High School Career and Technical Education Survey -Stakeholders

Career and Technical Education (CTE) is a term that applies to schools and educational programs that specialize in the skilled trades, applied sciences, modern technologies, and career preparation. Illinois high school and area career center programs span many different careers such as automotive technology, construction, agriculture, architecture, culinary arts, engineering, healthcare, robotics or veterinary medicine.

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* 1. Counties where your employees live

Coles

Clark

Cumberland

Douglas

Edgar

Effingham

Moultrie

Shelby

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Which program area closest aligns to your business or organization?

AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES

FINANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES

MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING, AND TRADES

ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY (Medical)

HUMAN AND PUBLIC SERVICES (Police, EMT, Food Service, Child Care)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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* 3. How well do the capabilities of recent high school graduates match your needs as an employer?

NOT EFFECTIVE

SOMEWHAT EFFECTIVE

EFFECTIVE

HIGHLY EFFECTIVE

Please add detailed comments on NOT EFFECTIVE and SOMEWHAT EFFECTIVE capabilities, to ensure we better understand your needs.

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* 4. Share the barriers to education and industry partnering on career and technical education initiatives. Please check all that apply

Time

Cooperation

Communication

Access to teachers, counselors, students

Insurance Requirements

Federal Law

School and business schedules do not coincide

Ability to provide work based learning experiences based on company size

Ability to provide work based learning experiences based on lack of manpower or time

Student Transportation

Please share other barriers not identified.

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* 5. Career and technical education programs are designed to provide quality experiences for students through the use of partnerships. Please share your thoughts on the level of accomplishment of the education and industry partnerships in your region.

	NOT STARTED	BEGINNING	ACCOMPLISHED
There is a formal structure to the partnership, such as advisory board, business round table, career pathway committee	There is a formal structure to the partnership, such as advisory board, business round table, career pathway committee NOT STARTED	There is a formal structure to the partnership, such as advisory board, business round table, career pathway committee BEGINNING	There is a formal structure to the partnership, such as advisory board, business round table, career pathway committee ACCOMPLISHED
Partners include a range of stakeholders including educators, industry, community, and workforce development	Partners include a range of stakeholders including educators, industry, community, and workforce development NOT STARTED	Partners include a range of stakeholders including educators, industry, community, and workforce development BEGINNING	Partners include a range of stakeholders including educators, industry, community, and workforce development ACCOMPLISHED
Partners review curriculum, technical, academic and employability skills being taught	Partners review curriculum, technical, academic and employability skills being taught NOT STARTED	Partners review curriculum, technical, academic and employability skills being taught BEGINNING	Partners review curriculum, technical, academic and employability skills being taught ACCOMPLISHED
Partners validate industry credentials that are being taught	Partners validate industry credentials that are being taught NOT STARTED	Partners validate industry credentials that are being taught BEGINNING	Partners validate industry credentials that are being taught ACCOMPLISHED
Partners share position and skills needs	Partners share position and skills needs NOT STARTED	Partners share position and skills needs BEGINNING	Partners share position and skills needs ACCOMPLISHED
Partners provide work based learning experiences for students, such as job shadowing, internships, field trips, career speakers, project advisors, skill judges	Partners provide work based learning experiences for students, such as job shadowing, internships, field trips, career speakers, project advisors, skill judges NOT STARTED	Partners provide work based learning experiences for students, such as job shadowing, internships, field trips, career speakers, project advisors, skill judges BEGINNING	Partners provide work based learning experiences for students, such as job shadowing, internships, field trips, career speakers, project advisors, skill judges ACCOMPLISHED
Partners validate equipment, facilities, to make sure they are consistent with industry standards	Partners validate equipment, facilities, to make sure they are consistent with industry standards NOT STARTED	Partners validate equipment, facilities, to make sure they are consistent with industry standards BEGINNING	Partners validate equipment, facilities, to make sure they are consistent with industry standards ACCOMPLISHED

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* 6. Prioritize what high school students should gain from their participation in CTE programs.

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* 7. Please share any other skill or experience that a student should gain from their participation in career and technical education programs.

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* 8. Essential Employability Skills are general skills that are required to be successful in all sectors of the labor market and are separate from the technical skills and academic skills such as math and reading. The State of Illinois created a framework that addresses these high priority skills identified by employers all across the state. Please prioritize the four Essential Employability Skill components as it relates to your business or organization.

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* 9. Please share any other Essential Employability Skills that is of importance to your business or organization that is not listed above

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* 10. What specific academic skills are high priority for your business or organization?

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* 11. What specific technical skills or certifications are high priority for your business or organization?

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* 12. Identify your current job position(s) of greatest need and the level of training and/or certifications that are preferred for this position.

Position 1/Training

Position 2/Training

Position 3/Training

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* 13. Identify your future job position of greatest need and the level of training and/or certifications that will be preferred for this position

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* 14. Do you currently serve on an educational advisory board? (CTEC, CEO, ECCEL, LLC College Advisories, etc.)

Yes

If yes, please indicate which Board.

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* 15. Please share your contact information.

Name

Title

Company

Address

City/Town

State

ZIP

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 16. May we contact you in the future to be a business partner for local high schools?

Yes