Career Technical Education: Promising Practices from the Field

About

While California is enjoying resurgent economic growth, benefits are not accruing equally across different demographic groups and geographic regions.  Some of this inequality stems from differences in educational attainment and the sectoral composition of varying regional labor markets where educational opportunities are not aligned to the jobs available. A recent report by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) revealed that a majority of students who complete career education credentials at California community colleges earn middle-income wages within one year of finishing their first career education program. Increasingly, effective Career Technical Education programming is becoming a viable pathway for our most underserved students to access middle-skilled, family-sustaining jobs.

This session will highlight several career technical education approaches within key industry sectors like manufacturing, information communications technology, and early childhood education that target high school and community college students and also serve as effective strategies for upskilling existing workers.  Panelists will discuss effective learn and earn strategies and pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship models that demonstrate the value of combining education with technical training to ensure students are equipped with the in-demand skills needed to remain competitive in a swiftly changing labor market.

Fee
No cost to participate
Current SCG, NCG, and SDG Members: $
Eligible Non-members: $

Who May Attend
Current Education Funders, SCG, NCG, and SDG members and eligible non-members

Registration
SCG members: Register online (you must log in to your SCG account to register).
NCG & SDG members: Please contact programsrsvp@socalgrantmakers.org to register.
Non-members: Register online. If you do not have an SCG account, contact us.
If you have additional questions regarding these sessions, please contact us at programsrsvp@socalgrantmakers.org

Accommodations for People with Disabilities
If you have a disability and require an accommodation to fully participate in this activity, please contact our programs team at programsrsvp@socalgrantmakers.org or (213) 680-8866. You will be contacted by someone from our staff to discuss your specific needs.

About this Location
This location is ADA compliant, has dedicated nursing rooms, and gender-neutral restrooms available.