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In what ways can community and business members collaborate with teachers to benefit Career and Technical Education stud

In what ways can community and business members collaborate with teachers to benefit Career and Technical Education students?.

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In what ways can community and business members collaborate with teachers to benefit Career and Technical Education stud

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  1. In what ways can community and business members collaborate with teachers to benefit Career and Technical Education students?

  2. ROAD MAP TO RECOVERY CTE in the Current Economy October 13, 2010Presented By: Eleni PapadakisExecutive DirectorWorkforce Training and Education Coordinating Boardepapadakis@wtb.wa.gov

  3. Times are tough! 25-29 year olds – 11.5% unemployment rate African American and Hispanic 16-24 year olds – 28%

  4. Even worse for youth!

  5. Ratio of youth to adult unemployment has been rising Length of increased unemployment results in more unemployed and underemployed youth than ever before

  6. The Good News…sort of… 1980 1990 2000 2010 2015 2018

  7. The worry… • It takes longer for youth employment to rebound • Historically, recession era youth are less likely to achieve the economic gains of the just pre- and post era youth • Recession era youth who do not find a foothold in the labor market after graduation will jostle with each succeeding graduating class, and will fall further behind

  8. More worries…63% of all jobs will require some college or better by 2018. Source: Analysis of March CPS data, various years, Center on Education and the Workforce forecasts of education demand to 2018

  9. By 2018, the US will be short 3 million degrees, WA will be short 259,000 • Degree creep is expected to be the new reality for many years to come • Degrees become commodities • The cost benefit ratio is beginning to decrease • Education-generated debt will rise

  10. What Else? • Realities: • Continued Globalization • Virtualization • Rote or Routinized work will be automated • Watch out for Geezers • Expectations: • What is green? • Customization will continue • US Manufacturing will be strengthened

  11. Helping CTE Students over these hurdles Research in the 1980’s (Carter Task Force on Youth Employment) found that, all else being equal, the most likely indicator of employment success as an adult is having a job in teen years. Formulating the habits of working and identifying with the workplace, results in better labor force attachment.

  12. Riding the Labor Market Escalator • Traditional Ride (smooth): • Begin at entry level or semi-skilled; Perseverance leads to progress over time to successively greater responsibility and income level; periods of plateau, but stable • New Ride (bumpy and churning): • Begin at entry level or semi-skilled; might be tossed off or have hours reduced; perseverance will lead to periods of progress follow lengthy periods of stasis or churn; continually jostling for foothold

  13. What do we do? • Prepare students for self-management of escalator ride • Teach financial management • Career pathways are likely to be quilts rather than ladders • Future proof each student • Help students find their inner entrepreneur • Create solid lasting relationships with employers

  14. When there’s no job to be had… • Unpaid work experience • Internships • Mentors • Work-based projects • Volunteer – Find a problem or issue and get involved in solving it • Build relationships with employers that allow youth to keep up-to-date and relevant with chosen field

  15. Build Relationships in High Demand Fields • Research the business needs of the industry generally and in your community • New technologies? • New markets? • Aging workforce? • Market customization? • Virtualization? • Going Global? • Ecological issues? • More rigorous standards? • What else?

  16. Create confidence that your program will meet their needs • How does the business measure the success of its employees? • Can you develop similar metrics for student projects? • Where does the business see itself in 3 – 5 years? • Can you demonstrate that this vision is part of your curriculum? • How can you ensure that students will be able to use the technology of their future today?

  17. Employer Engagement Strategies • Project leaders—don’t stop at a guest presentation • Donate equipment or allow for equipment use on-site at workplace • Develop real world projects or examples from the workplace • Teacher Externships

  18. Employer Engagement Strategies • Employer Externships (Loaned instructors, equipment maintenance) • Student Internships – make them real • Job Shadows • Mentors • Guest Lectures • Field Trips

  19. A word about mentorships and internships • Most adults love to talk about how they got to where they are…whether they are happy with their position or not! • Help a mentor or internship supervisor be a good navigator for their protégé. • Provide resources, guides, and training if possible

  20. Consider… • Becoming the “Center for Excellence” for local employers • Centers across the country are co-funded (in-kind and/or cash) by employers when: • They see the impact for their bottom line • They play a role in governance or oversight • They participate in evaluation and continuous improvement

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