Section II - Administration

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Job Description - Vice President for Workforce Development and Continuing Education

To outline the duties of the Vice President for Workforce Development and Continuing Education

The Vice President for Workforce Development & Continuing Education reports to the President of the College. In collaboration with the President, faculty, and staff, the Vice President creates, nurtures, assesses, and continuously improves a highly collaborative environment toward the development and implementation of innovative workforce development, continuing education, and personal professional development programs that will meet the current and future needs of Randolph County’s economic development and corporate communities in fulfillment of the College mission, strategic priorities and goals.

  • Provides leadership for and oversight of the development, management, assessment, and quality improvement of the College’s workforce development and continuing education programs and services based on local community and workforce needs for ultimate benefit within the College’s service area.
  • Develops and administers the workforce development and continuing education budgets in collaboration with the Vice President for Administrative Services and workforce development and continuing education faculty and staff.
  • Promotes the connection between education and the economy by assuming an active role in local community outreach and maintaining contacts and strategic alliances with local leaders to develop cutting edge programs that meet the ever-changing workforce needs in Randolph County through programs that include, but are not limited to, 1) closing the skills gap 2) credentialing, and 3) professional development.
  • Promotes a focus on professional credentialing by working with appropriate boards and accrediting agencies to teach credentialing continuing education credits.
  • Provides leadership at the local, state and national levels by participating in NCCCS supported and workforce related workshops, conferences, and initiatives and by serving on boards and committees as requested.
  • Continually identify and assess best practices regionally and nationally to ensure that RCC workforce development and continuing education programs achieve a competitive advantage.
  • Oversees the FTE reporting process for workforce development and continuing education programs and services.
  • Provides leadership for the recruitment, selection for employment, development,
    and retention of all assigned full-time and part-time workforce development and
    continuing education faculty and staff.
  • Provides leadership and quality assurance for programmatic accreditation,
    articulation agreements, and other programmatic areas in accordance with published standards, rules, regulations, and law.
  • Evaluates assigned personnel and makes salary adjustment recommendations to the President.
  • Makes appropriate policy recommendations to the President related to workforce development and continuing education.
  • Collaborates with the Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement in the procurement of external funding for workforce development and continuing education related programs and services.
  • In collaboration with the Vice President for Instructional Services, provides leadership for and oversight of off-campus learning centers offering workforce development and continuing education programs.
  • Advises the President of the College on matters related to workforce development and continuing education programs.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the President.
COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL EMPLOYEES:
  • Demonstrated excellence in written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equal opportunity, and the academic, intellectual, and social development of all students and employees.
  • An understanding of and commitment to the comprehensive community college philosophy and mission.
  • Treats others respectfully, speaks to others courteously, and behaves in such a way that creates a workplace environment that is marked by trustworthiness, honest but polite communication, and interpersonal interactions that are both personally cordial
    and professionally appropriate.
  • Acts as a team player when working with any and all employees of the College.
  • Serves on institutional committees as appointed by the President.
  • Performs other duties and responsibilities as needed.
  • Annually review all Randolph Community College safety rules and policies and be familiar with all emergency safety procedures. Promote good safety habits and be compliant with OSHA safety regulations.

 

Adopted

Revised: 05/26/2014