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How to use Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Resources
to enrich CTE and Foundation High School Programs
Lori Knight, Education Specialist * Michelle Flatt, Education Specialist * Ron Whitson, TEA Statewide CTE Coordinator
Texas Workforce Commission
& Texas Education Agency
Review CTE Career Clusters®, AchieveTexas, and Perkins Performance Measures
Know which TWC resources help you determine which programs are relevant to your region
Investigate a showcase of resources from both TEA and TWC
3 Objectives
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®16 Career Clusters
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Concept Students can succeed in school, career, and life if they plan their own individual college and career success.
Philosophy No career option is intrinsically better than the other. Whether the choice is right or not depends on the personal goals of the student.
Goal 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
Career and Technical Education (CTE)
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Secondary postsecondary linkages
For all students
For all careers
Partnerships with business/industry and postsecondary education
Career and Technical 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
Perkins Performance Measures
WDA & ESC Overlap
Find data to support industry in your ESC. Pick Your ESC Choose
Timeframe
Generate
Report
TWC Can Help!
Help Wanted Online Results
Start here on“The Future”
Tab,
www.tracer2.com
To see ESC 16 information, select the
Panhandle WDA
Select a WDA to Get Information
YOU WILL SEE:
• Counties Served
• Occupations Adding Jobs
• Fastest Growing Jobs
• Associate Degree Occupations
• Wage Information
Your Report Will Look Like This
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
TWC Can Help You!
www.lmci.state.tx.us
Texas Education Agency – www.tea.texas.gov
AchieveTexas – www.achievetexas.org
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board – www.thecb.state.tx.us
Texas Genuine – www.texasgenuine.org
TEA Resources
To be added to our mailing list:o Email [email protected] Call our hotline 1-800-822-PLAN (7526)
You will get notifications regarding:o Publication releases/updateso Software releases/updateso Webinar announcementso Newsletter announcements
To receive TWC legislative updateso Scan the QR code on the right
Want to be notified?
• Career Fairs
• In-Service events
• Informative presentations
• Workshops or presentations for:• Faculty, Staff, Parents and Students
Will travel Will customize And it’s FREE
Need a speaker?
What questions do you have?
http://www.lmci.state.tx.us/
Lorena Knight (Lori)Education SpecialistTexas Workforce [email protected]
Michelle FlattEducation Specialist
Texas Workforce Commission512-936-3143
Contact information
