Career

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Career Technical Education

• State Board Meeting
• August 6, 2014

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Career Technical Education

• Current Trends
• CTE Enrollment Program Information
• Examples of Success
• Future Opportunities and Direction

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National and State Trends

• Nearly two-thirds of occupations by 2018 will
  require workers have at least some postsecondary
  education.
• Skills Gap in technical areas
• Opportunities for Middle Skills occupations
  requiring licenses, credentials and certificates.
• Creation of Career Pathways

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Pathways to Prosperity Report

• Broaden the range of high-quality pathways
  that we offer young adults.
• More emphasis on career counseling and
  high-quality career education.
• Use apprenticeship programs/work-based learning
  and community colleges as viable routes to
  well-paying jobs.

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What are Employers Saying?

• Lack of soft skills/employability skills
• Teamwork - Communication
• Punctuality - Critical Thinking
• Work Ethics - Time management
• Lumina Foundation and Gallup
• 2014 NJBIA Survey, 2013

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Career Readiness for All Students

• Act as a Responsible and Contributing Citizen
• Apply Academic and Technical Skills
• Attend to Personal Financial Well-Being
• Communicate Clearly and Effectively
• Consider Social Economic Impacts of Decisions
• Demonstrate Creativity and Innovation
• Employ Research Strategies
• Utilize Critical Thinking and Persevere
• Model Integrity Effective Leadership
• Plan Education and Career Path
• Use Technology
• Work Productively in Teams

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CTE Secondary Enrollment Data 2012-2013

• 81,932 students
• County Vocational-Technical School Districts (21)
  29,838
• Full-time and shared-time programs
• Comprehensive High School Districts (109)
  52,094
• 1,308 students
• State Agencies
• Department of Children Families
• Juvenile Justice Commission

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Career Clusters

• Career Clusters provide a framework for the
  essential knowledge and skills within the 16
  Career Clusters and their Career Pathways.

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Secondary CTE Enrollment Distribution by Career
Cluster 2012-2013
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Vocational School Enrollment by Career Cluster
2012-2013
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Comprehensive HS Enrollment by Career
Cluster2012-2013
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CTE NJ Key Industry Clusters

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Bio/Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences
• Financial Services
• Health Care
• Leisure, Hospitality Retail
• Technology
• Transportation, Logistics Distribution

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Career Information for Students, Parents, and
Educators

• Career Information in Key Industries
• Industry Credentials (stackable)
• Education and training opportunities
• Certificates, AA, AAS, AS, BA, BS
• New Jersey Career Assistance Navigator (NJCAN)
• www.njcan.org

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• Advanced Manufacturing
• Health Care
• Life Sciences
• Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism (RHT)
• Technology and Entrepreneurship
• Financial Services
• http//jobs4jersey.com/

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Industry Recognized Credentials

• Expand Opportunities for earning credentials
  valued by business and industry
• Stackable Credentials for Career Pathways

Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)/ National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) Certifications Information Technology (IT)
Suspension and SteeringBrakes Electrical/Electronic Systems Engine Performance Engine Repair Automatic Transmission Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) CompTIA A Oracle Database Certification Java Certification
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CTE Students Earning College Credit by Career
Cluster 2012-2013
Agriculture, Food Natural Resources 216 Architecture Construction 28 Arts, Audio-Video Technology Communications 598 Business Management Administration 970 Education Training 29
Finance 155 Health Science 1,304 Hospitality Tourism 603 Human Services 76 Information Technology 268
Law, Public Safety, Corrections Security 233 Manufacturing 116 Marketing 67 Science, Technology, Engineering Mathematics 769 Transportation, Distribution Logistics 304
TOTAL Students Earning College Credit 5,737
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The 10 Components of a Rigorous CTE Program of
Study
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Quality CTE Programs

• Authentic learning (project-based)
• Address business and industry expectations
• Integrate academic standards
• Align to postsecondary options
• Provide work-based learning opportunities
• Provide student leadership development

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Literacy in CTE Major Effort

• Focus on increasing the instructional capacity of
  CTE teachers to improve literacy in CTE classes
• Use literacy strategies aligned to the Common
  Core State Standards for Literacy in Technical
  Subjects
• Raise rigor of reading and writing assignments

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Developing Model CTE Programs of Study

• Utilizing various methods beyond locally
  developed CTE programs to leverage resources
• Partnerships are essential to success
• Business/Industry
• Secondary Education
• Higher Education
• Process may vary

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NJ Green Program of Study

• Six Pilot Districts and expanding
• Green Construction
• Sustainable Design
• Sustainable Energy
• Led by County Vocational School
• Partnering with Burlington County
• College, Stockton, NJIT, PSEG
• Dual credit courses

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The College of New Jersey Socially Responsible
Engineering Technology Program of Study

• Four courses developed by STEM secondary and
  post-secondary educators, business leaders and
  industry professionals.
• Courses
• - Technology, Engineering Social
  Responsibility
• - Sustainable Engineering Design
• - Exploring Careers and Issues in Socially
  Responsible Engineering
• - Senior Design Capstone
• High school students graduate with college credit
  that can be applied toward several STEM-related
  degree programs at county colleges and/or The
  College of New Jersey.

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Early Childhood DevelopmentCamden County College

• Five courses developed by advisory group
  including secondary postsecondary ( Kean
  University, Rutgers University)
• Courses
• - Child Development
• - Curriculum Materials Methods
• - Childrens Health Wellbeing
• - Creative Experiences
• - Early Childhood Internship Portfolio
  (Capstone Course)
• Linked to career pathways including Child
  Development Associate (CDA)

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Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education
(CASE)

• National Model with multiple states involved
• Based on inquiry based, student centered
  activity-, project-, and problem-based
  instruction
• Courses Introduction to Agriculture, Food
  Natural Resources, Principles of Agriculture
  Science Animal, Principles of Agriculture
  Science Plant, Animal Plant Biotechnology
• Implementation in 17 high schools
• Rutgers University Involvement

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Next Steps

• Ensure quality of programs
• 5-year re-approval of programs (align to
  workforce)
• Common Career Technical Core
• Support for Teachers
• Career Cluster Team Resources/Tools
• Model Curriculum
• Teacher Summer Institutes
• Technical Skill Assessments
• Industry Credentials or End-of-Program
  Assessments

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Next Step Enhanced Collaboration

• Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
• Department of Labor and Workforce Development
• State Employment and Training Commission
• 3M State Appropriation for County Vocational
  School Partnership Grants
• Enhancing opportunities for career pathways
• NGA Grant Submission
• Convening of comprehensive high school leadership
• Enactment of WIOA

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