Welcome! Iredell Business & Education Alliance Team IBEAT Hello and welcome to all of you. While you’re enjoying your food, please take a few minutes to introduce yourselves to your tablemates. Share your background, the Industry area you represent and I’d like each of you to think about what you hope to get out of our meeting today. Maybe write down your thoughts. November 9, 2016 Iredell-Statesville Schools Unity Center

Todd Williams, Director of Career & Technical Education Agenda Item   Action Assigned To: New Business Regional workforce development; What's Trending, Employer Involvement Expansion and Alignment of CTE Curriculum David Hollars, Executive Director of Centralina Workforce Development Board Todd Williams, Director of Career & Technical Education Old Business ACT Work Ready Community; Where are we in the process of becoming Certified http://workreadycommunities.org/ Stakeholders Group Discussion Members Adjourn

IBEAT Four Core Principles Alignment between Career & Technical Education curriculum and labor market needs Ongoing collaboration among education, employers and industry partners Work-based learning opportunities for our students and instructors Foster student enrollment in post-secondary education We recognize that there is a growing mismatch between the skills of the available workforce and the skills needed by employers today. We want to help narrow the skill gap. Over arching goal: Have ongoing discussions between local employers and our schools about the essential and technical skills needed in the workplace by our graduates. To that end, we feel like our focus needs to be on these 4 Core Principles. Our Vision is really about getting students in the workplace. Whether they attend college or not, we want all of our students to have jobs, be productive and successful. Again, that is why we are here today.

Mr. David Hollars Executive Director

Doosan Portable Power Onsite tour for students 11/3/16

Congratulations Iredell County! Next step….The North Carolina Chamber Foundation serves as the final certifying body to designate a NC Works Certified Work Ready Community. They meet in December (12/5/16) to approve our application. Then they will contact us and help with public service announcements (PSAs). http://workreadycommunities.org

May 2009 Not only is it a very professional certificate signed by Governor, but on the back…. Vocational Rehabilitation Regional Meetings

3 Elements of a Quality CTE Program We are listening to you and working to address technical and soft skill gaps with our students.

Career and Technical Education 8 program areas: Agricultural Education Business, Finance and Information Technology Education Career Development Family and Consumer Sciences Education Health Science Education Marketing and Entrepreneurship Education Technology Engineering and Design Education Trade and Industrial Education

Credentials earned = 1679 23% Students grades 9-12 CRC Gold – 106 CRC Silver – 331 CRC Bronze – 108 CPR – 68 Microsoft Access – 200 Microsoft Excel – 197 Microsoft PPT – 277 Microsoft Word – 271 NC Beef Quality Assurance – 1 NCCER Credential – 4 NC Nurse Aide – 56 OSHA 10Hr - 17 ProStart Level One 8 ProStart Level Two 5 ServSafe 30 ASE Student Certification – Automotive Service Excellence AWS – American Welding Society.

Career and Technical Education Student Organizations

Work-based learning strategies: Moving students from school to the workplace

17-18 New Course Offerings Computer Science courses Learning to code Programming (Java and/or Block Base) How Internet works Cyber Security Issues Available at all high schools

New Course Offerings for 17-18 FN43-Foods II, Technology – Inherently Honors EMT – Career Academy and Technical School Agriculture at Statesville High School

Course offerings at CATS Nursing Fundamentals Fire Fighting / Public Safety Diesel and Heavy Equipment Transportation Systems Welding

Course offerings at CATS Culinary Arts Masonry TV/Media Production Photography Manicuring