West Virginia Career & Technical Education enhanced by: Simulated Workplace

1. West Virginia Career & Technical Educationenhanced by:Simulated Workplace

2. Why is Business/Industry asking for Enhanced WV CTE Curriculum? • Employers want and need students with STEM skills – creative thinkers with math logic. • By 2020 – 69%of careers will require technical skills, associate degrees and/or industry credentials. • Business/Industry leaders have expressed: “We have openings for technician level jobs in WV but cannot find employees who routinely show up for work, can pass a drug test, and possess a positive work ethic” — Compiled from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook

3. So… How can we as CTE professionals meet these needs? BY INTEGRATING SIMULATED WORKPLACE

4. Simulated Workplace Does Not Change CTE CSOs, but it does… • give students an opportunity to master curriculum skill sets in a work place learning environment; • give instructors an opportunity to be creative in how they deliver the curriculum; • require students to be accountable for documenting their own learning, by collecting evidence of content mastery through portfolio integration; and • open additional lines of communication between: instructors, students and/or business and industry by participating in onsite B&I inspections.

5. Vision of WV Career & Technical Education Transform the culture of Career & Technical Education by creating high quality business and industry learning environments.

6. What are the expectations of a WV Career & Technical Education Classroom? CTE programs will: 1. Transform the classroom environment into a replicated company; 2. Utilize time clocks or some other form of formal attendance recording process; 3. Develop/Adhere to the county developed Random Drug Testing Policy, while testing a minimum of 40% of all students enrolled within a Simulated Workplace classroom; 4. Conduct an application / interview process for enrolling students; 5. Develop a company name and procedures / protocol manual; 6. Ensure all students receive quality safety training;

7. What are the expectations of a WV Career & Technical Education Classroom? CTE programs will: 7. Begin each class period / session with a 5-10 minute company meeting; 8. Submit Quarterly reports developed by students and instructor; 9. Establish work teams and an organizational system with students rotating across teams; 10. Integrate the 5S Continuous Quality Improvement principles; 11. Participate in Business and Industry yearly onsite evaluations; and 12. Utilize a portfolio system for students to document learning, credentials earned, projects completed, etc.

8. How will CTE be evaluated?

9. Onsite B&I Evaluations CTE programs will be evaluated by outside business and industry inspectors and be rated similar to a Health Department rating. • Those CTE programs who rate 85% or betterwill receive a West Virginia Industry Endorsement (good for two years) - Those CTE programs who ratebelow 85%will receive additional assistance and will be eligible for another visit after corrections have been implemented

10. Visit the Simulated Workplace website for additional information. www.simulatedworkplace.com