AT A GLANCE With support from Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Invest Board Partnership (WIB), Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technical Center (EWCTC) and Derry Area School District collaborated to develop the Career Pathway Program in order to provide students with career exploration that assists in identifying career interests and postsecondary planning. The program began in the 2013-14 school … Continue reading Promising Practices Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technical Center
Category: Employability Skills
Promising Practices LCTI and Lehigh Valley
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Work-based learningAT A GLANCE Resulting in a wide range of promising practices and success stories, Lehigh Valley’s Gold Collar Workers with Gold Collar Jobs initiative is a business-education partnership developed by the Lehigh Valley Workforce Development Board, Inc. and Lehigh Valley Business-Education Partnership. RESULTS/IMPACT Several promising practices are highlighted in this document; results impacting the regions … Continue reading Promising Practices LCTI and Lehigh Valley
RISE Mentoring Program
Posted on Categories Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Misc. Lesson Plans & IdeasAt a Glance The RISE mentoring program at Lawrence County Career and Technical Center (LCCTC) is designed to better prepare students for a successful transition to work and/or post-secondary education. Overview RISE stands for Reaching Independence Striving for Excellence. Through this program, each CTE instructor is paired with an academic teacher to mentor a group … Continue reading RISE Mentoring Program
Applefest Electronic Help
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Employability Skills, Student Engagement, Work-based learningAt a Glance Students in the electronics program at the Venango Technical Center help with electrical issues at Venango Countys annual Applefest in Franklin, Pennsylvania. Overview Students show up for the three-day festival and polish the power distribution boxes and make small repairs in the vendors boxes. The students are able to attend the festival … Continue reading Applefest Electronic Help
Early Childhood Care and Education: Using Assessment Data to Target Letter Recognition Skills
Posted on Categories Employability Skills, Project-based LearningAt a Glance Early Childhood Care and Education students are using assessment data to target childrens letter recognition skills through a project-based activity that involves parent participation. Overview Students enrolled in the Early Child Care and Education program use data collected from preschoolers to guide curriculum and teaching strategies. At the start of the school … Continue reading Early Childhood Care and Education: Using Assessment Data to Target Letter Recognition Skills
Promising Practice Upper Bucks County Technical School
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Preparing for Non-Traditional Fields, Work-based learningAT A GLANCE The Careers in Construction Alliance is a collaborative effort between Upper Bucks County Technical School (UBCTS), Associated Builders and Contractors Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter (ABC), 500 regional commercial construction employers, and local high schools to promote careers and employment opportunities within the construction industry. This collaboration is funded by ABC. UBCTS was one … Continue reading Promising Practice Upper Bucks County Technical School
Promising Practice A.W. Beattie Career Center
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Work-based learningAT A GLANCE With grant funding available for the 2015-2016 school year, the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (TRWIB) supported A.W. Beattie Career and Technical Centers Career Preparation for Success program. RESULTS/IMPACT The Career Preparation for Success program aimed to expand high school students college and career readiness through three initiatives: increase students attainment of … Continue reading Promising Practice A.W. Beattie Career Center
Promising Practice Mercer County Career Center
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Preparing for Non-Traditional Fields, Work-based learningAT A GLANCE In an ongoing effort to increase alignment between its career and technical education programs and the stated needs of regional employers, Mercer County Career Center (MCCC) staff leveraged funds obtained through the West Central Workforce Development Board. Resources, including those from a Business Education Partnership (BEP) grant awarded by the Pennsylvania Department … Continue reading Promising Practice Mercer County Career Center
Promising Practice Tri-County
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Preparing for Non-Traditional Fields, Work-based learningTri-County Business-Education Partnership Mini-Grant Program AT A GLANCE Facilitated by the Tri-County Workforce Development Board and offered to schools and organizations in Pennsylvanias Armstrong, Butler, and Indiana counties, the mini-grant Program promoted and expanded career awareness activities for students in grades nine through 12. RESULTS / IMPACT Multiple programs funded by the mini-grants impacted several … Continue reading Promising Practice Tri-County
Promising Practice Northern Tier
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability SkillsNorthern Tier Business Education Partnership AT A GLANCE As a result of a Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Business Education Grant, the Northern Tier Region Workforce Development Board hired three part-time career counselors to expand career education with students in the regions high schools and career and technical centers. ORIGIN/IMPLEMENTATION The Northern Tier Workforce … Continue reading Promising Practice Northern Tier