1. GradNation Community Summit
Career Readiness
GradNation Community Summit
Felicia Gray-Watson
April 29, 2016

2. Career and Technical Education (CTE) How does CTE prepare students to be Career Ready?
High Skill
High Wage
High Demand
Occupations with multiple entry and exit points?
Leadervalues.com

3. CTE Components
Curriculum
Career Development
Credentials
Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO)
WorkKeys
Business/Industry partnerships

6. Career Development Curriculum Middle school High School
Career Development Coordinators
Career interest inventories
Business partnerships
Career and College Fairs
Job shadowing, Internships, Apprenticeships
Curriculum integration projects

7. North Carolina CTE Annual Student Earned Credentials
North Carolina CTE Annual Student Earned Credentials
24,782
91,629
104,375
115,005
130,611

8. North Carolina CTE Most Student Earned Credentials in 2014-2015
North Carolina CTE Most Student Earned Credentials in
Career Readiness
Silver
Microsoft
PowerPoint
2013
Word
Bronze
Gold
22,760
20,580
19,847
8,333
7,543

9. Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO)

10. WorkKeys Assessment that measures “real-world” work skills
3 areas assessed: Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information and Locating Information
CTE Completers take the assessment
National Career Readiness Certificate earned

11. Business/Industry Engagement
Business Alliances
Advisory Councils
Work Ready communities

12. Facts for thought:
Skilled trade workers, engineers, IT staff and nurses are some of the top jobs employers are having trouble filling in the U.S., and CTE plays a critical role in training workers in these areas. (Manpower Group, Talent Shortage Survey Results, 2014)

13. Facts for thought:
80% of students taking a college preparatory academic curriculum with rigorous CTE met college and career readiness goals, compared to only 63% of students taking the same academic core who did not experience rigorous CTE.
(Southern Regional Education Board, High Schools That Work 2012 Assessment)

14. Facts for thought:
The more students participate in career and technical student organizations, the higher their academic motivation, academic engagement, grades, career self-efficacy, college aspirations and employability skills.
(Alfeld et al., Looking Inside the Black Box: The Value Added by Career and Technical Student Organizations to Students’ High School Experience, National Research Center for CTE, 2007)

15. Graduation Rate
95.7%

16. Questions

17. Contact Information
Felicia Gray-Watson Section Chief, CTE Support Services North Carolina Department of Public Instruction