Advisory Boards Role in Education

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Advisory Boards Role in Education

• Criteria as set forth by the Texas Higher
  Education Board

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Advisory Board - broad purposes

• to help a college document the need for a
  workforce education program
• to ensure that the program has both adequate
  resources and a well-designed curriculum to
  provide students with the skills, knowledge, and
  attitudes necessary to successfully meet the
  needs of business and industry.

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Functions of an Advisory Committee

• evaluation of the goals and objectives of the
  program curriculum
• establishment of workplace competencies for the
  program occupation(s)
• suggestion of program revisions as needed

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Functions of an Advisory Committee

• evaluation of the adequacy of existing college
  facilities and equipment
• advice on the selection and acquisition of new
  college equipment
• identification of local business/industry
  leaders who will provide students with external
  learning experiences, employment, and placement
  opportunities

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Functions of an Advisory Committee

• assistance in the professional development of the
  faculty
• assistance in promoting and publicizing the
  program to the community and to business and
  industry
• representation of the needs of students from
  special populations.

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Advisory Committee Composition

• Advisory committees must be composed of persons
  who broadly represent the demographics, including
  the ethnic and gender diversity, of the
  institution's service area as well as the
  demographics of the occupational field. Committee
  members should be knowledgeable about the skills
  used in the occupation for which they are
  providing information and guidance.

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Advisory Committee Composition

• Members should be drawn from the private and
  public sectors, with emphasis on business,
  industry, and labor membership.
• Tech-Prep program-specific advisory committee
  members must represent secondary and higher
  education as well as business and industry.

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Advisory Committee Composition

• Full-time faculty and staff of the community or
  technical college offering the program must not
  be members of the advisory committee but may
  serve in an ex-officio role. Part-time faculty
  who hold full-time positions within the career
  field may be members of the committee. Faculty
  and staff of senior institutions with whom the
  program may be articulated may also be members of
  the committee.

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Identification of Program Competencies

• A program must consist of a curriculum which
  integrates necessary academic and workforce
  skills as identified in the literature, by
  program experts, by business and industry
  advisory committees, in recognized skill
  standards, and by other related professional
  organizations. Development of a competency-based
  curriculum requires identification of both
  subject area specific and general academic and
  workforce skills.

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Needs Analysis

• Conduct a survey of local businesses to find out
  the need of a particular job classification in
  the area.
• Many times government will have figures showing
  the need of a particular occupation.

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Developing Partnerships in the community

• Set up agreements with local businesses to
  provide sites for On the job training for the
  students.
• They can support your program with resources.
• Speak on behave of your program.

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Internships

• What is your intent of the Internship/Practicum?
• How much knowledge do they need before they start?

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Certification Process
Setting standards for required skill for a
particular job classification. Decide on what is
needed. Level of education hours of work in the
field passing a competency exam.
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Accountability

• Texas Board of Education
• Southern Accreditation Board
• Licensing Agencies

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Accountability

• 85 pass rate on licensing exams
• 95 placement rate for jobs or higher education
• Show Advisory Board input
• Show resources available to students
• Show Scans Skill in syllabus
• Show objectives for each class

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Health Science Division

• Southeast College
• 17 different programs
• All have an advisory board
• Most have a licensing board for their students
• Some licenses are based solely on education and
  an exam
• Other require an additional number of hours in
  their respective field.

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Class hours

• 1 credit equal 15/16 hours
• equivalent of one hour per week in a 16 week
  semester. (for a ten week semester it would be
  1.6 hours
• Most classes are either 3 or 4 semester hours

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Degrees

• Associate Degree 60
• Bachelors Degree 120
• Masters Degree and PHD is variable

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Degree Plan

• DAAC 1417 - 4 hour
• ENGL 1301 3 hrs
• Psyc 1301 3 hrs
• etc.
• Total hours 65

• A full time student is considered to have at
  least 12 hours
• A part time student less then 12 hours.

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Key Internet addresses

• www.hccs.cc.tx.us
• Go to the student section - Click on Degrees -
  then click on Workforce or Academic
• or Southeast College then Health Science programs
• Rosing_r_at_hccs.cc.tx.us