HOW TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONALTECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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HOW TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• BERTA LLOYD, INSTRUCTIONAL DEAN
• PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION
• SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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MISSION OF PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEES

• Improve the quality and impact of instruction in
  professional-technical programs
• Prepare knowledgeable workers for the 21st
  century workplace

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PURPOSE OF INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEES

• Advise
• Provide support
• Provide advocacy
• for professional-technical programs

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ROLES OF BUSINESS MEMBERS, PROGRAM DIRECTORS AND
FACULTY

• ADVISORY COMMITTEES ARE WIN-WIN PARTNERSHIPS

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ROLE OF BUSINESS MEMBERS

• Provide information that will update, expand, and
  improve the quality of professional-technical
  programs
• Identify the industry skill standards that are
  currently necessary for successful employment
• Assist in keeping college curriculum current and
  relevant by making recommendations that will
  strengthen curriculum

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ROLE OF PROGRAM DIRECTORS AND FACULTY LEADS

• Articulate short-term and long-term goals and
  objectives of the program using the External
  Review, Program Planning and Assessment Reports,
  and DACUMS
• Support and strengthen the partnership between
  education, business, labor, and the community
  by providing well-trained workers for the
  industry

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

• SAMPLE ACTIVITIES
• (NOTE can include some or all)

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CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

• Review labor market information to ensure that
  your occupational program area is
• In demand (job vacancies exist)
• Produces a family wage
• Review program curricula and courses
• Advise the college as to the industry skill
  standards or certification required by the
  occupational areas

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CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

• Assist with the development of new programs
  through the grant writing process
• Provide letters of support for new grant
  proposals
• Recommend instructional practices that will
  promote the development of safe instructional
  environments

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CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

• Inform programs of new methods, procedures,
  products, equipment, and technologies
• Participate in program evaluations made by
  outside agencies (DACUMs and External Review)
• Assist the program in accomplishing program goals
  and in working on program challenges as
  identified by the review processes

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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

• Evaluate equipment and facilities against
  industry standards
• Help obtain needed equipment and supplies on loan
  or lease or at discounted prices

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STUDENT RECRUITMENT

• Speak in classrooms and at orientations
• Participate in career fairs

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STUDENT PLACEMENT

• Facilitate job shadowing and internship
  experiences
• Assist with conducting mock interviews and
  critiquing resumes
• Notify faculty and Career Employment Services of
  job openings
• Hire professional-technical graduates who reflect
  desired skills
• Provide feedback on the skills of graduates

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PUBLIC RELATIONS

• Increase awareness of professional-technical
  education through the media and legislature
• Introduce students and programs to civic and
  service groups

• Assist in determining nominations for the WAVE
  Scholarship (Washington Award for
  Vocational Excellence)

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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

• Arrange industry internships or back-to-industry
  opportunities for faculty so that they may
  upgrade their knowledge and skills

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CREATING AN EFFECTIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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HOW DO YOU KEEP THEM COMING BACK?

• ENGAGEMENT!
• ENGAGEMENT!
• ENGAGEMENT!

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ENGAGEMENT!!!

• Advisory meetings are
• opportunities for
• Networking
• Hire graduates
• Input into curriculum for a well-trained workforce

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YOU DECIDE THE DIRECTION

• Use the following as your guide
• External Review
• Program Planning and Assessment Reports
• DACUMS

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OUTLINE FOR FIRST MEETING

• Have professional-technical dean clarify general
  role and responsibilities of members
• Establish year-long goals using information from
  the assessment tools
• Engage industry in the conversation.what do you
  want to get out of this committee? How can the
  committee members REALLY help?

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OUTLINE FOR FIRST MEETING

• Elect an industry chair
• Determine the meeting schedule for the next
  academic year
• Designate someone to take meeting minutes.
• (this is policy and minutes must be kept on
  file for audits)

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IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

• Your professional-technical dean is available for
  help!

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IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

• Strive toward committee composition that is half
  employers and half employees
• (this is policy and is audited)
• Use your committee for mentorship during the
  quarterdo not wait until meetings to confer with
  them. Make them feel useful and engaged!
• Strive to bring in new industry members

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IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

• Have the agenda established prior to the meeting
  and send it out with the notification of each
  meeting
• Coordinate room reservations, mailings, and
  meeting minutes with Libby Fiene at
  efiene_at_shoreline.edu

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IMPORTANT WEBSITE ADDRESS

• Access agendas and minutes via the Internet at
• http//success.shoreline.edu/proftech/
• Read Only Rosters soon to be available via the
  Internet.

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HOW TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• PRESENTED BY
• BERTA LLOYD, DEANPROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL
  EDUCATION