CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION A Great Starting Point for Any Career JERRY MILLER Dean III, CTE EVE NIGHSWONGER Director, Workforce Development OSCAR GUAJARDO CTE Coordinator & Outreach

What is CTE? Courses/Programs preparing STUDENTS for employment in current/emerging JOBS

TECHNICAL CAREERSCAREERS

FACTS about TECHNICAL CAREERS

“WHITE COLLAR” “Profession” “Career” “BLUE COLLAR” “Trade” “Vocational” “Occupational” CTE Technical Career

COMPARABLE OPTION FOR STUDENTS 4-YEAR EDUCATION TECHNICAL CAREER

TECHNICAL CAREERS ARE A GREAT OPTION FOR ALL ESPECIALLY: GRADUATING HS STUDENTS DISCONNECTED UNDERREPRESENTED 1 st GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS

CTE JOBS $ SOFTSKILLS CAREERLADDER AA/AS UNIVERSITY

JOBS

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics and Center for Labor Market Studies. 65% OF ALL JOBS IN THE USA ARE CTE.

4.7mil New CTE workers needed by 2018 in the USA

“ Economists Say Millennials Should Consider Careers In Trades (CTE)” Source: NPR, February 2, 2015

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Salary.com, Indeed.com – Santa Rosa YOU CAN ACHIEVE GOOD STANDARD OF LIVING WITH A TECHNICAL CAREER. $43, 377$43, 972 HS Teacher BA/BS (4 years) Credential (1-2 years) Diesel Mechanic ≈ 2 years 43.5 Units $43, 377$43K-$48K Dental Hygienist ≈ 2 years 44.0 Units MFT Intern BA + MA (6 years) + ≈4000 hours VS

27% of TECHNICAL DEGREES pay MORE THAN Bachelor’s Degrees 31% of ASSOCIATE DEGREES pay MORE THAN Bachelor’s Degrees 7 out of 10 employers would still HIRE a candidate even WITHOUT a BA/BS

SOFTSKILLS JOBLADDER

STUDENTS SHOULD BE INCREASING THEIR SKILLS  SOFT SKILLS – Specific  English/Math/ESL (Placement Test)  Work Experience – SRJC  Concurrent Enrollment – HS students  Credit by Exam – HS students  COUNS 62 (Intro to Career Development)  COUNS 53 (College Survival)  COUNS 355 (College Prep Skills)

4-YEARCOLLEGE

Source: Report - Why Are Recent College Graduates Underemployed? MANY UNIVERSITY GRADUATES ARE UNDEREMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED (and living with their parents) TECHNOLOG Y ENGINEERIN G MATHEMATI CS SCIENCE

STEM Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics and Center for Labor Market Studies. HIGH DEMAND FOR 4-YEAR COLLEGE IN: TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS SCIENCE 1.2 MILLION JOBS OPENING BY 2018

CTE CAREERS ARE A GREAT OPTION. TECHNICALCAREERS JOBS $ SOFTSKILLS WORKEXPERIENCE AA/AS UNIVERSITY

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