Transcript Texas Workforce Commission

How to use Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Resources
to enrich CTE and Foundation High School Programs
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Lori Knight, Education Specialist * Michelle Flatt, Education Specialist * Ron Whitson, TEA Statewide CTE Coordinator
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Review CTE Career Clusters®, AchieveTexas, and Perkins
Performance Measures
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Know which TWC resources help you determine which programs
are relevant to your region
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Investigate a showcase of resources from both TEA and TWC
16 Career Clusters®
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Concept
Philosophy
Goal
Students can succeed in school, career, and life if
they plan their own individual college and career
success.
No career option is intrinsically better than the other.
Whether the choice is right or not depends on the
personal goals of the student.
To prepare students for college and career, and allow
them to choose the options that are best for them.
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Academic skills + technical skills + employability
skills
Preparation for college and career
Lifelong learning, mobility, and advancement
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Secondary
postsecondary linkages
For all students
For all careers
Partnerships with business/industry and
postsecondary education
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Perkins secondary core indicators [of performance]
1S1: Academic attainment – reading / language arts
 1S2: Academic attainment – mathematics
 2S1: Technical skill attainment
 3S1: Secondary school completion
 4S1: Student graduation rates
 5S1: Secondary placement
 6S1: Non-traditional participation
 6S2: Non-traditional completion
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Find data to support industry in your ESC.
Pick Your ESC
Generate
Report
Choose
Timeframe
Start here on
“The Future”
Tab,
To see ESC 16
information, select
the Panhandle
WDA
YOU WILL SEE:
• Counties Served
• Occupations Adding Jobs
• Fastest Growing Jobs
• Associate Degree Occupations
• Wage Information
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Create professional development for CTE
Directors/Teachers using TWC Resources
Education Specialists can travel to schools, in-service
events, and career fairs to speak with CTE staff, Counselors
Teachers, Administration, Students, and Parents to connect
the dots between education and career exploration
Collaborates with TEA to bridge the gaps among career
clusters, programs of study, CTE and Foundation High
School Program endorsement options and workforce needs
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Texas Education Agency – www.tea.texas.gov
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AchieveTexas – www.achievetexas.org
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board –
www.thecb.state.tx.us
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Texas Genuine – www.texasgenuine.org
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To be added to our mailing list:
o Email [email protected]
o Call our hotline 1-800-822-PLAN (7526)
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You will get notifications regarding:
o Publication releases/updates
o Software releases/updates
o Webinar announcements
o Newsletter announcements
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To receive TWC legislative updates
o Scan the QR code on the right
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Career Fairs
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In-Service events
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Informative presentations
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Workshops or presentations for:
• Faculty, Staff, Parents and Students
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Will travel
Will customize
And it’s FREE
Lorena Knight (Lori)
Education Specialist
Texas Workforce Commission
512-463-4879
[email protected]
Michelle Flatt
Education Specialist
Texas Workforce Commission
512-936-3143
[email protected]
http://www.lmci.state.tx.us/
What questions do you have?
Have a great day!