WV Simulated Workplace

Group Think…

What are the top five things employers are looking for in entry-level employees?

STEM Employers want and need students with STEM skills – creative thinkers with math logic By %: By 2020 – Career demands in the following areas will increase by as much as 69%: – Home Health Aids, Carpenters, Biomedical, Pipefitters, Physical therapist assistants, veterinary assistants, iron workers, financial analysts Facts Every Educational Stakeholder Should Know — Compiled from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook

20.5 million Experts project 20.5 million job openings by one-third About one-third will require technical skills, an associate’s degree or industry credential. work ready skills All will require work ready skills that can be mastered through career and technical education CTE programs. Facts Every Educational Stakeholder Should Know

Workforce Dilemma Student Cohort – % college bound30% Workforce with HS Diploma or less After one semester or one year30% drop-out – 60% workforce Before Graduation10-20% Drop-out – 70-80% workforce College Graduates20-30% earn degrees ½ of those who graduate are underemployed Source: National Research Center for Career and Technical Education Source: WV Higher Education Policy Commission

$26,227 Average WV college student loan debt is $26, th WV ranks 17 th in the nation in college debt 64% 64% of West Virginians has college debt Facts Every Educational Stakeholder Should Know

Business/Industry reports: “We have openings for technician level jobs in WV but cannot find employees who routinely show up for work, can pass a drug test, and possess a positive work ethic” Facts Every Educational Stakeholder Should Know

How prepared are students in the eyes of Business & Industry?

So… How do we plan to address these needs?

What is the Goal of Simulated Workplace? To transform the culture of CTE by creating high quality business and industry learning environments.

How will Simulated Workplace change current instruction? does not Simulated Workplace does not change instruction, it enhances what CTE instructors are already doing well.

Simulated Workplace is simply a new way of documenting student knowledge and skill sets within an authentic work setting, while replicating proper business and industry processes and procedures. How does Simulated Workplace enhance instruction?

What makes Simulated Workplace different? It is an opportunity for students to master the skill sets and attributes necessary for gainful employment. Students enter an educational environment that emulates the workplace and answers the often heard question, “Why do I have to learn this?” It is an opportunity for students to be accountable for their learning, collect evidence of content mastery, and to earn recognition for their achievements. It develops a formal and purposeful relationship between education and business/industry.

What are the expectations of a Simulated Workplace environment? CTE programs will: 1.Utilize time clocks or some other form of formal attendance recording process; 2.Adhere to the county/schools Random Drug Testing Policy; 3.Randomly Drug Test a minimum of 40% of students; 4.Conduct an application / interview process for enrolling students; 5.Develop a company name and procedures / protocol manual; 6.Ensure all students receive quality safety training;

What are the expectations of a Simulated Workplace environment? CTE programs will: 7.Submit Quarterly and Annual reports developed by students and instructor; 8. Establish work teams and an organizational system with students rotating across teams; 9.Ensure all instructors and students have computer access; *Institutional Education sites – Ensure at least all instructors have computer access 10.Participate in Business and Industry yearly onsite evaluations; 11.Utilize a portfolio system for students to document learning, credentials earned, projects completed, etc.; and 12.Celebrate end of the year accomplishments.

How will each Training Program be evaluated? Financial 30% Business Processes 30% Learning & Growth 25% Customer 15% 1. Program Retention/Completers 1. Attendance (Time Clock or a formal attendance recording process) 1. Academic Growth (WIN or Key Train – ACT WorkKeys®) 1. Business/Industry Perception (Industry-Based Program Appraisal Rubric) 2. Percent of State CTE Standards Met 2. Drug Testing (Random Testing of 40%) 2. Student Portfolio (Electronic or Paper- based) 2. Service Learning Projects (Projects assisting and/or benefiting the community) 3. Industry Recognized and/or Industry Stackable Credentials or Educate WV Average Score 3. Professionalism (Discipline – Policy 4373) 3. Safety Training (Training applicable to individual training programs) 3. Communication Skills (Job Application, Interview, & Performance Evaluations)

Industry-Based Program Appraisal Overview CTE programs will be evaluated by outside business and industry inspectors and be rated similar to a Health Department rating. high - Those CTE programs who rate high will receive a West Virginia Industry Endorsement (good for two years) low - Those CTE programs who rate low will be placed on a plan of improvement and will be eligible for another visit after corrections have been implemented

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