{"id":30049,"date":"2014-12-05T15:45:38","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T01:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=30049"},"modified":"2023-03-15T13:56:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T23:56:42","slug":"non-traditional-students-discover-they-can-with-ican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/12\/05\/non-traditional-students-discover-they-can-with-ican\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-traditional students discover they can with iCAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uFDfBpShX_g\" title=\"Youtube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Graduation day for 15 students who completed the Individualized Career Achievement Network or iCAN program run by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College<\/a> in partnership with the McKinley Community School for Adults. <\/p>\n<p>The free, fast track career training program attracts a wide variety of students. This group of graduates is made up of 10 women and 5 men, who range in age from 18 to 74. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30091\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ican.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ican.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ican-260x145.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fifteen students celebrate graduation from the Individualized Career Achievement Network or iCAN program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 15px 15px;\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YcCzQtM6zx0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Related <abbr>UH<\/abbr> News video<\/strong>: iCAN prepares students for college and<br \/> careers, February 5, 2012 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/02\/05\/ican-prepares-students-for-college-and-careers\/\">(Read full story)<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I am from Micronesia,&rdquo; said iCAN graduate <strong>Julie Johannes<\/strong>. &ldquo;And I am a wife, mother and grandma.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I recently came out of jail in February and ever since then, I just been on a straight path, just trying to change my life,&#8221; said fellow iCAN graduate <strong>Nathan Paoa<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>iCAN&#8217;s mission is to help participants improve their lives by finding career pathways, whether that&#8217;s college or some type of workforce training. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We realize that students don&#8217;t have the basic skills that sometimes they need to get into those career pathways or to find the jobs that they are looking for,&rdquo; said <strong>Roya Dennis<\/strong>, the <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College iCAN coordinator. <\/p>\n<p>The 135-hour program focuses on career skills like teamwork and communication along with reading, writing, math, computer skills and a broad range of support services. <\/p>\n<p>The students also tour college campuses. The iCAN program is a gateway to the world of possibility&#8212;a bridge to higher education or a fulfilling career. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I learned that I can be myself and what I want to do for my goal, I can do it,&rdquo; said Johannes. &ldquo;That&#8217;s iCAN program.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcsahawaii.org\/\">McKinley Community School for Adults<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waipahucs.k12.hi.us\/\">Waipahu Community School for Adults<\/a> are piloting the iCAN program in a partnership between the <a href=\"http:\/\/uhcc.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community Colleges<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiipublicschools.org\/TeachingAndLearning\/AdultEducation\/Pages\/Home.aspx\">Department of Education Community School for Adults<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/uhcc.hawaii.edu\/c3t\/\">Community College Career Training program<\/a> funded by a $24.6 million grant from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doleta.gov\/\">U.S. Department of Labor&#8217;s Employment and Training Administration<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>At every iCAN graduation ceremony, each student gives a presentation on their career goals and how they will accomplish those goals. A big part of iCAN is to leave with a detailed plan. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well right now, I&#8217;m not sure what I want to do,&rdquo; said Paoa. &ldquo;That&#8217;s why on my presentation I had like three different things. But I know that whatever I do choose, it&#8217;s going to be worth it.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The iCAN program is available every spring, summer and fall. <\/p>\n<p>Graduates receive a National Career Readiness Certificate and a Certificate of Professional Development. They also have an option to earn a Healthcare Foundation certificate by taking an additional 30-hour course that covers the skills needed for entry-level positions in the healthcare industry. <\/p>\n<p>Just like any graduation ceremony, there are a lot of laughter, tears, hugs and one last group shot. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now we&#8217;re done and I just go on, I want to continue on,&rdquo; said Johannes right after she graduated. &ldquo;So never be scared. Just go for it.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>View the photos on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uhawaii\/sets\/72157647295627083\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Flickr site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iCAN\u2019s mission is to help participants improve their lives by finding career pathways, whether that\u2019s college or some type of workforce training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,12],"tags":[63,71,56,603],"class_list":["post-30049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","category-video","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-video-2","tag-workforce-development","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30049"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174276,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30049\/revisions\/174276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}