Director of Experiential Learning

Virginia's Community College System; Charlottesville (VA); Presencial; USD 75.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) is a public, open access institution in the Virginia Community College System. The Director of Experiential Learning leads CPL and Work-Based Learning initiatives at PVCC, reporting to the VP of Academic Affairs and Workforce Development, and works with employer partners to create meaningful, career-connected learning experiences.

This is a 1.0 FTE grant-funded administrative faculty position, with duties spanning policy design, pathway development, and

Formación

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in education, higher education administration, workforce development, or a related field.
• Three years of progressively responsible experience in higher education, workforce development, or a related setting, including program coordination or administration.
• Direct experience with CPL/prior-learning assessment and policy.
• Experience building partnerships with employers, industry, or community organizations.
• Proficiency with labor-market analytics tools and student-success platforms.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to help engage employers and support students.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to serving adult learners and students from diverse backgrounds.

Responsabilidades

• Lead CPL and WBL implementation across PVCC in collaboration with campus and employers.
• Streamline CPL policies, processes and promote CPL pathways.
• Expand CPL credits and develop apprenticeship pathways.
• Coordinate with Career Services to align work-based learning with industry demand.
• Represent PVCC in regional workforce networks and secure external funding.
• Provide professional development for faculty on experiential learning.

Conocimientos

Curriculum development

Program mapping

Labor-market analytics

Partnership building

Project management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Facilitation skills

Adult learner focus

Educación

Master’s degree in education / higher education administration / workforce development

Herramientas

Lightcast

JobsEQ

BLS OEWS

O*NET

Virginia LMI

Navigate

Descripción del empleo

Posting Summary

• Agency: Piedmont Virginia Community College


• Work location: Charlottesville


• Hiring range: $75,000 - $80,000


• FLSA: Exempt; full time


• Work schedule: primarily Monday through Friday with operational hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with the possibility of a modified schedule in the summer, based on business needs. Nights and weekends, as needed to fulfill role responsibilities. This is a full-time exempt position providing services in-person.


• Telework options are subject to change based on business needs

Position Description - Director of Experiential Learning

Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) is a public, open access institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System whose main campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia. As a comprehensive community college, the College provides quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities for the residents of the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson.

Department: Academic Affairs and Workforce Development. Employment type: Full-time, 12-month administrative faculty position, exempt.

Position Purpose

The Director of Experiential Learning (1.0 FTE, grant-funded) reports to the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Workforce Development and leads the implementation of Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) and Work-Based Learning (WBL) at PVCC. Working collaboratively across the college and with employer partners, the Director advances the college’s experiential learning priorities so that students can earn credit for what they already know and gain meaningful, career-connected learning experiences. The Director streamlines policies, processes, and procedures; expands the credits awarded through CPL; builds pathways from workforce training to academic credentials; and increases the number of students who complete work-based learning experiences.

This is a restricted position and is contingent upon continued funding. A restricted appointment is an appointment to a position that is funded (10% or more) by non-State revenues such as gifts, grants, donations, and contracts or other sources of funding which are not continuing in nature. This position is funded by a 5-year grant.

Duties and Responsibilities

Credit for Prior Learning (CPL)

• Inventory and conceptualize PVCC’s existing prior-learning options to determine what is awardable.


• Establish intake and routing mechanisms for portfolio review, assessment exams, and credential evaluation.


• Manage faculty-evaluation workflows and rubrics.


• Coordinate transcription of awarded credit with the Office of the Registrar.


• Advance CPL policy through curriculum and instruction governance.


• Build faculty capacity to evaluate and award CPL.


• Develop student-facing promotion of CPL pathways in coordination with MarCom, including the development and updating of PVCC’s new CPL web page.


• Centralize CPL and make pathways transparent, consistent with the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) recommendations.


• Design and conduct adult learner outreach, informational, and advising activities.

Work-Based Learning (WBL)

• Partner with Career Services to serve as the college’s combined single point of coordination for work-based learning initiatives.


• Collaborate with Career Services, academic and workforce divisions, and other departments of the College to support the development and strengthening of employer partnerships.


• Collaboratively build out PVCC’s Registered Apprenticeship Intermediary function.


• Work alongside Career Services to increase faculty awareness, support development, expansion, and embedding work-based learning experiences into career education programs to improve access for adult learners.


• Co-engage local employers, advisory committees, deans, workforce staff, and Career Services to ensure academic and career pathways directly reflect regional wage data and industry demand.


• Collaboratively scale work-based learning models in target sectors identified in the College’s service region.


• Coordinate with Career Services to ensure new partnerships and opportunities are communicated to appropriate students, faculty, and staff.

Workforce-to-Academic Pathways

• Partner with program managers, academic deans, program heads, and faculty to map workforce training programs (including FastForward/G3-aligned credentials) to credit certificates and degrees, identifying course equivalencies and articulated credit.


• Work with workforce development program managers and instructors to align workforce training curricula, learning outcomes, and industry-recognized credentials with credit course competencies so that completers can earn academic credit without repeating content.


• Co-develop stackable credential maps and guided-pathway program maps that show students clear on-ramps from short-term training to career studies certificates, certificates, and associate degrees.


• Coordinate with Student Affairs, advising, and financial aid to build transition supports (advising touchpoints, application and enrollment steps, financial aid guidance) for workforce completers entering credit programs.


• Engage employers and advisory committees with deans and workforce staff to ensure pathways reflect regional labor-market demand and wage data.


• Track transitions from workforce training to credit enrollment and completion, ensure student award of appropriate CPL credit, and share results with Academic Affairs and Workforce Development leadership to guide program improvement.

Program Leadership, Data, and Compliance

• Develop and maintain policies, procedures, handbooks, and agreements (e.g., internship, apprenticeship, and CPL documentation) in alignment with VCCS policy, the Commission on Colleges and Universities standards, and the VCCS WTS (Salesforce) System.


• Collaborating with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research to establish internal metrics and reporting on CPL awards, WBL participation, apprenticeship enrollment, and pathway outcomes, disaggregated to identify equity gaps. Aligning work with VCCS reporting requirements.


• Collaborating with the Office of Grants and the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Workforce Development to manage grant deliverables, budgets, and reporting for the position’s funding sources, and pursue additional external funding to sustain experiential learning initiatives.


• Monitor risk management and compliance for work-based learning placements, including affiliation agreements, liability, and student eligibility requirements.


• Represent PVCC in VCCS, state, and regional workforce and experiential learning networks, and stay current on national best practices.


• Provide professional development for faculty and staff on experiential learning, CPL assessment, and embedding work-based learning into courses.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Curriculum and program development, including program mapping and stackable / guided-pathways design.


• Interpreting and applying labor-market and wage data using tools such as Lightcast, JobsEQ, BLS OEWS, O*NET, and Virginia LMI.


• Knowledge of community college workforce and credit frameworks (FastForward, G3, Perkins, Credits2Careers).


• Facilitating collaboration across faculty, deans, workforce directors, and administrative units.


• Proficiency with student information systems, degree-planning / advising platforms (e.g., Navigate), catalog systems, and data analysis and reporting.


• Strong project and process management, organization, and written and verbal communication.


• Ability to work independently and as part of a team within a diverse college community.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in education, higher education administration, workforce development, or a related field.


• Three years of progressively responsible experience in higher education, workforce development, or a related setting, including program coordination or administration.


• Direct experience with CPL/prior-learning assessment and policy.


• Experience building partnerships with employers, industry, or community organizations.


• Proficiency with labor-market analytics tools and student-success platforms.


• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally.


• Excellent organizational skills.


• Strong interpersonal skills to help engage employers and support students.


• Strong presentation and facilitation skills.


• Demonstrated commitment to serving adult learners and students from diverse backgrounds.

Additional Considerations

• Community college experience, teaching or administrative.


• Experience implementing Guided Pathways or program-mapping initiatives.


• Familiarity with Virginia Community College System frameworks and systems (FastForward, G3, Credits2Careers, Perkins) and Virginia labor-market resources.


• Experience facilitating curriculum or academic governance committees.


• Experience developing or coordinating work-based learning experiences.


• Demonstrated experience working with the employers.

Application Information

Required travel: within the college service area. Posting closes November 15, 2026.

Background Check

The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest.

EEO Statement

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Piedmont Virginia Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, political affiliation, disability, veteran status, sex, age or sexual orientation in its programs and activities. PVCC is a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) certified state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard.