STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I. Examine the philosophy and principles that shape Career and Technical Education programs and  provide an overview of the development, administrative structures and policies for the delivery and support of career and technical education.

 II. Examine the guidelines specified within Carl D. Perkins IV and how those principles are applied to CTE and other funding/reimbursement models such as the Career and Technical Act.

 III. Describe the relationships of various regulatory agencies within the community college setting and their relationships to secondary and post-secondary functioning.

 IV. Examine the components and successfully apply the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) program approval processes for both secondary and post-secondary programs.

 V. Devise enrollment management and advising/marketing strategies for CTE programs.

 VI. Relate relevant national and local issues pertaining to CTE to your program and/or the P-20 model.

 VII. Apply quality assurance principles (credentialing requirements, program advisory committees, reporting, labor market trends, workforce issues, work-based learning, CTE instruction, etc.) to CTE programs.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Philosophy and history of CTE

 A. Evolution of CTE

 B. Educational philosophies that influenced CTE

 C. Philosophy of Education

 

 II.   Principles of CTE/CTE Programs

         A.      Current trends

         B.      Career clusters, pathways and plans of study

         C.      Nontraditional and special populations

         D.      Professional organizations

         E.      Student leadership/organizations

 

 III.  The educated workforce perspective (local, state, national, international)

 

 IV.    Carl D. Perkins

         A.      Career clusters, pathways and plans of study

         B.      Nontraditional and special populations

         C.      Educational and business partnerships

         D.      Program advisory committees (business and industry)

         E.      Perkins grant local plan requirements

 

 V.     Secondary Issues

         A.      Career and Technical Act

         B.      Career Guidance and Development

         C.      Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs)

         D.      Concurrent Enrollment Options

 

 VI.     CCCS Program Approval Process (New and renewal)

         A.      Colorado Common Course Numbering System (CCCNS)

                 B.      CTE faculty and staff credentialing standards (Secondary and Postsecondary)

         D.      Data management and reporting requirements

         E.      Program advisory committees (composition, function, etc.)

         F.      Labor market trends/Occupational Analysis

         G.      Curriculum alignment (degrees and certificates)

         H.      Quality Assurances (facilities, safety issues, work based learning, plans of study, etc.)

          I.      Five-year plans (program strengths and weaknesses)

 

 V.      Marketing, Enrollment Management and Advising Strategies

         A.      Nontraditional and special populations

         B.      Educational partnerships (articulations, concurrent enrollment, advanced credit pathways, etc.)

         C.      Recruiting and retention

         D.      Advising and career planning/management (Plans of Study, ICAPS, etc.)