Program Focus

• Postsecondary Education
• Workforce Development

Program Strategy

• RSTEF’s focus on Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development is implemented via three organizational strategies:
• Awareness & Culture: Support programs increase awareness of the value of education.
• Workforce Alignment: Support programs that will result in the skilled workforce required for the marketplace today and future. This strategy would include initiatives such as postsecondary credit recovery programs and postsecondary degree attainment.
• Upskilling the Workforce: Support programs that provide training and development opportunities to expand the workforce’s abilities and minimize the skills gap. This strategy would include initiatives such as the expansion of apprenticeship, internship, and certification programs, as well as support for adult education programs.

Initiatives /Purposes

• The following are initiatives/purposes that fall under the RSTEF’s Focus and Strategies
• Programs that increase awareness of the value of education
• Programs with a focus on postsecondary degrees in target career clusters and occupations.
• Programs that provide credit recovery assistance for postsecondary students to continue or complete academic track in target career clusters and occupations.
• Programs that provide for the expansion of apprenticeship opportunities in target career clusters and occupations.
• Programs that provide for the expansion of internship opportunities in target career clusters and occupations.
• Programs that provide for the expansion or increase capacity through certification in target career clusters and occupations.
• Programs that provide for Adult Education (25+ w/lower educational attainment).