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Partnerships with Education: Getting Involved with Public Policy. Presented by: Thomas N. Applegate Senior Director, Business/Industry Initiatives Association for Career and Technical Education. Re-title my presentation: Unnatural Acts. Part’ ner -ship ’
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Partnerships with Education:Getting Involved with Public Policy Presented by: Thomas N. Applegate Senior Director, Business/Industry Initiatives Association for Career and Technical Education
Re-title my presentation: Unnatural Acts
Part’ ner-ship’ A collaboration between two or more entities associated in some common interest
Collaboration An unnatural act between two or more non-consenting bureaucracies
ACTE-Who We Are • National association of career and technical education (CTE) professionals • Only organization representing all aspects of CTE • Membership includes instructors, administrators, counselors, support personnel from secondary and post secondary institutions • 32,000 members
ACTE-What We Do • Three A’s • Access to information • Advocacy for the profession including but no limited to political advocacy • Awareness of CTE and its importance to the economic and educational well being of our nation
Why Career and Technical Education is Important to the Energy Industry • We train your future workers • We teach technical skills • We teach applied academics • We teach problem solving, practical reasoning skill • We teach work skills- dependability, reliability • We train your existing workforce • Upgrade skills • Retrain workers
Why CEWD Members are Important to Career and Technical Education(from a policy perspective) • Credibility in the political arena • Carry policy issues to trade and political groups • Provide critical feedback to our policy issues
Major Legislation for CTE • Perkins Only about 5% of total dollars spent on CTE but drives change and policy • Tech Prep • Academic and technical integration • Connections between secondary and postsecondary education • Links to business and industry
Major Legislation for CTE (continued) • Workforce Investment ACT (WIA) • Infrastructure funding • Training • WIB board/Perkins • Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Act of 2008 • No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Teacher quality Time off task
ACTE Issues Briefs • The Issue • Why CTE should be concerned/Involved • CTE’s role • Conclusion/what should be done/what should CTE being doing • Available free online at www.acteonline.org
What should YOU do???? • Be involved with CTE-the future of your workforce depends upon it • Link with your local/state CTE programs • Be a Career and Technical Education advocate • Become a National ACTE Associate member • Attend ACTE National Policy Seminar – March 9-11, 2009 – Washington, DC
Further Information • Thomas N. Applegate, Senior Director Business and Industry Initiatives 512-797-7271 tomgobucks@insight.rr.com • www.acteonline.org