College | Janel Highfill |
Lamar Community College | Larry McLemore |
Northeastern Junior College | Jamie Giacomini |
Otero College | Rana Brown |
Otero College | Allie Hall-Vanhook |
Pueblo Community College | Amanda Corum |
Pikes Peak Community College | Chelsy Harris |
Red Rocks Community College | Beverly Clark |
Red Rocks Community College | Matthew Sweeney |
Trinidad State College | James Kynor |
Meeting Schedule 2023
-Monthly update calls on the third Thursday of the month from 2pm-3pm (Feb, Mar, May, June, Aug, Sept, Nov, and Dec)
-Quarterly two-hour discussion-based convening (January, April, July and October); Via WebEx in Jan; modality TBD for other meetings
Dates | Meeting Timing |
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August 17, 2023 | 2pm – 3pm |
September 21, 2023 | 2pm – 3pm |
October 19, 2023 | 1pm – 3pm |
November 16, 2023 | 2pm – 3pm |
December 21, 2023 | 2pm – 3pm |
January 18, 2024 | 1pm – 3pm |
February 15, 2024 | 2pm – 3pm |
May 14, 2024 | 2pm – 3pm |
April 18, 2024 | 1pm – 3pm |
May 16, 2024 | 2pm – 3pm |
June 20, 2024 | 2pm – 3pm |
July 18, 2024 | 1pm – 3pm |
August 15, 2024 | 2pm – 3pm |
September 19, 2024 | 2pm – 3pm |
October 17, 2024 | 1pm – 3pm |
November 21, 2024 | 2pm – 3pm |
December 19, 2024 | 2pm – 3pm |