PRESENTED TO NTRP-16 COUNCIL DECEMBER 1, 2015 BY CYNTHIA MILLER & DON PERRY
PERSPECTIVE You first need to know if your view of the world is from the top of a mountain or from the top of a rut. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BXtXjo0eeo
Are you aware of what is happening in the world and to the world? AWARENESS Are you aware of what is happening in the world and to the world? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpEFjWbXog0
TECHNOLOGY We need to understand how technology impacts the teaching-learning process https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwJIhZcAd0I
HEURISTIC Career Clusters provide a systematic orientation to the complex variety of occupations by organizing jobs into broad but specific categories that share related knowledge & skills http://www.careertech.org/career-clusters/
WAYS A specific Career Cluster is sub-divided into individual Career Pathways. What does a Career Pathway represent? http://www.league.org/league/projects/ccti/cp/characteristics.html
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS OF STUDY LEAD TO CAREER Perspective Awareness Technology Heuristic Ways http://www.careertech.org/manufacturing
ACHIEVE TEXAS The Texas version of the national States’ Career Cluster Initiative (SCCI) http://www.achievetexas.org/
Career Clusters Project This project was designed to align postsecondary courses with secondary courses in each of the Achieve Texas’ Programs of Study ( Career Pathways) http://txcareerclusters.org/
H.B. 2628 (84th TX. Legislature) THECB with assistance of community/technical colleges, CTE experts & college and career readiness experts shall establish Programs of Study (POS) that: 1. Incorporate College and Career Readiness Standards 2. Support attainment of employability & career readiness skills 3. Provide career cluster context leading to more specific POS 4. Incorporate multiple entry & exit points, including industry- recognized certifications or institutional transfer agreements 5. Culminate in attainment of a degree, certificate, or license
Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (Effective July 1, 2015) Training that leads to industry recognized post-secondary credentials is emphasized. States and local areas will use career pathways to provide education and employment and training assistance to accelerate job seekers' educational and career advancement.