Community college responses to align career and technical education programs with changing labor markets

2021 ◽  
Vol 2022 (197) ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Adam Atwell ◽  
Walter Ecton ◽  
Sabrina Klein ◽  
Mark M. D'Amico ◽  
Cameron Sublett
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Career And Technical

Community College Participation in Distance Learning for Career and Technical Education

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 665-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela D. Benson ◽  
Scott D. Johnson ◽  
John Duncan ◽  
Olga N. Shinkareva ◽  
Gail D. Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
College Participation

Exploring Employer Perspectives of Community College Career and Technical Programs

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Gauthier
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
New Employees ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
Technical Programs ◽  
College Career

This qualitative study explores the efficacy of community college career and technical education programs through employer perspectives. Participants for this study were cultivated from a variety of industries and disciplines. Predominant themes that emerged from this study include education, authentic experience, the value of career and technical education, workplace social structure, apprenticeship, and aptitude. Employers appear to be ambivalent regarding their perspective of community college career and technical programs. Employers are looking for employees who can be integrated into the workplace social structure easily, and they articulate competencies generally gained after completing a two-year degree program. Participants reported that new employees lack employability skills, a higher order of thinking, metacognition, mature nature of competency, social mobility, motivation, and positive self-efficacy. Therefore, this study concludes that the hiring of community college career and technical graduates is contingent on the applicants' job-related skills and social competency.

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