CCTI

1. : CCTI Career Pathways - Five Years of Lessons Learned and Moving into the Future

2. Transitions – Why Critical Today For most Americans, education and training through and beyond high school is now a necessary condition (not just the most advantageous or desirable route) for developing skills required by most well-paying jobs. Source: Patrick M. Callan, President National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education

3. Because… • Remediation Rates • Dropout Rates • Secondary and Postsecondary Disconnect • Wasted Senior Year • Postsecondary Persistence • Employer Dissatisfaction

4. Two Major Projects Facilitatedby OVAE • Career Clusters  Defines What… www.careerclusters.org • College and Career Transitions Initiative (Pathways)  Suggests How … www.league.org/ccti

5. CAREER CLUSTERS(The What) “An organizing tool defining CTE using 16 broad clusters of occupations and 81 pathways with validated standards that ensure opportunities for all students regardless of their career goals and interests.”

6. 16 Career Clusters

7. Manufacturing Production Manufacturing Production Process Development Maintenance, Installation, and Repair Quality Assurance Logistics and Inventory Control Health Safety and Environmental Assurance Health Science Therapeutic Services Diagnostic Services Health Informatics Support Services Biotechnology Research and Development Career Pathways by Career Cluster

8. Cluster Standards Foundation Standards: Essential for all occupations within a cluster and are organized around ten areas. Pathway Standards: Essential for all occupations within a cluster pathway.

9. College and Career Transitions Initiative (CCTI) Cooperative Agreement between U.S. Department of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education and The League for Innovation in the Community College Consortium

10. (The How)

11. Perkins IV What is a Program of Study/Pathway? • Incorporate and align secondary and postsecondary education • Include academic & CTE content in a coordinated, non-duplicative progression of courses • May include the opportunity for secondary students to acquire postsecondary credits • Lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or baccalaureate degree

12. Funded by the U. S. Department of Education (V051B020001) CCTI Career Pathways Template Rigorous Academics CTE for all Dual Enrollment Early Assessment in H.S.

13. Example:Sinclair Career Pathway

14. Sample Template: Kentucky

15. Sample Template: National

16. What Have We Learned? What is the Impact?

17. CCTI Outcomes Outcome #1 Decrease remediation at the postsecondary level Outcome #2  Increase enrollment and persistence in postsecondary education Outcome #3  Increase academic and skill achievement at both the secondary and postsecondary levels Outcome #4  Increase attainment of postsecondary degrees, certificates, or other recognized credentials. Outcome #5  Increase successful entry into employment or further education

18. Summary Enrollment Totals

19. CCTI Results

20. What We Learned 4 Cs • COLLABORATION • COMMUNICATION • CURRICULUM • CAREER EXPLORATION

21. Impact of CCTI • State and local implementation • Exemplars continuing work beyond federal funding • League establishing a National Center • CCTI Network continues to grow • Perkins legislation embraces CCTI Changing Systems … Changing Lives

22. Impact  Education Reform VTE  CTE In Lieu of Academics Aligns/Supports Academics For a Few Students For All Students For a Few Jobs For All Careers 6 to 7 Program Areas 16 Clusters – 81 Pathways High School Focused Partnerships

23. What Students Say

24. Thank you! • Laurance J. Warford • CCTI Project Director, warford@league.org • Kathleen Beauman • Anne Arundel Community College, kmbeauman@aacc.edu • Ron Kindell • Sinclair Community College, Ronald.Kindell@sinclair.edu www.league.org/ccti