1. A Brief Look at Career and Technical Education NCCCS - Perkins Update
April 21 , 2015
Robert J. Witchger Ed.D.
Director Career and Technical Education
North Carolina Community College System
Welcome I would like to take the next 10 minutes to tell you little bit about the Carl Perkins act and your community colleges use of these funds to enhance career and technical education

2. Enhance Postsecondary Career and Technical Education
Mission:
Enhance Postsecondary Career and Technical Education
Level the playing field for those who elect to enroll in CTE programs of study
Actively engage employers in the development and implementation of CTE programming leading to employment
Our CTE Plan of Work:
Spelled out in Career and Technical Act of 2006
Applied to North Carolina through our State Plan
Adopted by our colleges through their Local Perkins Plan
Our mission deals with enhancing leveling the field and engaging the employers
Our authority comes from the legislative act of 2006
fine-tuned for North Carolina in our state plan

3. Perkins Flow of Funding$
OVAE
OCTAE
Community Colleges $
State Leadership $
College - % of CTE Pell
Basic Grant to Colleges
$$$$ $$$$
College - % of CTE Pell
High Schools $$
Some say follow all of the money but this is a quick breakdown on how the federal government through the office of adult vocational education pass the Perkins act money to the state department of public instruction through the community colleges to our local community colleges

4. Perkins Changes Emphasis
1964 – State Planning – Set Up
1968 – Special Populations
Affirmative Action
Tech Prep Innovation
1998 – Programs of Study
2006 – Rigorous Programs of Study, High Skill Training
2014 – Career Pathways, Job Training, Employability Skills

5. Perkins Act 85% Local Funds
Build rigorous programs of study
Link secondary and postsecondary
Teach all aspects of industry
Improve the use of technology in CTE classes
Provide professional development for CTE faculty & staff
Evaluate CTE programs
Expand and modernize CTE programs
Fund programs of sufficient size, scope and quality
Work toward self sufficiency for CTE special populations

6. CTE Student Special Populations
Students enrolled in CTE programs
…with disabilities
…who are economically disadvantaged
…preparing for non-traditional fields (25% gender minority)
…Single parents and pregnant women
…Displaced homemakers
…Individuals with limited English speaking proficiency
Help them move to self sufficiency

7. Perkins Act 10% Leadership Funds
Support CTE programs - Information technology curriculum alignment
Statewide professional development – NC-NET online
Supporting partnerships – Advanced Manufacturing Week
Improve career guidance – Career Pathways, work-based learning Assist with articulation – HS to CC Articulation Agreement
Support student organizations – Skills USA and others

8. CTE Definitions
Postsecondary CTE Participant is an AAS non-transfer student enrolled six credit hours (during the program year) in any CTE program area.
Postsecondary CTE Concentrator is a CTE participant who completes a minimum of 12 academic and technical hours, 6 hours will be in Career and Technical Education coursework.

9. Accountability Measures
1P1 - Students who attain a 2.5 GPA or higher
2P1 - Students who complete a credential, certificate or degree
3P1 - Students who continue in CTE (retention or transfer)
4P1 - Students who are placed in a job (employment)
5P1 – Students who enroll in a nontraditional program of study
5P2 – Students who complete a nontraditional program of study

10. Clean up data – identify all CTE students
CTE – State Accountability – 2P1 working to increase the number of students earning a certificate, diploma or degree
Clean up data – identify all CTE students
Increase student advising for completion and placement
Award students certificates when they are earned
Set up retention taskforce
Flag completers and monitor progress
Set up early alert system

11. CTE Career Pathways
Can include articulated and career and college promise courses
Begin in High School and continue trough CC completion
Engage employers up front
Offer work based learning experiences at each grade level
Build in ongoing career advising
Provide program open entry and open exit for students
Offer the opportunity to build (stack) credentials along the way

12. For more information
Bob Witchger
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