ibm education and training challenges and perkins cte reform
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The skill shortage in Information Technology and STEM is broad. IBM works on skills in the Community from Cradle to Career through P-TECH, CTE, secondary and higher ed curriculum redesign, and Perkins, provides incumbent workforce training to its workforce, technology to solve education problems. The government needs to improve the supply of work ready graduates, support incumbent workforce training, and personalize education using technologyTRANSCRIPT
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US Education and Training Challengesfor IBMNed McCulloch, IBM Global Skills Issue Manager
May 28, 2013
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Goals for Skills Development and Education Practice
–Improved Supply of Work Ready Graduates
–Support for Incumbent Workforce Training
–Lift Education using Technology
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IBM’s Challenge on Staffing and SkillsAvailability of the Right Skills is a major challenge to sustainability and growth
Positions are always open - 1769 in August 2013 – For local openings go to ibm-us.jobs
Skills Shortage Exists in:– Technical degrees
•Skills in short supply & constant need of refresh
– Management Expertise
– Business skills / professionalism
– Soft skills (collaboration, teaming, customer relations)
Increased focus on local hiring to improve retention rates
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Sample Openings in United StatesSoftware Developer
United States Software Developer
Austin, TX Business Analyst - Kenexa - Location is DFW area
United States Recruiter II - Kenexa - Lincoln, NE
United States MSS Deployment Engineer
United States Sales Reporting Warehouse Application Lead
Bethesda, MD Software Developer
Austin, TX Testing Manager
Seattle, WA Recruitment Operations Manager - Kenexa
United States Software Developer
Austin, TX Client Sourcing Consultant
United States Sales Support Internship
San Francisco, CA Sr. Java DeveloperBaton Rouge, LA
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IBM Work on Skills in the Community from “Cradle to Career”
IBM’s Corporate Citizenship portfolio spans early childhood and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education, along with early college programs and a focus on teacher professional development
– P-TECH 9-14 model: Provides students with an Associate in Applied Science degree that will lead to a career in the IT industry or ongoing education in a postsecondary institution
– Mentoring: Providing thousands of young people with access to adult role models, with a focus on academics
– Teachers TryScience: Strengthens teacher instruction in project-based learning by providing high quality STEM lessons integrated with pedagogical supports, including actual video examples of teacher instruction
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A new grades 9-14 school model focused on STEM
Our Mission:
– Enable students to master the skills and knowledge that they need to graduate with an associate degree
– Secure an entry-level position in the highly competitive IT industry or to continue and complete study in a higher education institution.
P-TECH provides students with a school-college-career continuum that helps them understand the direct links between what they are
learning today and the workplace.
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Early Results
P-TECH
Attendance:94% year-to-date attendance rate
NYC High School Standards:80% of the legacy cohort is meeting
or exceeding state standards in English and math.
College Readiness:50% of the legacy cohort has met
college-ready benchmarks in both English and math
College Credit Completion:74 students are enrolled in at least
one of nine college courses, including Programming and Calculus
Sarah E. Goode
Attendance and Achievement:98% of Freshmen on Track, Highest in Southwest Network
96% Attendance Rate, Highest in Southwest Network
College Readiness:Predictive assessments show Goode students exceeding yearly goal on EXPLORE Exam, Best MOY Growth in Southwest Network
Next Year:Over 700 applications submitted for next year's incoming class
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Skills Development with the IBM Workforce
Major investments to build the deep technical skills of our staff.
$500-$600 million of Training for IBM Employees each year.
Over 1 million training hours for US IBM employees in 2012; 330,000 Courses Completed.
Combination of Web and Classroom training.
– Project Management is most common course
– Other on Technical content, Process Improvement, Soft Skills
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Incumbent Workforce Training at IBM
Learning@IBM
Corporate Universities
Social Media–Intranet–Connections–Wikis–Blogs–Media Library–Video Games
Kick Off Meetings and informal training sessions
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IBM’s Work with Higher Education
University Relations– Award Programs
• Open Collaborative Research• Faculty• Shared University Research• Ph.D. Fellowship
– Centers for Advance Studies– IBM Research
Academic Initiative– Training materials, curriculum guides, software, hardware and cloud
capabilities.– IBM offerings are available to Universities at no charge.– We help train faculty in the use of our course materials.
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IBM Working with State of Louisiana and Lousiana State University on Curriculum Redesign, Outreach, and Experiential Learning Programs
Opportunity Description Outcomes Timing
Curriculum
Curriculum Development
Aligned Academic Initiative
Majors Identified
Immediate Tactical actions
Math Major (Female rich environments)
Other eg., Business
Continual Source of – IBM enabled/aware – Increase in
ENG/CS Grads– Female Applicants
New hires requiring minimal training
Start Aug 2013
OutreachReach out to High Schools and Higher Education Facilities
Attract greater volumes
Encourage more females early
Start Fall 2013
Programs
Internships: provide on-the-job training for university graduates (year 4)
Scholarships for Females
Computer Science Minor
Greater take up of jobs
Faster time to productivity
Start Jul 2014
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IBM Education Technology focuses on outcomes: How do you improve teaching effectiveness and, thereby, student outcomes?
Business outcomes
• Student achievement scores improved
• Expanded evaluation and instructional tools for teachers and administrators
Transformational stages
Valu
eV
alue
Single View of Student Information
Single View of Student Information
MaturityMaturity
Manage dataManage data
Analyze patternsAnalyze patterns
Optimize outcomesOptimize outcomes
Instructional InterventionInstructional Intervention
• Actionable recommendations and insights for teachers to help at-risk students
• More personalized learning environments for students
Education Performance Analysis
Education Performance Analysis
Personal Learning EnvironmentPersonal Learning Environment
Mobile LearningMobile Learning
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We integrate information and apply advanced analytics to improve student achievement and teacher performance.
Student and Teacher
Data Systems
Student and Teacher
Data Systems
Education Performance Management
Education Performance Management
Decision Management
Decision Management
Intervention ManagementIntervention Management
Mobility and
Collaboration
Mobility and
Collaboration
Single view of the student across the system
Single view of the student across the system
Coordinating the learning services and professionals
Coordinating the learning services and professionals
Insights for teachers, parents, & administrators
Insights for teachers, parents, & administrators
Predictive analytics to identify at-risk students
Predictive analytics to identify at-risk students
Easy access to the learning a student needs
Easy access to the learning a student needs
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Legislative Challenges
Access to skilled workforce
– Improve supply of workforce ready graduates through reauthorization of the Perkins Career and Technical Training (CTE) Program
-- Fund H1B Training Grants and STEM education Immigration Legislation.
– Support WIA Reform for incumbent workforce training
-- Fund High School Redesign Program ($300 million request)