west virginia career & technical education enhanced by: simulated workplace
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WEST VIRGINIA CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
ENHANCED BY:SIMULATED WORKPLACE
• Employers want and need students with STEM skills – creative thinkers with math logic.
• By 2020 – 69% of careers will require technical skills, associate degrees and/or industry credentials.
• Business/Industry leaders have expressed:“We have openings for technician level jobs in WV but cannot find
employees who routinely show up for work, can pass a drug test, and possess a positive work ethic”
Why is Business/Industry asking for Enhanced WV CTE Curriculum?
— Compiled from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook
So… How can we as CTE professionals meet these needs?
BY INTEGRATING SIMULATED WORKPLACE
• give students an opportunity to master curriculum skill sets in a work place learning environment;
• give instructors an opportunity to be creative in how they deliver the curriculum;
• require students to be accountable for documenting their own learning, by collecting evidence of content mastery through portfolio integration; and
• open additional lines of communication between: instructors, students and/or business and industry by participating in onsite B&I inspections.
Simulated Workplace Does Not Change CTE CSOs, but it does…
Vision of WV Career & Technical Education
Transform the culture of Career & Technical Education by creating high quality business
and industry learning environments.
What are the expectations of a WV Career & Technical Education Classroom?
CTE programs will:
1. Transform the classroom environment into a replicated company;2. Utilize time clocks or some other form of formal attendance recording process;3. Develop/Adhere to the county developed Random Drug Testing Policy, while testing a minimum of 40% of all students enrolled within a Simulated Workplace classroom;4. Conduct an application / interview process for enrolling students;5. Develop a company name and procedures / protocol manual; 6. Ensure all students receive quality safety training;
What are the expectations of a WV Career & Technical Education Classroom?
CTE programs will:
7. Begin each class period / session with a 5-10 minute company meeting;8. Submit Quarterly reports developed by students and instructor;9. Establish work teams and an organizational system with students rotating across teams;10. Integrate the 5S Continuous Quality Improvement principles;11. Participate in Business and Industry yearly onsite evaluations; and12. Utilize a portfolio system for students to document learning, credentials earned, projects completed, etc.
How will CTE be evaluated?
Financial30%
Business Processes30%
Learning & Growth25%
Customer15%
1. Program Retention/Completers
1. Attendance (Time Clock or a formal attendance recording process)
1. Academic Growth (WIN or Key Train – ACT WorkKeys®)
1. Business/Industry Perception (Industry-Based Program Appraisal Scorecard)
2. Percent of State CTE Standards Met
2. Drug Testing (Random Testing of 40%)
2. Student Portfolio (Electronic or Paper- based) & CTSO (Officers/Awards)
2. Service Learning Projects (Projects assisting and/or benefiting the community)
3. Industry Recognized and/or Industry Stackable Credentials or Educate WV Average Score
3. Professionalism (Discipline – Policy 4373)
3. Safety Training (Training applicable to individual training programs)
3. Communication Skills (Job Application, Interview, & Performance Evaluations)
Onsite B&I EvaluationsCTE programs will be evaluated by outside business and
industry inspectors and be rated similar to a Health Department rating.
- Those CTE programs who rate 85% or better will receive a West Virginia Industry Endorsement (good for two years)
- Those CTE programs who rate below 85% will receive additional assistance and will be eligible for another visit after corrections have
been implemented
Visit the Simulated Workplace website for additional information.
www.simulatedworkplace.com