Implementing Career Clusters: High-Skill High-Demand High-Wage Careers

Office of Career and Technical EducationVirginia Department of Education

August 13, 2015

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Overview

Part A: What data are available, and what is the best way to use them?

Part B: How can we engage community partners in preparing students for high-skill, high-demand, and high-wage careers?

Part C: How do the available data relate to the new CTE Course Application?

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Part A: The Datactetrailblazers.org/labor-market-data

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Part A: The DataTop 15 Largest Employers

• Identified by Virginia Labor Market Information (VirginiaLMI.com)

• Compiled with suggestions by CTE Advisory Committee and CTE Trailblazers

• Gives information on employers by locality and Local Workforce Investment Area (LWIA)

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Supts. Memo # 200-15 http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/statistics_reports/labor_mkt_data/index.shtml

Part A: The Datawww.yesvirginia.com

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Part A: The Datahttp://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.va.htm

• Produced by Bureau of Labor Statistics• Current and comparative employment

numbers by industry

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Part A: Using the Data

All members of a secondary CTE team can and should make use of these data

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Part A: Using the Data

All members of a secondary CTE team can and should make use of these data• Administrators

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Part A: Using the Data

All members of a secondary CTE team can and should make use of these data• Administrators• Local CTE Advisory Committee

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Part A: Using the Data

All members of a secondary CTE team can and should make use of these data• Administrators• Local CTE Advisory Committee• Teachers

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Part A: Using the Data

All members of a secondary CTE team can and should make use of these data• Administrators• Local CTE Advisory Committee• Teachers• School Counselors

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Part A: Using the Data

All members of a secondary CTE team can and should make use of these data• Administrators• Local CTE Advisory Committee• Teachers• School Counselors

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Part B: Engaging Partners

By developing strong relationships with local employers and Thomas Nelson Community College, Heritage High School STEM Academy is preparing its students for high-skill, high-demand, and high-wage careers.

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Part B: EngagingPartners

Welcome to • Erin Nobile, Career Coach at Thomas

Nelson Community College and• Toinette Outland, Program

Administrator, Governor’s STEM Academy at Heritage High School in Newport News Public Schools

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Part C: New CTE Course Application

New course application is available at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/administration/application/application_new_cte_program_course.pdf

You may find instructions at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/administration/application/directions_for_completing_application.pdf

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Part C: New CTE Course Application

Part H, Section 1

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Part C: New CTE Course Application

• Applying for Building Trades II from Johnston County* in Local Workforce Investment Area XIII

• Key words: – masonry, – carpentry, – electricity, and– Plumbing

• ctetrailblazers.org/labor-market-data• Download spreadsheet for LWIA XIII (Bay

Consortium)*Example

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• Complete this table for as many occupations as apply

• Consider occupations outside of the immediate pathway by asking yourself the following:– What skills does this course build? – How might this course motivate students to

pursue particular careers? For example, students interested in mechanical or civil engineering may benefit from Building Trades II.

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Part C: New CTE Course Application

Part H, Section 2, Questions (a) through (d) reference your completed table.

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Section H, Part 2, Question (e) asks you to find another source of information to support your claim that this course will be valuable to your division. Consider the following:• announcements of new industry

openings, • newspaper articles, • other reliable examples of information

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Go forth and analyze!

There exists quantitative information on high-skill, high-demand, high-wage careers. Use these data, in combination with good community relationships, to make sure that you are preparing your students for the workforce that they will be facing in the years to come.

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Session Evaluation

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Please take a few minutes to complete the session evaluation.

Next ProfessionalDevelopment Training Session

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September 17, 2015

Beginning-of-Year: Financial Information, Reimbursements, and Reports

Terry DoughertyCTE Grants Manager

1:30 p.m.

Contacts

Lolita B. Hall George R. WillcoxDirector Coordinator

804-225-2051 Planning, Administration and Accountability

CTE@doe.virginia.gov 804 225-2052

george.willcox@doe.virginia.gov

Annie Rorem Virginia Department of EducationPolicy Associate Office of Career and Technical Education

Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service P. O. Box 2120

University of Virginia Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120

Annie.rorem@virginia.edu 804 225-2051

434 982-5690

CTE Website: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/