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Career Clusters™ and the Louisiana Career Education Model

Career Clusters™ and the Louisiana Career Education Model. Career and Technical Education. The Changing U.S. Workforce . Professional 20%. Professional 20%. Source: Pathways to Prosperity, Harvard, February 2011 . Perspectives . Globalization. Abundance Automation Asia.

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Career Clusters™ and the Louisiana Career Education Model

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  1. Career Clusters™ and the Louisiana Career Education Model

  2. Career and Technical Education

  3. The Changing U.S. Workforce Professional 20% Professional 20% Source: Pathways to Prosperity, Harvard, February 2011

  4. Perspectives

  5. Globalization Abundance Automation Asia

  6. Challenges Our Students Face • Engagement • Achievement • Transition

  7. Engagement

  8. Why Do They Leave? Source: “The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts” Civic Enterprises, 2006

  9. Challenges Our Students Face • Engagement • Achievement • Transition

  10. High School Achievement

  11. Challenges Our Students Face • Engagement • Achievement • Transition

  12. Challenges Our Students Face • Engagement • Achievement • Transition

  13. Transitions from High School

  14. Why do we need common state standards for CTE? • Consistent, high- quality expectations and rigorous programs of study • College and career readiness • Share best practices and develop new and better resources

  15. LEADING CHANGETRANSFORMING EXPECTATIONSMAKING THE DIFFERENCE

  16. Kimberly Green kgreen@careertech.org www.careertech.org

  17. Career Clusters™

  18. Career Clusters™: A Bit of History Louisiana Believes Career Clusters™ were identified by looking at a variety of other ‘groupings’ Career Clusters™ are organized by common knowledge and skills Career Clusters ™ began in the late 1990s with grants from the U.S. Department of Education to the states

  19. How Were Career Clusters™ Developed? Louisiana Believes • Grants were made to states by the USDOE • States working with • National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium • National Advisory Committees • Business and Industry • Labor • Government • Education (secondary and postsecondary) developed the framework for what became the Career Clusters™

  20. 16 Career Clusters™ with Logos

  21. CAREER CLUSTERS™:THE MODEL

  22. One Model for Understanding CTE Career Clusters™ Career Pathway Program of Study Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 4 Louisiana Believes

  23. Louisiana Career Education Model

  24. Louisiana Career Education Model Louisiana Believes

  25. Career Pathway/AOC Structure Louisiana Believes • Multiple Career Pathways/AOCs within the same Career Cluster • Career Pathway/AOC title reflects the career focus • Two requirements for completion of courses • Primary (4 credits required) • Includes a minimum of one competency course • Builds the foundation for the AOC focus • Related (2 credits required) • Supports the foundation for the AOC • Must include one technology course

  26. Louisiana Department of Education Individual Graduation Plan Incoming Freshmen 2008-2009 and beyond – College and Career Diploma Louisiana Believes

  27. Health Science AOC Louisiana Believes

  28. Louisiana Believes

  29. Industry Based Certification(IBC)

  30. IBC Definitions Louisiana Believes • An IBC is tangible evidence that an individual has successfully demonstrated skill competencies in: • a specific set of work-related tasks, • a single occupational area, or • a cluster of related occupational areas as recognized by a specific industry • IBC Credentials issued by an industry or industry group, verifying: • an individual has met the skill standards established by that industry or groupand • minimal requirements to successfully enter the workforce and compete in that particular area have been met.

  31. Types of IBCs Louisiana Believes • International[examples: Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS), & T2 Safety Systems] • National [examples: National Center for Construction Education Research (NCCER) & Pharmacy Technician] • State (examples: Certified Nursing Assistant & First Responder)

  32. IBC Matrix Louisiana Believes • IBCs approved by the Workforce Investment Council (WIC) that are appropriate for secondary students • Provides the following information: • IBC Certification/Certifying Agency • Career Cluster • Student Requirements • Evidence of Certification-International, National or State • Culminating Course • Required Text (if applicable) • Teacher Certification Requirements • Teacher National and/or State Renewal Requirements

  33. IBC Focus List Louisiana Believes • Is maintained by the Louisiana Workforce Commission of IBCs determined by that commission to be • High demand occupations • High wage jobs or occupations that lead to a career ladder • Widely supported and recognized by Louisiana’s industry • Provides guidance for spending funds, for setting up training programs, for occupations aligned with high demand, high wage occupations in Louisiana, and the certifications recognized by industries in Louisiana.

  34. Criteria for Inclusion on the Focus List Louisiana Believes According to the Workforce Investment Council, certifications on list, Fit definition of an IBC Be a demand occupation recognized by the Louisiana Occupational Forecasting Conference Be state or nationally recognized Have the support of at least one (1) association or major employer in Louisiana Be tied to a high-wage career or lead to a career ladder Be generic, not vendor-specific, except in special cases as determined by IBC Leadership Council

  35. Louisiana Believes

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