Director of Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning

• Provide strategic leadership for the development implementation expansion and continuous improvement of U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship youth apprenticeship pre-apprenticeship and related career pathway programs. Guide employers through program design and registration including occupations competencies related technical instruction wage progressions on-the-job learning standards of apprenticeship work processes training schedules agreements and required documentation. Serve as the primary liaison among employers Iowa Valley faculty and staff the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship Iowa Workforce Development and other agencies. Monitor programs for compliance with federal requirements and institutional standards.
• Lead employer engagement and workforce program development across the Iowa Valley service area with particular attention to manufacturing and other high-demand sectors. Assess workforce shortages technical skill needs and employee-development priorities. Translate employer needs into apprenticeships customized training industry-recognized credentials work-based learning and credit or noncredit education solutions that support recruitment upskilling and retention.
• Lead curriculum and pathway development in collaboration with faculty academic leaders and industry partners. Align noncredit training with credit-bearing certificates diplomas and degrees through curriculum mapping articulated pathways credit for prior learning and other approved transition strategies. Coordinate institutional planning and implementation for eligible Workforce Pell programs including program design clock-hour and instructional-week requirements recognized credentials student pathways quality review and alignment with applicable federal state and institutional requirements. Ensure related technical instruction and work-based learning experiences align with course and program learning outcomes and industry expectations.
• Develop and oversee systems for program data collection validation analysis and reporting. Track enrollment participation placements completion credential attainment credit transition employer engagement employer and participant satisfaction apprenticeship milestones related technical instruction on-the-job learning wage progression and employment outcomes. Prepare accurate and timely internal state federal grant accreditation and Workforce Pell reports. Use findings to evaluate effectiveness identify equity and access gaps support compliance and recommend program curriculum and resource improvements.
• Works and communicates professionally with others in a timely manner. Performs in a manner which benefits student learning.
• Supports the overall success of the District by performing other duties as assigned.

• Bachelors degree and at least four years of progressively responsible experience in workforce development apprenticeship administration career and technical education curriculum or program development employer engagement or a related field required. Relevant experience may be substituted for the educational requirement.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and developing partnerships in a community college career and technical education workforce economic-development or employer setting preferred.
• Experience developing or administering U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship programs work-based learning or short-term workforce programs preferred.
• Knowledge of apprenticeship requirements noncredit and credit curriculum alignment credit for prior learning Workforce Pell and state and federal data and reporting expectations preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex initiatives and build effective partnerships with employers faculty academic leaders workforce agencies schools and community organizations.
• Strong curriculum and program development data analysis project management written communication presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interpret and apply federal state and institutional requirements; manage multiple priorities; maintain accurate documentation; and travel throughout the Iowa Valley service area and occasionally beyond the region.

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