Bridging The Gap Between Students And The Workplace: The Industrial Profile System Eric Lichtenberger J. Todd Ogle Eric Lichtenberger J. Todd Ogle

What You Will Learn  What is IPS?  Demonstration of IPS  How IPS was developed  How IPS can be used  Practical applications of follow-up data  What is IPS?  Demonstration of IPS  How IPS was developed  How IPS can be used  Practical applications of follow-up data

What is IPS?  VWCC Tech Prep Consortium pilot project  Census of employers within the VWCC Service Region  Census of employers within the Roanoke MSA  Employers outside both who’ve hired Tech Prep completers  VWCC Tech Prep Consortium pilot project  Census of employers within the VWCC Service Region  Census of employers within the Roanoke MSA  Employers outside both who’ve hired Tech Prep completers

Demonstration: Employer Information  IPS can categorize employers in a number of ways:  By industry and sub-industry  By school division  By city or county  By zip code  By employer name  IPS can categorize employers in a number of ways:  By industry and sub-industry  By school division  By city or county  By zip code  By employer name

Demonstration: Reports  IPS can automatically generate reports. Some examples include:  Industrial profile by city or county  Industrial profile by school division  List of employers by school division  IPS can automatically generate reports. Some examples include:  Industrial profile by city or county  Industrial profile by school division  List of employers by school division

The Career and Technical Education Reporting System  IPS derived from CTERS follow-up  CTERS collects and reports Perkins data  Respondents identify and give permission to contact employers  Employer contact information is validated by localities  Virginia employer census used for other industrial profile research  IPS derived from CTERS follow-up  CTERS collects and reports Perkins data  Respondents identify and give permission to contact employers  Employer contact information is validated by localities  Virginia employer census used for other industrial profile research

How IPS Was Developed  Database of secondary Virginia CTE program completers  Database of all employers in Virginia  Identified by employer name and address  Programming was created to sort and search by industry, sub- industry, school division, city and county, zip code, and employer name  Database of secondary Virginia CTE program completers  Database of all employers in Virginia  Identified by employer name and address  Programming was created to sort and search by industry, sub- industry, school division, city and county, zip code, and employer name

Special Features of IPS  Web-deliverable  Cross platform  Generates mailing labels  Secure  Web-deliverable  Cross platform  Generates mailing labels  Secure

What IPS Demonstrates  Numerous educational organizations can benefit from follow-up data  The benefit of developing practical tools from follow- up data  The use of technology in data-driven decision-making  Numerous educational organizations can benefit from follow-up data  The benefit of developing practical tools from follow- up data  The use of technology in data-driven decision-making

Uses of IPS  If deployed statewide, IPS could be used in the following ways:  Meet and exceed state and Federal reporting requirements  State and local program planning  State-level research or program evaluation  Practical applications (local administrators and community college staff)  If deployed statewide, IPS could be used in the following ways:  Meet and exceed state and Federal reporting requirements  State and local program planning  State-level research or program evaluation  Practical applications (local administrators and community college staff)

Practical Applications of Follow-up Data  Use current follow-up data to validate future follow-up data  Improve response rates  Assist students with post- graduation and co-op job placement  Contact employers to gauge training and employment needs  Attempt to predict local employment trends within certain CTE service or program areas  Use current follow-up data to validate future follow-up data  Improve response rates  Assist students with post- graduation and co-op job placement  Contact employers to gauge training and employment needs  Attempt to predict local employment trends within certain CTE service or program areas

Contact Us:  Eric Lichtenberger  Senior Research Associate, CAEEP    Todd Ogle  Assistant Director, CAEEP    Eric Lichtenberger  Senior Research Associate, CAEEP    Todd Ogle  Assistant Director, CAEEP  