Technical Skill Assessment Job Ready versus Career Ready Pennsylvania June 2015

2 Career and Technical Education (CTE)  Secondary CTE  Programs not courses  State regulation identifies 22 standards  Academic integration  Technical relevance  Engagement of business  Safety  Engagement of Workforce Investment Boards  Labor market value  Alignment of secondary and postsecondary  Accountability Re-envision CTE

3 Career and Technical Education (CTE)  Result of re-envisioning CTE  Increased student enrollment  Project based learning  Instructional methods include literacy and numeracy strategies  Program of study  Alignment of secondary and postsecondary  State developed technical standards  Alignment of assessment to technical standards  State academic standards and assessment  Align state standards to technical standards  Academic credit local basis  Academic project based assessments Re-envision CTE

4 Data Number of Schools/Campus es Programs with Enrollments Enrollments Secondary 221 (135 districts and 86 CTCs) 1,727 at CIP Level64,780 Postsecondary341,21785,455 Adult ,835

5 Program of Study  SOAR Program Information now on  Several new additions to the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Center (PA TRAC)Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Center (PA TRAC) Resources

6 Technical Assessment  Required of every school with approved programs  Since 1991  End-of-program assessment  Aligned to national third party test provider: NOCTI  College credits: National College Credit Recommendation Service  Industry certifications: American Culinary Federation Education Foundation and Automotive Service Excellence  Pennsylvania specific assessments if minimal alignment to national NOCTI  College credits Technical Assessment

7 Challenges  Technical standards developed, but not consistently covered by instructors  Not all national assessments align to the Pennsylvania technical standards  Resources and technical assistance provided but not all LEAs accept Technical Assessment

8 Technical Skill Attainment 2009 NOCTI Comprehensive CTCs66.9 percent Occupational CTCs66.8 percent Single-District CTCs47.4 percent High School Programs50.0 percent Overall62.1 percent 2014 NOCTI Comprehensive CTCs89.1 percent Occupational CTCs89.0 percent Single-District CTCs81.4 percent High School Programs71.8 percent Overall85.3 percent Data

9 Industry Certifications   15,767   23,621  20 percent of students earned an industry certification  37 percent of seniors earned an industry certification  85 percent of the programs are aligned Data

10 Academic Standards  4 Areas  Career Awareness and Preparation  Career Acquisition  Career Retention and Advancement  Entrepreneurship  Assessment  Developed and piloted 2015  Career Ready Definition and Forum Career Education

11 Lee Burket Director Bureau of Career and Technical Education Questions

12 For more information on Career and Technical Education please visit PDE’s website at The mission of the department is to academically prepare children and adults to succeed as productive citizens. The department seeks to ensure that the technical support, resources and opportunities are in place for all students, whether children or adults, to receive a high quality education.