1. KCTCS Responsiveness: PROgram Suspensions Pathways AND PIPELINES SOFT SKILLS

2. Program suspensions

3. How Are We Monitoring Programs?

4. Program Status Credentials Suspended:
These are credentials that have been suspended—but may include a ‘teach-out’—for any level (Certificate, Diploma, or Associate) and for parts of the program (tracks) within the credential level.
Program Suspensions:
These are programs that have been officially removed from the CPE Program Inventory and include all levels of a program (Certificate, Diploma, and Associate) and for all parts (tracks) within the credential level.

5. Credentials Suspended 1998-2017
Total Credentials Suspended by Academic Year AA AS
AAS
Tracks
AAT
Diplomas
Certificates
Total by Year 1 2 11 15 27 3 6 5 20 4 9 19 35 18 25 12 7 8 36 22 31
158
216 13 14 56 89 66
104 17 70
110 21 34 63
119 57 23
113
175
159
259
203
265
Totals 65
204
246
1032
1590

6. Program Suspensions 2016-2017 College # Program Titles Ashland CTC 1
EMS - Paramedic
Big Sandy CTC
Motorcycle Technology
Bluegrass CTC
Elizabethtown CTC
Quality Management Systems
Gateway CTC
Hazard CTC
Henderson CC
Fire/Rescue Science Technology
Hopkinsville CC
Logistics and Operations Management
Jefferson CTC
Volumetric Medical Imaging
Madisonville CC
Maysville CTC 9
Applied Process Technologies, Auto Body/Collision Repair Technology, Broadcast Television Production, Digital Game and Simulation Design, Energy Systems, Equine Studies, Masonry, Physical Therapist Assistant, Truck Driver Training
Owensboro CTC
Somerset CC
Multi-Skilled Systems Technician
Southcentral KY CTC
Southeast KY CTC
Mining Technology
West Kentucky CTC 2
EMS – Paramedic, Health Physics
TOTAL 19

7. Career pathways report

8. Background of The Career Pathways effort
To appreciate the student’s matriculation process from entry to exit, we:
Created a collaborative framework depicting the pathway of the actual student experience.
Shared and refined the framework with the Chief Academic and Student Services’ Officers.

9. Pathways and Pipelines
Student Services
Dual Credit
Academic Advising
New/Workforce
Career and Job
Placement
Returning/Transfer
Alignment
Scheduling
Soft Skills
Co-Requisites
Graduation/Transfer
Quantitative Pathways
Assessment and Placement

10. Soft skills infusion into kctcs curriculum

11. Soft Skills
Am I Job Ready? is a new, software program that KCTCS piloted in Spring 2017 for addressing soft skills. The pilot had the following benefits:
Students were able to demonstrate the soft skills they have attained and they report that the assessments are useful in preparing for scenario-based interview questions.
Technical faculty were able to assess whether students are prepared for work-based learning experiences and whether soon-to-be graduates were workplace-ready.
General education faculty can show how the skills students practice in their classes contribute to future career success.

12. Cooperative Teamwork
Planning and Organizing
Influential Communication
Initiative
Flexibility
Reliability
Integrity and Respect
Analytical Problem-Solving
Management of Others
Decision-Making
Coping with Pressure
Drive for Excellent Results
Strategic Vision
Innovation
Continuous Learning
Am J Job Ready Modules that ADDRESS the 2016 KCTCS Employability Soft Skills Survey results (in Black)

13. PILOT STUDY RESULTS
Students are able to access test modules in situational judgement categories. Spring 2017 pilot results indicated:
1462 assessments completed by KCTCS students at 8 colleges participating in the pilot.
897 assessments passed (61% pass rate)
173 students completed at least one assessment
166 students passed at least one assessment
9 assessments is the average number completed by those students

14. PROPOSED NEXT STEPS – AM I JOB READY
Engage colleges to implement the components of Am I Job Ready in Spring 2018 with a focus on:
Career Strengths assessment
Video introduction of the soft skill areas
Promote completion of soft skills job readiness assessment