PINAL COUNTY LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Career Pathways Committee Meeting
Arizona@Work Pinal County
318 N. Florence St.
Casa Grande, AZ
February 06, 2017
MINUTES
Call to Order - 2:00 PM
I.
Pledge of Allegiance
II.
Roll Call and Introductions
Chair Liz Harris-Tuck called roll and asked if everyone could introduce themselves. A
quorum was met
In attendance: Susan Aguilar, Lana Chanda, Bob Duke, Liz Harris-Tuck, and Richard
Wilkie
Via Teleconference: Joel Villegas
Absent: Brad McCormick
Guests/Staff: Joel Millman (ARIZONA@WORK Pinal County); Sean Harper
(Arizona@Work Pinal County); Ricardo Chilaca (Central Arizona College); Sherrie
Licón (Central Arizona College); Cara Bryant (Central Arizona College)
III.
Information/Discussion - WIOA requirements: Role of Board Members in Building
a Career Pathways System
 Liz discussed the role of the Committee and the full Board in creating a Career
Pathways System.
 Bob mentioned the three sectors that the Board of Supervisors concentrate on,
Construction, Hospitality, and Medical.
 Liz asked if Sherrie could give an overview of the Career Pathways program that
is currently in place right now at Central Arizona College.
 Further discussion on different types of assessments and how they will benefit
employers as well as students.
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 ACTION REQUIRED: Joel Villegas to get more information from other school
districts and have a counselor come and discuss how they set Career Pathways
with students currently in school and send to Sean.
IV.
Information/Discussion - What are essential elements of Pathways System that Pinal
can reasonably accomplish?
 Discussion on promoting to the community and engaging the business sector in
development of pathways.
 Discussion on ECAP in high schools and how to support the counselors handling
student engagement.
V.
Information/Discussion - Select targeted sectors for the Pathways System. Pinal’s
sector priorities are:
 Manufacturing - Identified as the most prominent sector in Pinal County.
 Transportation/Logistics
 Aerospace/Defense
 Natural and Renewable Resources (mining, solar, agriculture)
 Tourism
 Health Services - Identified as being one of the top two most prominent sectors in
Pinal County.
 ACTION REQUIRED: Joel Millman to run reports in EMSI on each sector to
see what occupations are in demand within Pinal County.
VI.
Information/Discussion - How will we involve employers in the program?
 Discussion on creating an Employer Engagement design team.
 Sherrie recommended there be a liaison who goes out to the schools to outreach to
the youth and let them know there are different programs to start their Career
Pathway.
 Further discussion on the sectors in Pinal County and what strategies can be
developed based on the different Career Pathways in the community.
VII.
Information/Discussion - Planning for the Institutionalizing of the use of the
National Career Readiness Certificate
 Tabled for next meeting on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 2:00 PM.
 Motion made by Liz Harris-Tuck to create a task force to incorporate
NCRC into ARIZONA@WORK process. Motion seconded by Susan
Aguilar. Motion passed unanimously. Task Force includes: Susan Aguilar,
Ricardo Chilaca, Liz Harris-Tuck, and Bob Duke Linda Friedel, and a
representative of the Adult, and Dislocated Worker programs.
 ACTION REQUIRED: Joel to get with Lee French to get a
representative for Adult and Dislocated Worker
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VIII. Information/Discussion/Action - Select members of committee to serve on a task
force to continue developing a Career Pathways System
 Tabled for next meeting on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 2:00 PM.
IX.
Information/Discussion/Action - Next Meeting date and time
 Next meeting to be on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 2:00 PM
 ACTION REQUIRED: Joel Millman to report out on the Next Generation
Sector Academy.
X.
Call to Public
 No public comments.
XI.
Meeting Adjourn - 3:43 PM
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