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Elmer Bugg, Dean Workforce Development & Corporate Relations November 22, 2008. CAREER and TECHNICAL EDUCATION at LASC. The World of Career and Technical education. From manual labor to technology driven From individual to teams From a few to broad diversity From directed to adaptability
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Elmer Bugg, Dean Workforce Development & Corporate Relations November 22, 2008 CAREER and TECHNICAL EDUCATION at LASC
From manual labor to technology driven From individual to teams From a few to broad diversity From directed to adaptability From regional isolation to global influence From the known to the unknown CHANGING CONDITIONS
Active listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting inappropriately. • Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions. • Critical thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. • Judgment and Considering the costs and benefits of potential actions to choose decision-making the most appropriate one. • Mathematics Using mathematics to solve problems. • Reading Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related comprehension documents. • Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively (in most instances, the ability to communicate in English is explicitly stated or inferred). • Time management Managing one’s own time and the time of others. 21ST Century skill demands