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North Carolina College Tech Prep

North Carolina College Tech Prep. Rigor, Relevance, Relationships Presentation to Southeast Trade and Industrial Educators Conference Wilmington North Carolina May 10,2006. A Strategy to better prepare students to enter and succeed in Post Secondary Education

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North Carolina College Tech Prep

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  1. North Carolina College Tech Prep Rigor, Relevance, Relationships Presentation to Southeast Trade and Industrial Educators Conference Wilmington North Carolina May 10,2006

  2. A Strategy to better prepare students to enter and succeed in Post Secondary Education and Work in Technical Fields College Tech Prep (CTP)

  3. CTP - VISION Developing a Well Educated High Performance Workforce Through Strategic Partnerships with Business Secondary and Postsecondary Education Economic and Workforce Development

  4. CTP - Mission Preparing students for employment and continuous learning through challenging, rigorous and integrated academic and technical education.

  5. CTP - Students 65% Very Capable Students Backbone of Workforce 20% High Level Achievers 15% To Work Focus is on students in the Middle!!

  6. CTP – Accomplishments • Statewide Common Definition of CTP • Secondary Program of Study • Seamless Pathways in 10 Areas • Track Accountability • Statewide Articulation Agreement • Statewide Strategic Plan • Funding to Consortiums

  7. CTP Pathway Options

  8. A report to the Nation from the National Commission on Mathematics & Science Teaching for the 21st Century, 9/27/2000 Skill Building and LMI 60% of all new jobs in the early 21st century will require skills that are possessed by only 20% of the current workforce.

  9. NC Job Openings From Replacement Needs Exceed Those From Employment Growth Thousands of jobs, projected 2000-2010 22.5 20.1 11.9 10.9 7.1 7.4 4.4 3.5 0.7 0.4 Source: Occupational Trends 2000 to 2010, LMI of ESC of NC

  10. Percent Share of Total Projected Service Industry Growth (2000 to 2010) Business Services (e.g Computer & data processing and personal supply services) Source: Occupational Trends 2000 to 2010, LMI of ESC of NC Health Services ( Offices of practitioners, nursing, personal care facilities and hospitals) Other Services (Personal, auto repair, legal, educational and social services)

  11. Women’s share of the labor force edges up Percent of labor force Women Men projected projected Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  12. Occupations Usually Requiring a Postsecondary Award Will Grow Faster Than Average Percent change, projected 2000-2010 Average for all occupations 15% Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

  13. Major occupational groups projected to grow faster than average (US) Percent change, projected 2002-12 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  14. The 10 detailed industries with the largest employment gains Thousands of additional nonfarm wage and salary jobs, projected 2002-12 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  15. Top 5 Occupations based on Openings Requiring Post Secondary Training Source: Employment Security Commission of NC, LMI Division

  16. NC Workforce in 2000 - 2001 • 331,206 Petitions • 317,178 Census • $55,000 Average Wage • $75,000 – Top 25% Source: Federal INS and NC Commerce 2001

  17. Comments • What did you find interesting in this information? • What implications does it have for your job function in education?

  18. CTP - Partnerships • Secondary Schools • Postsecondary Schools • Area Employers

  19. Articulation Is a systematic, seamless transition process from secondary to postsecondary education that maximizes use of resources and minimizes content duplication.

  20. Criteria to Award College Credit • Grade of B or higher in the course, and; • A raw score of 80 or higher on the standardized VoCATS post-assessment. In order to receive articulated credit, students must enroll at the community college within two years of their high school graduation date.

  21. Perceived Benefits of Articulated Credit • Value added service • Students can build on career pathway, taking more advanced courses at the CC • Course Duplication Avoided - money saved on tuition • Encourages students to enroll in CC

  22. Perceived Benefits of Articulated Credit con’t • Provides an incentive for some students further take more advanced classes • Provides option of local colleges to develop more advanced course work • Students finish quicker and start work sooner

  23. North Carolina 2005 College Tech Prep Activities Listen and Link

  24. 1. CTP - Engage Stakeholders • Parents • Lunch with Counselors • Students – Education Awareness • Career Fairs • Faculty • Great Faculty Retreat • Business • Summit, Advisory

  25. 2. CTP - Maintain Academic Integrity • Southern Regional Education Board • High Schools that Work – Robeson CC • Integrate Academics into CTE • Southeastern CC • Teaching and Learning Experience • Tri County CC • Math Mastery Project • Vance Granville CC • National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation • (NATEF) – Vance Granville CC

  26. 3. CTP - Create Seamless Pathways • Drop-out Prevention • Remediation • Math Improvement • Pre-Service Program • Increase Capacity of Freshman • Placement Strategies

  27. 4. CTP - Seamless Pathways Share Data • Clearer Identification of Pathways • Southeastern CC • Counselor In-service Programs • Fayetteville Tech CC • Alternative Curriculum Delivery • CTP Graduates – Free Tuition - Guilford Tech CC • Increase Capabilities - • Mitchell CC • ASSET Preparation Services – CTP • Vance Granville CC

  28. 4. CTP - Seamless Pathways • Dual Credit • All Colleges • Huskins Credit • All Colleges • Articulation • All Colleges • Middle College • CTP - Funded Pilots for 6 years • Early College • Collaborate with other funded projects

  29. CTP Review Observations Articulation –an identified CTE high school course that is awarded credit at the community college when students meet criteria. (Grade of B, 80 on VOCats)

  30. CTP Review Observations Huskins Bill • A course set up for high school students taught by college faculty. • High school students earn college credit. • Community college courses cannot supplant existing high school courses taught in that district.

  31. CTP Review Observations Dual /Concurrent Enrollment/Credit • A community college course offered on a college campus and taught by college faculty. • Students meet the same prerequisite and course admission requirements • High school students attend with college students and earn college credit. • Students must maintain ½ load at their High School

  32. CTP Review Observations • Middle College High School • A program for high school students • The population may mirror that of the school district • Courses offered to students when they are in high school • Students earn college credit • Courses are taught on the college campus.

  33. CTP Review Observations • Early College High School • Open to all students • The population must mirror that of the district • School years 9 -13 or 9 -12 • The high school is on a college campus • Students complete the program with HS diploma and an Associate Degree (AAS, AS, AA) or two years for transferable college credit • Early College prepares students for job market or university • The early college can focus on a theme ie: Health Sciences, Information Technology, etc.

  34. 5. CTP – Encourage Curriculum Innovation • Expand Courses • Nanotechnology • Law Enforcement- Criminal Justice • Welding • Internet Technology Security • Fraud • Homeland Security • Biotechnology

  35. 6. CTP – Fund Innovation Middle College • IT – MagnIT • Catawba Valley CC • Academy - HVAC, Electrical Servicing • Coastal CC • Learning Communities • Fayetteville Tech CC • Medical Academy • Pitt CC • Law Enforcement and Finance • Forsyth CC • IT, Health Transportation • Wilkes CC • Health Science • Nash CC

  36. 7. CTP Improve Counseling • Enhance Career Resources • College of The Albemarle (Chowan) • Seamless 4+2+2 • Guilford CC • Professional Development • Isothermal CC

  37. 8. CTP – Insist on Equal Access • Diversity Project • Fayetteville Tech CC • Changing Demographics – Guilford Tech CC • Isothermal CC • Non Traditional Collision Repair • McDowell Tech CC

  38. 9. CTP – Support Contextual Learning • Hands on Lab • Johnston Tech CC • Develop Teaching Materials • Craven CC • Learning Communities • Fayetteville Tech CC

  39. 10. CTP - Collaborate with Business • Business Councils • Guilford Tech CC • Economic Development • Isothermal CC • Partnerships with Industry • McDowell Tech CC • Increase Business in College • Richmond CC • Return to Industry • Wilkes CC • Increase Completers • Central Piedmont CC • Apprenticeships • Alamance CC

  40. 11. CTP - Fund Professional Development High School Community College Faculty Retreats • HS/CC Advisory Teams • Most Colleges • Collaborative Staff Professional Development • Sampson CC • Great Teachers • Fayetteville Tech CC • Distance Learning / Information Highway • Wilkes CC

  41. State CTP Conference • March 20 - 22, 2006 – Greensboro • Leadership workshop • Faculty contextual Teaching workshop • Counselor to Counselor workshop • Business Summit • Conference with 45 presentations

  42. Connecting High Schools to Post Secondary Education to Work • 10 Career Pathways • Structured on Community College Common Course Library • Interfaced with US Department of Education and Labor 16 Career Clusters

  43. CTE - Pathways • 1. Agriculture and Natural Resources Technology • 2. Biological and Chemical Technologies • 3. Business Technologies • 4. Commercial and Artistic Production Technologies • 5. Construction Technologies • 6. Engineering Technologies • 7. Health Sciences Technologies • 8. Industrial Technologies • 9. Public Service Technologies • 10. Transportation Systems Technologies

  44. Technology Frontiers • Infotech - Bioinformatics information and life science • Biotech - Bionics replacement parts • Nanotech – small devises built on a molecular level • Mechatronics – blending of Mechanical, electronic, software and control theory

  45. Era of Rapid Change • Future will be much different from the past • Definitions of educated and literate in 20th may not apply in the 21st century • Jobs for unskilled are declining and technology replaces those workers • More workers are retiring than entering the labor market. • Change is here! We must pursue change with honesty and courage.

  46. Strategy • Change is everybody’s businessPat McLagan Resistance and emotional responses to change is not bad. They are the signal to pay attention. They are a sign that forces are gathering to shift relationships and move new behaviors into the mainstream

  47. Continuous Learning • Boomers – 76 million people (born 1945-64) Half life of job/knowledge skills to obsolesce was 12-15 years • Busters – 65 million people (born 1965-84) Half life of their job/knowledge to obsolesce Is 30-36 months www.resjobs.com

  48. What are the implications • For our students? • For our programs? • For our faculty?

  49. CTP Web Sites www.cord.com www.natpl.org www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/Tech_Prep/Index.htm www.creatingthefuture.com www.bls.gov/oco/print/oco2003.htm www.wfs.org

  50. Witchger Associate Director for College Tech Prep 200 W. Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27603 Witchgerb@ncccs.cc.nc.us (919) 807-7126

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