vocational education leadership institute march 2008
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Vocational Education Leadership Institute March 2008. Dr. Lynn Shaw Professor Electrical Technology. Long Beach City College. Miner. Steelworker. Longshore Worker. Electrician. Doctorate in Educational Policy. Raffle!. Why should students consider a Nontraditional Career?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Vocational Education Vocational Education Leadership InstituteLeadership Institute
March 2008March 2008
Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach City College
Dr. Lynn Shaw Professor Electrical Technology
MinerMiner
SteelworkerSteelworker
Longshore WorkerLongshore Worker
ElectricianElectrician
Doctorate in Educational Doctorate in Educational PolicyPolicy
Raffle!Raffle!
Why should students consider a
Nontraditional Career?
High skill and high wageHigh skill and high wage
Choosing a career based on Choosing a career based on interest and ability, not gender.interest and ability, not gender.
Classes will be gender balanced
Students have true freedom in selecting classes
Why not choose a Why not choose a high wage high skill job?high wage high skill job?
A career you enjoy and pays well…A career you enjoy and pays well…
How can we recruit female and male students to nontraditional programs?
Targeted RecruitmentTargeted Recruitment
Role Model FacultyRole Model Faculty
Excellent ProgramsExcellent Programs
Start SmallStart Small
Career Day Event, Career Day Event, planting the seedplanting the seed
Work Clothes Fashion ShowWork Clothes Fashion Show
Tours of your programsTours of your programs
Introductory ClassIntroductory Class
Little Truck ProjectLittle Truck Project
Partner with your local Partner with your local tradeswomen grouptradeswomen group
Rosie the Riveter Rosie the Riveter Charter High SchoolCharter High School
QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?
ThankThank You
Dr. Lynn Shaw [email protected]