Career Connected Learning Exploration Michelle Thomassian Career Access

Career Connected Learning & Exploration Michelle Thomassian, Career Access Manager – Highline Public Schools Sisto Pina, College & Career Success Dean – Puget Sound Skills Center

Agenda • Overview of Career Access Program • Student Voice • Growing Industries & Opportunities • Puget Sound Skills Center • Questions and Next Steps

Career Access Program Overview: Why Career Exploration? • Students see the relevancy of what they’re doing in class and can tie it to future college and career interests • Students learn how to solve problems in real-world settings • At least 19 out of 20 students will graduate prepared to choose their future

Career Access Program Overview • Career Exploration Opportunities – Career Exploration Tours – Internships – Special Events – Job Shadows/Informational Interviews – Guest Speakers and Mentoring 4

Career Access Program Team College & Career Access Specialists Sydney Williams Highline High School <<<<<< Roderick Booker Evergreen Campus >>>>>> Sara Baker Mount Rainier High School <<<<<< Karly Feria Tyee Campus >>>>>>

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CTE Pathways in Highline • • Arts & Communication Business & Marketing Computer Science & Information Technology Engineering & Manufacturing Environmental Science Health Sciences Human Services

Growing Industries & Opportunities: • • • STEM Engineering & Manufacturing Health Sciences Big Data Women in Tech

Growing Industries and Opportunities: STEM • • Computer Science & Information Technology Health Sciences Environmental Science Engineering & Manufacturing 60% of STEM jobs in WA State are math/computer science jobs Source: Pacific Education Institute

Growing Industries and Opportunities: STEM Job Outlook in Seattle • STEM professions will expand 1. 7 times faster than non-STEM occupations between 2010 and 2020 – Half of STEM jobs do not require a 4 year degree, and the average salary is $53, 000 • 2014 average annual salary for all STEM jobs was $85, 570 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growing Industries and Opportunities: STEM Job Outlook in Seattle • On Wallet. Hub’s “ 2015’s Best and Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals, ” Seattle ranked: • 3 rd – Highest % of all workers in STEM jobs • 8 th – STEM employment growth • 8 th – annual median wage growth for STEM workers • 14 th – job openings per capita for STEM graduates • 9 th – projected number of STEM jobs needed in 2018 Source: Wallet. Hub via Geek. Wire

Growing Industries and Opportunities: Job Outlook • Biotechnology, manufacturing and construction are all industries that provide opportunities for well-paid jobs without the need for a 4 -yr. college degree. • 2/3 of manufacturing jobs in King County do not require a Bachelor’s Source: US Census Bureau, Quarterly Workforce Indicators – Longitudinal-Employer Household Dynamics Program

Growing Industries and Opportunities: Big data deals with Big Data • Very large data sets • Advanced analytics of the data • Utilizing analytics to refine business processes • WA State is #2 in big data jobs • The number of graduates in WA state with the skills to fill big data jobs are relatively low and fall behind MA, IL, NY, NC, and CA Source: Geek. Wire

Growing Industries and Opportunities: Women in Tech • Women of Color in Technology Symposium • Luncheons • Career Tours • HPS Tech. Fest (Grades 7 -12) • IGNITE

Growing Industries and Opportunities: Career Outlook • Amazon. com tops Forbes 2015 List of “The Companies with the Most STEM Job Openings Right Now” with 2, 391 STEM jobs open. Sinclair said that companies across industries are working hard to attract STEM talent and to diversify their workforces, not only to reap the benefits of teams with a breadth of viewpoints and talents, but because there simply aren’t enough “programmers” out there to meet industry demand. Companies, she said, are “recognizing that talented people out there aren’t going into these technical fields, and we need to really attract those people because we don’t have enough of the standard people that might be attracted to a software job. ” Tara Sinclair Chief Economist at Indeed. com Professor of Economics at The George Washington University

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Discussion and Next Steps • Key Take Aways • Next steps? – What are you already doing to engage students in exploring career opportunities? – What challenges do you foresee in applying career context to coursework? – What resources and/or support could help you address those challenges?

Celebrating over 50 years of CTE! • Aerospace Manufacturing & Engineering • Animation • Auto Body Technology • Automotive Technology • Broadcast Communication • College IT • Construction Technology • Court Reporting • Culinary Arts • Criminal Justice • Digi. Pen Video Game Programming • Dental Assistant • Fashion Design & Marketing • Fire Services • Marine Science Technology • Nursing Assistant • Translation & Interpretation • Welding

Golden Ticket • • • Post high school plans? Entrance requirements for my career path? Goal setting for academic, career, and activity Skills I want to gain Support needed (apprenticeship, career planning, scholarships, FAFSA, college credit, internships, volunteer, etc) • https: //docs. google. com/a/g. highlineschools. org/forms/d/e/1 FAIp. QLSdj. J 4 Xu 3 ax 79 nadi. Gz 2 p. TDu 6 s. Kxlh_nr. Cb. ZTDx 92 BKp-v. Bv. Jg/viewform

College Articulations • PSSC programs have college articulations with 10 college/universities. • Students have the opportunity to earn 279 college credits from these college articulations.

Extended Learning Opportunities • Work Based Learning: PSSC has averaged 150 students and 6, 000 hours from 2014 -2016. • Construction Camp • Clinicals • Community service projects • Port of Seattle summer internships • Local business jobs and internships • Field trips to apprenticeship programs, colleges, work sites, and competitions. • Industry specific guest speakers

College & Career Exploration • College & Career Planning Fair in fall – – local colleges apprenticeship programs (PACE, ANEW, Carpenters) Business partners share industry standards and skills needed Worksource to help with resume and interview tips. • Hiring Fair in May. – Students showcase skills and certificates earned over the school year – Business partners looking to hire for summer and permanent jobs. (Boeing, Port of Seattle, Hilton, Uyeta, Les Schwab, and others) • Job shadows, community service projects, internships, and partnership with district and local elementary/middle schools. • http: //www. highlineschools. org/pssc

Exit Ticket • 509 industry certifications including but not limited to: – – – – OSHA 10 ACF Junior Culinarian ACF Junior Pastry Chef IMS 100 & 200 HIV Food Handlers CPR/1 st Aid • Over $250, 000 in scholarships earned last year • https: //docs. google. com/a/g. highlineschools. org/forms/d/1 v. Oya. DND_D 08_7 q. RUN 5 n. V 9 Xcq 4 DZ 8 rwq_KPbm 5 KJiz. YU/edit

Questions?

Contact Michelle Thomassian Career Access Manager 206. 631. 3186 Michelle. Thomassian@highlineschools. org Sisto Piña Dean of College & Career Success 206. 631. 7321 Sisto. Pina@highlineschools. org