Assessing the Alignment between West Virginia's High School Career and Technical Education Programs and the Labor Market. Study Snapshot. REL 2020-019

Institution	Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia (ED); SRI International; National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED)
Titel	Assessing the Alignment between West Virginia's High School Career and Technical Education Programs and the Labor Market. Study Snapshot. REL 2020-019
Quelle	(2020), (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Vocational Education; High Schools; Labor Market; Education Work Relationship; Alignment (Education); Demand Occupations; Employment Qualifications; High School Students; Regional Characteristics; Career Readiness; Employment Opportunities; West Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; High school; Oberschule; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Lehrerreserve; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; High schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Regionaler Faktor; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance
Abstract	To help students leave high school on a path toward success in the labor market, education policymakers and practitioners often focus on improving career and technical education (CTE) opportunities in high school. This study quantifies the system-level alignment between West Virginia's high school CTE programs and the labor market. West Virginia stakeholders can use the findings to better prepare students for a postsecondary career. This study also serves as an example for policymakers and practitioners in other states who are interested in quantifying their CTE system's alignment. The study focused on alignment between CTE program offerings in West Virginia regions and the 20 occupations in each region with the largest number of long-term projected employment openings from 2014 to 2024 and with moderate occupational preparation requirements (more than a high school diploma--for example, a license or work-related experience--but less than a bachelor's degree). Using data for the 2016/17 school year, the study team calculated the percentage of long-term employment openings for high-demand study occupations that have at least one aligned CTE program in the region ("employment openings served"), the percentage of regional CTE programs aligned to at least one high-demand study occupation within the region, and the percentage of regional CTE programs aligned to at least one high-demand study occupation in any West Virginia region. This study snapshot highlights the key findings of the study. [For the full report, see ED605044; for the appendixes, see ED605045.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia. Available from: Institute of Education Sciences. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202. Tel: 202-245-6940; Web site: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/appalachia/index.asp
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01