CTSOs and CTE answering the Skills Gap

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1 CTSOs and CTE answering the Skills Gap Historical Information on Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) formation and purpose Since President Woodrow Wilson first signed the national vocational education act, the Smith-Hughes Act in 1917, the federal government has stood fast by its foundational philosophy that U.S. education must create for young people a direct linkage to learning and its application to the workforce. Career and technical student organizations (CTSOs) are regarded as an integral part of Career and Technical Education (CTE) and are considered fundamental in ensuring that academic knowledge and soft skills learned by students are applied to real life situations. CTSOs play an important part in preparing young people to become productive citizens and to assume roles of leadership in their communities. As a CTSO, SkillsUSA provides a unique program of career and leadership development, motivation and recognition for secondary and college/postsecondary students. SkillsUSA advisors provide organized curriculumoriented activities that help students gain career, leadership, and personal skills that maximize employability and the ability to become productive citizens in the workforce, home and community. Making the Case for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Experts project 47 million job openings in the decade ending About onethird will require an associate s degree or certificate, and nearly all will require real-word skills that can be mastered through CTE. Source: Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce via Harvard s Pathways to Prosperity report, p CTE is helping our nation meet the very real and immediate challenges of economic development, student achievement and global competitiveness. Some 14 million students are enrolled in CTE encompassing every state, with programs in nearly 1,300 public high schools and 1,700 two-year-colleges. Source: National Center for Education Statistics The average high school graduation rate for students concentrating in CTE programs is percent compared to an average national freshman graduation rate of 74.9 percent. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report to Congress on State Performance, Program Year Seventy percent of students concentrating in CTE areas stayed in postsecondary education or transferred to a four-year degree program, compared to an average state target of 58 percent. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, Office of Vocational and Adult Education

2 Industry Facts According to recent surveys of hiring trends, more than 33 percent of employers have unfilled job openings because they can t find applicants with the skills necessary for the jobs. These are good-paying jobs, too. A report by Harvard Business School found that 27 percent of trained skilled professionals earn more than the average bachelor s degree recipient The average skilled worker is 56 years old. By 2030, 79 million people will have retired while only 41 million new workers will enter the workforce 600,000: Current number of high skilled manufacturing jobs that will remain unfilled due to a lack of skilled labor. The gap: The average skilled worker is 56 years old. By 2030, 79 million people will have retired while only 41 million new workers will enter the workforce. Meet what has become known as the skills gap. There appears to be a surplus of jobs waiting to be filled and not enough people trained to fill them. Yet our employment rate continues to hover around 7.7 percent, and America s jobless are becoming increasingly frustrated and scared. Source: OVER 50%: Number of graduates with a bachelor s degree under the age of 25 who are unemployed or in a job that doesn t require a degree. Source: Go Build Alabama SkillsUSA Facts SkillsUSA has had 10.9 million annual members since its founding in 1965 SkillsUSA s Mission: To empower our members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens One hundred thirty (130) trade, technical and skilled service occupational titles are represented in the curricula of SkillsUSA member students, covering the construction, manufacturing, transportation, health sciences, information technology, communications, personal services, hospitality, public safety and engineering technology industries. Source:

3 SkillsUSA Drop-Out Survey, March 2013 March 15, 2013 Eric V. Gearhart Survey ed to 8,000 SkillsUSA Active Advisors 1,121 responded to at least one of the survey questions. 14% response rate Of the 1,121 respondents, 829 (74%) teach high school students 157 (14%) teach postsecondary students 135 (12%) teach both high school and postsecondary students Among your high school students that you have taught over the past five years, from through , how many SkillsUSA student members have you had in your program? 125,345 How many of those student members failed to receive their high school diploma? 2, Active Advisor respondents report a high school drop-out rate among their SkillsUSA students of 2% The national high school graduation rate for was 78.2 percent, the highest t rate in four decades. Stillwell, R., and Sable, J (2013). Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data: School Year : First Look (Provisional Data)(NCES ).U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved [date] from

4 What is the percentage graduation rate for your [high] school overall (most recent statistic)? Average percentage rate among 378 respondents was 83.7%. Among the SkillsUSA student members graduating from your [high school] program over the past five years, how many: Went directly into a full-time job? 31% (8,143 grads) Enrolled in a four-year college degree program? 26% (6,938) Enrolled in a less-than-four-year postsecondary institution to pursue an associate degree or certificate? 26% (6,800) Enrolled in an apprenticeship program? 4% (998) Joined the military? 7% (1,718) Other? 2% (502) Not sure. 5% (1,373)

5 What percentage of SkillsUSA [high school] members over the past five years pursued postsecondary education or a job directly related to the occupational specialty you taught them (select one). (403 answers) Less than 25% = 16.8% 25% or more = 21.1% 50% or more = 23.3% 75% or more = 20.1% 90% or more = 12.2% Not sure = 6.5% Among the postsecondary students that you have taught over the past five years, from through , how many SkillsUSA student members have you had in your program? 5,885 How many of those students failed to complete their program requirements and receive their degree or certificate? respondents reported a postsecondary drop-out rate among their SkillsUSA students of 13% 46 percent of students who enroll in an institution of higher learning do not graduate with any credential within six years. Shapiro, D. and Dundar, A. November Signature Report 4, Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates. National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. What is the percentage graduation rate for your school overall (most recent statistic)? (110 respondents) Average of 77.7%

6 Among the SkillsUSA student members completing your postsecondary program over the past five years, how many Went directly into a full time job? 65% (2,555 grads) Transferred into a four-year college degree program? 7% (286) Pursued a post-baccalaureate degree or certification? 4% (151) Enrolled in a less-than-four-year postsecondary institution to pursue additional training, certificates, certifications or associate degrees? 10% (377) Enrolled in an apprenticeship program? 4% (173) Joined the military? 3% (109) Other? 3% (102) Not sure? 5% (197) What percentage of your postsecondary SkillsUSA members over the past five years pursued additional postsecondary education or a job directly related to the occupational specialty you taught them? (select one) (119 respondents) Less than 25% = 26.1% 25% or more = 10.1% 50% or more = 5.9% 75% or more = 16.0% 90% or more = 29.4% Not sure = 12.6%