Using this site
WorkforcePellSupport.org is designed to support college leaders who want practical ways to plan, navigate, implement, and sustain Workforce Pell work. The site focuses on short-term programs, internal processes, and livable wage opportunities for students.
Where to start
Start with Getting Started
Begin on the Getting Started page to see the overall sequence: forming a small cross-functional team, choosing a pilot program, and using a standard intake to organize the first conversation.
Review the Eligibility Guide
Use the Eligibility Guide to translate Workforce Pell into program-level questions: what qualifies, what must be proven, who decides, and what your college should do next. It pairs policy expectations with examples of evidence and common pitfalls.
Using the forms and templates
Form 1: Short-Term Program Intake Form
Use Form 1 to capture the baseline facts for each candidate program: hours, length, credential, workforce alignment, current outcomes, and early implementation concerns.
Form 2: Program Eligibility and Evidence Checklist
Use Form 2 to gather and organize program-level documentation, including labor market data, completion and placement rates, earnings evidence, and approvals.
Form 3: Cross-Functional Team Worksheet
Use Form 3 to clarify which office owns each part of the review and implementation process, including financial aid, workforce/CTE, curriculum, IR, student services, and leadership.
Form 4: Cabinet or Dean Briefing Memo
Use Form 4 to give senior leaders a concise, repeatable format for go, pause, or no-go decisions on candidate programs.
Form 5: Outcome and Evidence Tracker
Use Form 5 to track cohorts, completion, placement, earnings, and supporting documentation over time for programs that move forward.
Each form is available as a web version and as an editable template, so colleges can adapt language, fields, and layout to local needs.
Context pages
Industry and sectors
The sectors page describes where strong Workforce Pell candidates are often found (for example, health care, trades, logistics, manufacturing, some IT and early childhood) and where programs may face higher validation hurdles. It assumes colleges will validate all decisions with state data.
Urban, suburban, and rural settings.
The regional context page outlines how local conditions, labor markets, employer concentration, wages, and geography shape planning in different settings. It offers outreach ideas to industry sectors that feel realistic for educators.
Resources
The Resources page provides a small, curated set of federal, state, and implementation references that are especially useful for college leaders, without trying to track every update.
How this can fit your work
Most colleges already have pathways and are placing students into real jobs. Workforce Pell adds additional requirements around sectors, outcomes, and value. The goal of this site is to support college leaders in building manageable, compliant processes that keep student opportunity and livable wage outcomes at the center of the work.