1. National Association of
High-Skill, High-Wage, or High-Demand Career Pathways in Minnesota: A Step-by-Step Procedure that Links Student Credential Attainment to Employment Occupational Demand
National Association of
Career and Technical Education Information Boise Idaho
May 22, 2008
Pradeep Kotamraju System Director,
Perkins Federal Grant
Bruce Steuernagel
Labor Market Analyst
Program Approval Unit
Academic and Student Affairs
Office of the Chancellor
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

2. Study Purpose and Presentation Outline
Using the Career Pathway Framework:
Using current Labor Market Information for ranking career pathway as In-Demand Career Pathways (IDCP)
Labor Market Information further analyzed at the pathway level to determine high-wage or high-demand or high-skill

3. Study Purpose and Presentation Outline
Using the Career Pathway Framework:
Develop a Career Pathway Sustained Student Interest (CPSSI) Ranking Using Longitudinal ( ) Post-Secondary CTE Data on Concentrators
Match In-Demand Career Pathways (IDCP) Ranking to Career Pathway Sustained Student Interest (CPSSI) Ranking

4. Study Purpose and Presentation Outline
Using the Career Pathway Framework:
Develop a Typology that Relates In-Demand Career Pathways (IDCP) to Career Pathway Sustained Student Interest (CPSSI)
Identify High-Wage or High Demand or High Skill Career Pathways in the Matched List of Career Pathways

5. Perkins IV Education and High Employment School Transitions Reform
The 21st Century Career and Technical Education Framework: The National Framework
Perkins IV
Education and
Employment
Transitions
High
School
Reform
American
Competitiveness
The Intent of Perkins IV jointly addresses the three prominent national education and workforce development policy issues facing the United States in the 21st century

6. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities:
General Information
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System comprises of:
7 state universities,
5 community colleges,
7 technical colleges, and
13 combined community and technical colleges
In 2007, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System
Serves 382,000 students annually in credit and non-credit courses
Educates 64% of the state’s undergraduates
Serves more students of color than any other higher education provider in Minnesota – almost 33,000

7. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities:
Graduate Information
34,000 graduates leave the system, annually, with some type of academic credential
Of the total graduates produced by Minnesota higher education each year, the system educates:
52% of the teaching graduates
82% of the state’s new nursing graduates
89% of state’s law enforcement officers
89% of the new graduates in construction trades
41% of the state’s new business graduates
About 9,000 firefighters and emergency first responders

8. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities:
Workforce Development Information
More than 82% of the graduates stay in Minnesota to work or continue their education
Place more than 88% of the graduates in jobs related to their field of study
Provide career education to 6,000 employers and about 151,000 employees each year
Return $10.87 to the state’s economy for every $1 of net state appropriation

9. Minnesota Career Fields, Clusters & Pathways

10. Career Fields, Clusters, Specialties, and Program Majors:
An Overlay of a Program of Study Framework
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Health Science
Technology
Business, Management & Administration
Career Field Awareness
High School: Level 11-12
Career Cluster & Pathway
Two-Year College: Level 13-14
Career Pathway & Specialty
University: Level 15-16
Career Specialty & Program Major
High School: Level 9 – 10
Foundation & Career Field
Career Pathway Focus
Career Specialty
Concentration

11. Study Methodology Sum Individual Ranks and re-rank sum
Developing an IDCP Ranking:
Rank each element –
projected employment growth rate
projected total hires percent share of
the 2006 base employment
25th percentile hourly wage
current demand indicator rank
Sum Individual Ranks and re-rank sum
Lowest Sum indicates highest IDCP

12. Study Methodology
Develop an CPSSI Ranking Using Longitudinal ( ) Post-Secondary CTE Data on Concentrator Success:
Concentrator definition based on Perkins IV
Three Entry-Cohorts (2003, 2004, 2005)
Success definition is sum of Graduation and Retention + Transfer
Success Rate definition is equal to:
(Graduation + Retention+ Transfer)/Concentrator
Sum Individual Ranks of the three cohorts and re-rank sum
Lowest Sum indicates highest CPSSI

13. Study Methodology Match IDCP Ranking with CPSSI Ranking
Produce a graphical representation of the relationships between the two rankings
Classify into four groups:
High IDCP Rank / High CPSSI Rank
High IDCP Rank / Low CPSSI Rank
Low IDCP Rank / High CPSSI Rank
Low IDCP Rank / Low CPSSI Rank
Produce a Pathway List Based on Above Four Groups

15. Definition of High Wage or High-Skill or High-Demand Pathways
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) definitions for what is High Wage, High Demand or High Skill:
High Wage: An occupation was determined to be High Wage if the median wage for the occupation was greater than $17.21
High Demand: An occupation was determined to be a High Demand occupation if the 2006 employment for the specific occupation:
Represented at least 0.1% of 2006 total employment in all occupations (2,961) and
the projected total openings for the specific occupation as a share of 2006 employment in the specific occupation was greater than the share of projected total openings to 2006 total employment for all occupations (31.76%).
The above criteria was applied at the Pathway level to define High Growth Pathways

16. Definition of High Wage or High-Skill or High-Demand Pathways
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) definitions for what is High Wage, High Demand or High Skill:
High Skill: Using the DEED-LMI MN-adjusted education/training levels, the occupations selected for high skill have the following education/training levels:
Long-term on-the-job training
Work experience in a related field
Postsecondary vocational award
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Degree plus work experience
Master's degree
Doctoral degree
First Professional degree
The above criteria was applied at the Pathway level to define High Growth Pathways

17. Observations, Considerations and Issues in Demand Supply Matching
Each of the Listed Groups Above Lead to Actionable Steps
Mixture of Industry and Occupation Focus Among and Within Pathways
Customization of Pathways
No Electronic Tool for Matching, Use Federal and State Labor Market Information (LMI)
Read Behind the Ranking to Understand What Might be Happening Within the Pathway
Ranking Sensitive to Choice of Ranking Components
Using Local Advisory Committees to Validate Regional and National LMI
Understand what it means to Look Forward by Looking Back

18. Contact Information
Pradeep Kotamraju Ph.D.
System Director, Perkins Federal Grants
Office of the Chancellor
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Wells Fargo Place
30 E. 7th Street, Suite 350
St. Paul MN 55101
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