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