Evidence of Sufficient Demand
9. Evidence of unmet workforce needs
Upload the required BDP Labor Market Assessment Report produced by
your regional Center of Excellence. The assessment should document relevant workforce data and information about the occupations your program will prepare students to enter. The report must be submitted in its original form as an attachment. The report must include the following:
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| Required Documentation: Upload Labor Market Assessment Report produced by your regional Center of Excellence. The report must include: |
Summary of Evidence
Provide a summary analysis of the statewide and regional workforce data (LMI) and other evidence submitted in response to Application Question 9. Describe how your proposal and evidence fulfills the following:
 Employers are having difficulty filling positions that require baccalaureate degrees
Employers are willing to pay baccalaureate degree holders more than those with a related associate degree or no postsecondary degree
Evidence of job placement and/or promotion opportunities for candidates with a baccalaureate degree
Evidence the occupation/field of the proposed baccalaureate degree will provide for higher-wage job opportunities. Educational Requirements and Certifications: Summarize the educational requirements, licensing, or third-party certifications needed for up to five identified occupations that the program targets as entry-level positions. Work Experience: Detail the typical work experience preferred for these occupations. Degree Alignment: Analyze whether the proposed degree aligns with educational requirements for the target occupations. Preference for Bachelor’s Degree Holders: Evidence that employers prefer entry-level workers who hold a bachelor’s degree in the proposed field. Salary Differentials: Evidence that employers offer higher salaries to entry-level workers with a bachelor’s degree compared to those with an associate degree or no degree.• Outlook: Provide projected 10-year and annual average job openings for the target occupations in California.
Regional Data Analysis Historical Employment Trends: Analyze historical employment trends for the target occupations in the region. Projected Demand: Detail projected 10-year and annual average job openings to establish demand for workers in the region. Projected Supply: Include historical and projected annual average graduates from similar higher education programs in the region, factoring in the anticipated completions from your new program. Occupational Wages: Compare entry-level wages (25th percentile) for the target occupations against the living wage requirement for a single adult and a single parent with one child in the region.
Centers of Excellence Director Letter of Certification The report must include a signed letter of certification from the Center of Excellence director that this labor market assessment was conducted specifically for the proposed baccalaureate degree program using the Center of Excellence Baccalaureate Degree Program Labor Market Assessment protocols. |
Evidence of Regional Consultation
Attach the following evidence that shows regional stakeholders
(employers and workforce development boards) were consulted regarding their workforce needs, specifically related to the need for baccalaureate degree holders and difficulties filling occupations the
bachelor's program will prepare students to enter. Consultation with Regional Employers: Attached evidence should include analysis from one or more of the following employer engagement activities: Option 1: Employer Advisory Board or Working Group: Engage an advisory board or working group comprising regional employers. Document discussions and insights on workforce needs, skill gaps, and the value of a bachelor's degree in the
proposed field. Option 2: Employer Survey: Conduct a survey targeting employers who hire for occupations related to the proposed bachelor's degree. The survey should gather data:
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Consultation with Regional Workforce Development Boards: Include evidence that regional workforce development boards were consulted about the new program. Submit evidence of discussions and insights with Regional Workforce Development Boards on workforce needs, skill gaps, and the value of a bachelor's degree in the proposed field. Evidence can include a written summary of these
discussions, meeting minutes, correspondence, or official statements from the boards confirming their support or feedback on the proposed degree program; or
provide documentation of any collaborative efforts or endorsements from these
boards
Regional Consortium Program Recommendation: Submit evidence that your regional consortia has reviewed and/or recommended your proposed program. Submit evidence of program recommendation, which may include regional consortia meeting minutes, screenshots from the CTE Program Recommendation website (https://regionalcte.org/) showing your program was recommended, or
other official documentation.
Optional attachments
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| Optional Documentation
Upload additional support from employers: minutes of industry advisory committee meetings and/or regional consortia recommendations, letters from partners or employers, and/or committee meeting minutes or recommendations (See Pre-application Workforce Need) |
10. Administrative Funding Plans
Provides an explanation of the factors that led to the development of the proposed degree, how it fits within the higher education master plan, faculty qualifications, student support services, impacts to resources, and budget | Panel |
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| Required Documentation: Administrative and Funding Plan template Response is limited to 12 pages (See pre-application Administrative Funding Plan) |
11. Chancellor’s Office recommends that districts adopt policies and practices consistent wit the Budgeting Best Practices published by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). Foremost among these best practices is consideration of financial reserves. The Chancellor’s Office recommends that districts adopt formal policies to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves with a suggested minimum of two months of total general fund operating expenditures. See Memo FS 22-03 Fiscal Forward Portfolio and Budget Architecture and Development Recommendations
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| Required Documentation: District’s Formal Policy to maintain unrestricted reserves. BP 6300 Fiscal Management |
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