RECAP

WORK-BASED LEARNING – Sarah Holtzclaw
High-quality work-based learning activities are authentic experiences that provide job seekers with critical insights to help them be successful whether they choose college or a career. The experiences give job seekers opportunities to develop technical and employability skills to be successful in future jobs. WIN offers work-based learning in nearly all its college programs, often built into the curriculum. The UA Local 412 Mobile Unit is built to offer work-based learning through its pre-apprenticeship training program. Additionally, WIN grant funds support a Work-Based Learning Coordinator to increase the number of high-quality opportunities in the region.

As of April 2024:

• Supported 4 apprenticeships

• 62 pre-apprenticeships

• 51 clinical experiences

• College programs have extended their students’ learning with in-class projects, guest speakers, mock interviews, and career fairs. These experiences offer our students and job seekers the opportunity for real-world experience that enhances their likelihood of being employed in a family-wage career.

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IET (Adult Education Integrated & Educated Training) – Kristen Krell

As of April 2024, programs include:

• University of NM-Los Alamos: Welding

• University of NM-Taos: Emergency Medical Technician & Certified Nursing Assistant

• Santa Fe Community College: Facilities Maintenance Technician, CNA, Phlebotomy

• Northern New Mexico College: Electrical Trades and CNA

• Luna Community College: EMT

• Starting to get first graduates

• CHW program at Pueblos beginning June at 8 Northern Pueblos

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HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Articulation and Credit for Prior Learning – Kathleen Sena

Common Courses Numbering for the WIN Skilled Trades

• Courses offered by institutions were reviewed to develop common course prefixes, common numbers, common course descriptions, and student learning outcomes.

• The work was completed by committees in mid-March.

• The final work has been sent out to all institutions as of May 9, 2024. 

• The institutions will have through the 24-25 academic year to follow the approval process at NMHED to have their course approved with the new common course number, common course description, and common student learning outcomes. 

• All new information must be published in their 2025-2026 institutional catalog online beginning May 2025.

• We Common Numbered with common course prefix, course title, course description, and student learning outcomes 159 courses in the areas of Adobe, Construction Trades, Electricity, Heating Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Welding.