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CAREER PATHWAYS

CAREER PATHWAYS. Why do we need them? How are they different from what we’re already doing? How do we get there? Dan Hull, Pres. CORD, hull@cord.org. What type of workers will America need to be competitive in the future?. How will CTE respond to these needs? What tools do we have to help

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CAREER PATHWAYS

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  1. CAREER PATHWAYS Why do we need them? How are they different from what we’re already doing? How do we get there? Dan Hull, Pres. CORD, hull@cord.org

  2. What type of workers willAmerica need to becompetitive in the future? • How will CTE respond to these needs? • What tools do we have to help make these changes?

  3. Who Is Most Likely to Succeed? A Survey of 428 Employers The Center for the Development of Leadership Skills Rider University

  4. World-Class Workers—Technicians • Not just narrow skills • Preparation for a career—not just a job • Ability to learn new skills • High achievement in “useful academics” • Problem solving—open-ended problems; not from rote learning or “teaching the task”

  5. Rebuilding the CTE System • Not equipment based—knowledge and technology based • Most workers will require education beyond high school • All workers will need high levels of useful academics • Accommodate for changes

  6. Key Elements for Change • Standards-Based Curriculum • Connect Head Skills with Hand Skills • All Students Select a Career Area of Study • Connect Secondary and Postsecondary Components • Restructure the Curriculum Framework • Infuse New Workplace Knowledge/Skills

  7. How the Reauthorization of Perkins is Shaping Up • All CTE will build upon good Tech Prep practices • Focus on Secondary/Postsecondary partnerships • Improves high school experience for “neglected majority” • More CTE students will transition to colleges without remediation; with PS Credits Tech Prep  Career Pathways

  8. Isn’t this what we’re already doing in Tech Prep? Take a look at where you are with the Career Pathways Evaluation Instrument.

  9. What’s Unique About Career Pathways? • Rather than try to “connect” existing sec & ps curriculum elements, Career Pathways require that new curriculum frameworks be created as single sec/ps systems for all students. • What are the implications of this for curriculum structures, dual credit, employer partnerships, career guidance, student achievement & accountability?

  10. The Key Element in Career Pathways The Curriculum

  11. Curriculum Elements • Content – What do we teach? -Resource: Career Clusters Databanks for all 16 OVAE Clusters www.careerclusters.org • Delivery – How and When do we teach? -Resource: Articulated 4+2(+2) Curriculum Framework (Tech Prep) and Contextual Teaching

  12. Curriculum Frameworks Drive • Courses • Assessment • Alignment • Guidance • Dual Credit • Work Site learning • Contextual Teaching

  13. The High School Role • Provide context for academic achievement • Provide motivation (and desire) to remain in school • Provide a “level playing field” for students with diversified learning styles • Provide guidance for career selection and a foundation for career pursuit • Use career preparation to provide interdisciplinary problem-solving and critical thinking • Provide a basis for lifelong learning…and lifelong earning

  14. This Workshop Will Be a Success if You Leave With: • Understanding/Commitment to Career Pathways in your Partnership • Identification of 3-4 Career Pathway Criteria for Improvement • A Plan Containing Improvement Strategies for Selected Criteria

  15. The Challenge for the Future • Standards-based curricula • High School graduation requirements matched to postsecondary entrance requirements • All students successful in rigorous academics • Seamless transitions; Dual Enrollment • All students in clusters and pathways CAREER PATHWAYS

  16. Recent Legislative Happenings • House Bill • Senate Bill

  17. Career Cluster • A Grouping of Occupations According to Common Knowledge and Skills for the Purpose of Organizing Educational Programs and Curricula • One of Sixteen Clusters defined by OVAE in 1999 • A student interest area

  18. Agriculture and Natural Resources Arts, Audio/Video Tech & Communications Business & Admin. Services Construction Education & Training Services Financial Services Health Science Hospitality & Tourism Human Services Information Technology Services Legal & Protective Services Manufacturing Public Admin/Government Retail/Wholesale Sales & Services Scientific Research, Engineering & Technical Services Transportation, Distribution & Logistics USED’s 16 Career Clusters

  19. A Career Pathway is a coherent, articulated sequence of rigorous academic and career/technical courses, commencing in the ninth grade and leading to an associate degree, baccalaureate degree and beyond, an industry recognized certificate, and/or licensure. The Career Pathway is developed, implemented, and maintained in partnership among secondary and postsecondary education, business, and employers. Career Pathways are available to all students, including adult learners, and may lead to rewarding careers.

  20. Career Pathway • A 4+2(+2) program of study leading to employment in an occupational field and/or continued education/training • Not a “Track” to narrow student choice • The high school portion of a Career Pathway is sufficiently broad to support postsecondary education/training for other occupations within the cluster

  21. The essential characteristics of an Ideal Career Pathway include the following:1. The Secondary Pathway Component • Meets state academic standards and grade-level expectations • Meets high school testing and exit requirements • Meets postsecondary (college) entry/placement requirements • Provides foundation knowledge and skills in a chosen career cluster • Provides opportunities for students to earn college credit through dual/concurrent enrollment or articulation agreements

  22. The Postsecondary Pathway Component provides: • Opportunities for students to earn college credit through dual/concurrent enrollment or articulation agreements • Alignment and articulation with baccalaureate programs • Industry-recognized skills and knowledge in each cluster area • Opportunities for placement in the chosen career clusters at multiple exit points

  23. Pathway partners ensure a culture of empirical evidence is maintained by: • Regularly collecting qualitative and quantitative data • Using data for planning and decision-making for continuous pathway improvement • On-going dialog among secondary, post-secondary, and business partners

  24. Purpose of CPSIC • Make the Benefits of Career Pathways available to students across the country by helping secondary and postsecondary Career Pathways partnerships develop and implement strategies for improvement. • Set benchmarks to measure success and improvement efforts • Engage in a continuous improvement process and identify useful improvement strategies • Provide Technical Assistance • Showcase example partnerships and improvement strategies

  25. Tech Prep vs. Career Pathways

  26. Compare and ContrastTech Prep and Career PathwaysHow are they alike? • They both provide opportunities for “the Neglected Majority” • They both have ties to Business/Industry • They both help students focus on a career • They both are involved in total school reform –focusing on high achievement, persistence • They both include a sequence of courses

  27. New Tech Prep focusesbeyond two yearpostsecondary

  28. How are they different? Career Pathways are not optional All students become members of a Career Pathway The difference is in how their Pathway progresses All students prepare for the next level in their pathway

  29. The emphasis in Career Pathways is Rigorous Academics for ALL

  30. Five key elements of difference: Reduce remediation rates at all levels Increase enrollment and persistence in PS programs Increase rigor in all academics for ALL students

  31. Improved entry into employment and further education Improved graduation rates

  32. Tech Prep partners include: Secondary and Postsecondary Education Business Partners Career Pathway Partners include: Secondary and Postsecondary education Business Partnerships College and university Partners All teachers—academic & CTE, from grades 9 - 16

  33. Tech Prep transition strategies include: Articulation Agreements Duel Enrollment Duel Credit HS to PS Career Pathway transition strategies include: Duel Enrollment Dual Credit HS to PS to University

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