Wake Technical Community College

This Project Charter outlines the scope, schedule, organization, and work plans for the implementation phase of the Reach and Rally Strategic Plan. The plan focuses on four main pillars: connecting program rungs (Labor Market), helping students get on a rung (Equitable Access), helping students climb the ladders (Equitable Outcomes, Completion and Transfer), and ensuring students are learning across rungs (Learning). The charter details strategic objectives aimed at increasing enrollment, improving learning outcomes, closing equity gaps, enhancing retention and completion rates, and facilitating transfer and living wage employment, with a particular emphasis on integrating the LadderWorks initiative.

This Climate Action Plan for Wake Technical Community College outlines strategies to address global climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to college operations. The plan focuses on three main pillars: Buildings and Grounds, Transportation, and Curriculum Integration. Key objectives include reducing energy consumption in buildings, achieving LEED Silver certification for new construction, increasing renewable energy use, decreasing transportation-related emissions through policy changes and alternative options, and embedding sustainability into the college curriculum to foster awareness and behavioral change. The overarching goal is to reduce GHG emissions to 2005 levels and ultimately achieve carbon neutrality.

The 2021-2025 Strategic Plan for Wake Technical Community College focuses on equitable access and economic mobility for students in Wake County, particularly those from underrepresented and low-income backgrounds. The plan uses a "ladder college" framework to guide students through their educational journey, providing support and resources at each stage. Key areas of focus include improving equitable access to programs and support services, closing equity gaps in student learning and completion, enhancing learning experiences, increasing completion and transfer rates, and connecting students to sustainable, living-wage employment. The plan emphasizes targeted outreach, improved advising, coordinated student services, and active employer engagement to achieve these goals. Data-driven strategies and regular monitoring and evaluation are integral to the plan's implementation.

Wake Tech's Workforce Forward Strategic Development plan focuses on investing in physical infrastructure and expanding programs to support the regional economy. The plan emphasizes creating state-of-the-art labs and facilities for job training in key sectors such as skilled trades, advanced manufacturing, transportation, law enforcement, healthcare, information technology, cybersecurity, and life sciences. The plan details significant investments in new and renovated facilities across multiple campuses, including the Center for Building Technologies, Hendrick Center for Automotive Excellence, WakeWorks® Apprenticeship Center, Lilly Science and Technology Center, Renewable Energy Training Center, Public Safety Simulation Complex, Eastern Student Center, Advanced Technology Center, Fire and Rescue Training Center, Simulated Hospital, and Western Wake Workforce Center. These investments aim to create a robust workforce development infrastructure, expand training opportunities, and foster partnerships with industry leaders to ensure the community's economic prosperity.

This project charter outlines the implementation of the Reach and Rally Strategic Plan (2021-2025) at Wake Technical Community College, focusing on integrating the LadderWorks initiative. The plan centers around four pillars: connecting program rungs (labor market), helping students get on a rung (equitable access), helping students climb the ladders (equitable outcomes, completion, and transfer), and ensuring students are learning across rungs. Strategies include targeted outreach, career and college promise programs, advising redesign, employer engagement, and the development of career ladders. The ultimate goal is to improve student outcomes, including completion rates, transfer rates, and employment in living-wage jobs. The project involves various deliverables such as a revamped organizational structure, career field alignment, and a LadderWorks web application.