Career Readiness A Business-Led Approach for Supporting K-12 Schools - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Career Readiness A Business-Led Approach for Supporting K-12 Schools

Changing Perceptions of Career Readiness Pre-2000 College or Career Readiness 2000 College For All 2008 College & Career Readiness 2016 College Ready Plus

State Experimentation with Career Readiness Widespread experimentation and today 34 states publicly report some type of career readiness indicator 1. Workforce Readiness Assessments 2. Courses With Dual Credit Opportunities 3. Work-Based Learning 4. Industry-Recognized Credentials 5. Career Guidance

Limitations and Challenges Each of the approaches face limitations and have yet to overcome major challenges facing career readiness 1. Career education remains stigmatized (“less than college”) 2. Lack of shared accountability across systems 3. Employer leadership and engagement is not systemic

Career Readiness in ESSA Accountability How the business community can support states and districts in implementing career readiness: 1. Adopt a combined college and career readiness indicator 2. Implement by addressing key gaps and systemic challenges tied to meeting employer requirements

A New Framework for Defining Career Readiness College Readiness Career Readiness Postsecondary Readiness Workforce Readiness Workforce Readiness Academic Achievement Assessment & Acad. Prof. Assessment College & Career Plans College Plan Career Plan Career Courses/Advanced Advanced Coursework Career Courses Coursework/Dual Credit Work-Based Learning Work-Based Learning Industry-Recognized Industry-Recognized Credentialing Credentialing

College Ready Plus Required Components At Least One Additional Component* Workforce Readiness Career Courses/Adv. Assessments & College & Career Plan Coursework/Dual Academic Proficiency Credit Work-Based Learning * No one measures is sufficient; instead, it is the unique combination of measures that when consistently and reliably Industry-Recognized validated by the business community makes for a robust Credentialing career readiness approach

Example Measures Score Proficient on Career Course Completers Assessments College and Career Plan Work-Based Learning Outcome Completers Completers Industry Recognized College Ready Plus Achieved Credentials Awarded Participating in Career Participating in Career- Related Assessments Related Courses Process Participating in Work-Based Received Career Guidance Learning

Example Measures Entering Postsecondary Working Neither Working nor in Transition Requiring Remediation School Score Proficient on Career Course Completers Assessments College and Career Plan Work-Based Learning Completers Completers Outcome Industry Recognized College Ready Plus Achieved Credentials Awarded

Business Leadership in Advancing Career Readiness The business community is uniquely positioned to support states and districts with implementing career readiness Manage employer requirements Endorse districts and schools Manage work-based learning Evaluate performance Track industry recognized credentials

Discussion Questions 1) Are your states adopting career readiness as an indicator? If so, how is it being defined? 2) What role, if any, have you been asked to play? 3) What implementation challenges do you anticipate? 4) What support do you need to be successful?

Mini Sessions Group 1- Lucerne 3 Group 2- Zermatt/Gstaad