FastTRAC Implementation Study, Recently Awarded Grants - And More!

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MN FastTRAC Adult Career Pathways Reports

Implementation Study of 2011 Minnesota FastTRAC Adult Career Pathways

In order to evaluate the current progress of the Minnesota FastTRAC (Training, Resources, and Credentialing) Adult Career Pathway initiative to date, an Implementation Study was conducted to assess the pathways funded in the 2011 grant round.

The Implementation Study gathered information from existing data systems, materials provided by the pathways, and, especially, through site visits conducted between November 2012 and May 2013.

Enrollment, Persistence, Graduation and Employment of Adult Basic Education Learners and FastTRAC Participants at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

This analysis was undertaken by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Office to provide results on the extent of Adult Basic Education (ABE) participant enrollment, persistence, and completion within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and to support MN FastTRAC implementation in Minnesota.

Key MN FastTRAC findings include:

  • 60.9% of MN FastTRAC Bridge students enrolled in MnSCU during or within one year compared to 15.6% of ABE Non-MN FastTRAC
  • 59.9% of MN FastTRAC students enrolled in credit courses during or within one year compared to 13.5% of ABE Non-MN FastTRAC (69.7% vs. 15.6% when including non-credit)
  • 69.4% of MN FastTRAC students skipped developmental education, whereas only 39% of ABE credit-taking students did so

Complete copies of these reports can be found here: http://www.asa.mnscu.edu/researchandplanning/fasttrac.html

Please contact Melanie Burns (Melanie.burns@so.mnscu.edu); 651-201-1429) with any questions or comments regarding the MN FastTRAC Adult Career Pathways Reports.

Recently Awarded MN FastTRAC Adult Career Pathway Grants:

27 full proposals were submitted with a total funding request of $3,202,670. Of the 27 proposals received, 17 were selected to receive funding totaling $1,475,000. These 17 programs will serve nearly 1,000 low-wage, low-skill adults in adult career pathway programs throughout Minnesota.

 For more information about programs funded please visit: http://mn.gov/deed/about/contracts/index.jsp

 

MN FastTRAC Professional Learning Communities – open to all!

If you are interested in participating in these upcoming webinars on career pathway data collection or the MN FastTRAC Implementation Study results, just send an email to judy.mortrude@state.mn.us and she’ll send you an Outlook meeting notice.

 1.  Using Workforce 1/ MABE|MARCS / ISRS  for your MN FastTRAC Adult Career Pathway Program 11/15/2013 9:30 – 10:30 am

2.  Minnesota FastTRAC Adult Career Pathways Overview & Implementation Study Results 11/22/2013 9:30 – 10:30 am