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Game Changing Initiatives forOur Future Workforce
Workforce Career and EducationOutreach SpecialistsCirca May 2019
Workforce Specialists2-Year Pilot ProgramAwarded to 7 Regions6130 Specialists in ISDs Partner with existing staff No duplication of services Complement not replace
7 Regional WorkforceSpecialist TeamsWorkforce Development Area (WDA) 7 North East Texas (Texoma) 9 West Central Texas (Abilene) 10 Borderplex (El Paso) 14 Capital Area (Austin) 23 Lower RGV (McAllen) 26 Central Texas (Belton/Temple) 28 Gulf Coast (Houston)
14 Non-Grant Trained WDAs 1 Panhandle (Amarillo)2 South Plains (Lubbock)4 North Central (Arlington)6 Dallas12 Concho Valley (San Angelo)13 Heart of Texas (Waco)15 Rural Capital (San Marcos)17 Deep East (Lufkin)19 Golden Crescent (Victoria)20 Alamo (San Antonio)22 Coastal Bend (Corpus Christi)24 Cameron County (Brownsville)25 Texoma (Sherman)27 Middle Rio Grande Valley (Uvalde)
Their Audience Work with: Students Parents Teachers Counselors Local EmployersLeigh Petty, West Central TX Education Outreach Team Post-Secondary Institutions
TWC Trained to Work as One Team TWC Outreach team trainedregional teams Monthly follow up & continuedsupport Roots & Wings Constant Collaboration
Pilot Program Quarter 1&2 Data**Thru September, 2019All 7 Regions CombinedTotal Student Presentations Provided1,204Total One-on-One Sessions484Total Partner/Teacher Presentations264Total Students Exposed to Career Education56,126Total Students Engaged in Career Education30,015
Next StepsContinueBegin Support and Coaching Evaluation piece Collaboration Collecting archival evidence Collecting data Building & Growing Sustainability conversation
My Contact InformationLori reachspecialist@twc.state.tx.us101 E. 15th StreetMain Building, Room 354Austin, TX 78778
Texas Career Signing DayCirca March 2019
TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSIONSigning Day event held on Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Signing Day at LIT
Signing Day at the Craft Training Center
EVENTS CELEBRATE STUDENTS MOVING INTOCAREER PATHWAYS INCLUDING: The workforce after completingcareer certification in high school, An applied learning opportunitylike an internship or RegisteredApprenticeship, A Career and TechnicalEducation program, Or any combination of all of theabove.
KEY PARAMETERS OF SIGNING DAY EVENTS Students sign Letters of Intent (LOI)submitted by prospectiveemployers Prospective employers,participate in the event bysharing promotional items with thestudents to welcome them to theircompany
TOOL KIT W/ TEMPLATES Letter of Intent Invitation Frameable certificate Media relation guide Event planning checklist
2020 Texas Career Signing DayEvents will be held inMarch, April and May UpcomingWebinar for MoreDetails
WHO’S READY TO ‘SIGN’ ON? Identify high school seniors! Identify employers! Submit plans and dates forhosting your Texas Career SigningDay events in 2020 tosigningday@twc.state.tx.us Don’t forget to submit photos andsuccess stories to TWC afterwards!
QUESTIONS?Submit Q’s to signingday@twc.state.tx.us
Regional Education SpecialistsTraining of TrainersManual & Resource GuideTexas Workforce CommissionLabor Market and Career Information te.tx.us
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ContentsRegional Education Specialists Training of Trainers . 1Labor Market and Career Information Dept. 1Welcome to the Team . 12Education Outreach Contacts and Resources. 13TWC Education Outreach Team . 14Labor Market & Career Information Website: . 14Regional Specialist Team . 14ESC CTE Specialist & Counseling Specialist . 15Economic Development Contact . 15Workforce Solutions Staff Who Can Help . 15Community Representatives Who Can Help . 15Additional Training Opportunities . 16Booster Trainings: . 16Booster Training Dates:. 16Request an Observation or Additional Training . 16Links to Resources . 17Presentations . 17Activity Templates . 17Data Collection and Documentation Forms . 17Education Outreach Checklist . 18At the Start of the Week. 18At the End of the Week . 18Once a Month . 18Everyday . 18The In’s and Out’s of an Education Specialist . 19What is an Education Specialist? . 19What to Expect from Schools? . 19Who are Our Customers? . 19What Support is Available to You? . 20Resources to Help You Understand How to Talk to Your Customers . 21Texas OnCourse . 21TEA’s Career, College, & Military Readiness (CCMR) Website . 223
TWC Website and Workforce Solutions . 22Your Resources at a Glance . 23Notes . 24Teaching Framework, Strategies, and Recommendations . 25Pedagogy vs Andragogy and Classroom Management . 26Pedagogy- Teaching Strategies for Students . 27Student Classroom Management Strategies for Single Visits . 28Student Classroom Management Strategies for Long-Term Visitations . 29Andragogy- Teaching Strategies for Adults . 30Adult Classroom Management Strategies . 32Cleaning Up Your PowerPoint Slides . 33Recommended Exercises and Activities . 35Collaborative Learning Strategies . 35Assigned Discussion Leader . 35Clusters . 36Group Discussion . 36Group Survey. 37Individual Presentation . 38Jigsaws . 38Turn to a Partner . 39Think/ Pair/ Share . 40Learning Strategies . 41The Big Picture . 41Brainstorming . 41Career Cube . 43Chain Link Vocabulary . 44Competitive Problem Solving . 44Divide & Conquer . 45Group Quiz . 46In Your Own Words. 46Identify the Big Picture. 47Incomplete Worksheet . 47Matching . 484
Matrix . 48Onion Peel . 49Pass the Marker . 49Peer Career Lessons . 50PowerPoint Discussion Questions . 51Problem-Solving Customer Review. 51Reciprocal Questioning . 52Six Second Resume Challenge. 53Time Lines . 54Notes . 55Notes . 56Data You Will Use. 57See Below for a Detailed Description of Each Program: . 57The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) . 57The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) . 58The Dissemination Unit . 59The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Unit . 59The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) . 60The industry and occupational employment projections . 60Automated Student and Adult Learner Follow-Up . 61Notes . 62Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Data Tools . 63Education Almanac . 63TX Higher Education Accountability System Online Tool . 6460x30TX Website . 64Career Readiness Handbook . 65Notes . 66Data Walk Information. 67Top Industries by Year . 67Student Demand vs State Demand . 68Associate Degree Job Demand . 69Good Jobs That Pay Without a BA . 70Top Skills Demand. 725
Projected Hot Jobs. 73HWOL Data . 74Fastest Growing Occupations . 75Fastest Growing Industries . 77Notes . 78Classroom Presentations with Students . 79Description . 79Tools, Equipment, and Materials . 79Best Practices . 79Data Collection . 80Resources . 81Tips: . 81Notes . 82Teacher & Counselor Presentations, Trainings, or Professional DevelopmentSessions . 83Explanation . 83Tools, Equipment, and Materials . 83Best Practices . 84Data Collection . 85Presentation Resources . 85Tips: . 85Notes . 86Conference Attendance . 87Explanation . 87Vendor Booth/Table . 87Vendor Table Tools, Equipment, and Materials . 87Breakout Session Presenters. 88Keynote Speaking Events . 89Being a Conference Participant . 90Best Practices for All Conference Roles . 90Data Collection . 91Presentation Resources . 91Notes . 926
Career Fairs, Career Days, & Expo Events . 93Explanation . 93Publications to Take to these Events . 95Equipment Needed . 95Selfie Boards . 96Best Practices and Tips . 96Data Collection . 97Notes . 98Career Education Products & Publication Creation . 99Explanation . 99Who is Responsible? . 99How Can You Help? . 99Notes . 100Committee Work and Community Building. 101Explanation . 101Networking: Who and How?. 101Notes . 102Documentation of Work . 103Data Collection, Why and How? . 103Survey Your Customers. 104Outreach Spreadsheet . 106Differentiating Between Service Types . 106Notes . 108Jigsaw Exercise . 109Why We Use this Approach . 109How to Set It Up . 109Encouraging a Great Share Out . 109Texas Reality Check. 110Texas Career Check . 111EXPLORE CAREERS . 111EXPLORE EDUCATION . 120Texas AutoCoder . 127Job Title Section . 1287
Job Description Section . 128How We Use this Resource with Students . 129Texas Internship Challenge . 130Jobs Y’all . 131Texas Crews . 133Notes. 134Texas OnCourse: Go-to Resource for Students Too . 135How does it Help Students? . 135Why Do You Need to Use it? . 136Texas Skills to Work . 137What is it? . 137Notes . 138Additional Career Assessment Tools . 139Texas Career Check . 139Texas Reality Check. 139TX Genuine . 140TX Gear UP. 140My Next Move . 140Map My Grad . 141Launch My Career Texas . 141Resume Genius . 142Will Robots Take My Job? . 142Notes . 143Notes . 144Using NAVIGATE the Career Portfolio . 145Where Does it Come From? . 145What is it? . 146How Do You Use it? . 146How Do You Order it? . 146TWC Printed Publications and More. 147Where Do You Find Them? . 147How do You Get Them? . 147What are they? . 1478
Endorsement Bulletins . 147Beyond High School . 148Brochures . 148Top 10 Career Tips . 149Occupations Outlook . 149Jobs! Coloring Book . 149Careers are Everywhere Activity Book . 149Bookmarks . 149Starting the Conversation . 150Succeed at Work . 150Texas Directory of Licensed Occupations . 150Online Publications . 150The Workplace Essentials Soft Skills White Paper . 150Texas Workforce Report 2016-2017 . 151Texas Growth Occupations Annual Report 2016 . 151In-Progress Publications . 151Career Hotline . 151Notes . 152Gallery Walk: Special Resources . 153Adult Education & Literacy (AE&L) . 153Foster Youth . 153Previously-Incarcerated Job Seekers . 154Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Resources . 155Soft Skills . 156Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) and Transition . 157TWC Trainings . 158Education Service Center (ESC) Trainings. 159Work In Texas Website . 159Notes . 160Regional Programs and Potential Resources . 161Some of What is Out There. 161Alamo Region. 161Borderplex Region . 1619
Brazos Valley Region. 161Cameron County Region . 161Capital Area Region . 162Central Texas Region . 162Coastal Bend Region . 162Concho Valley Region . 162Dallas Region . 162Deep East Region . 163East Texas Region . 163Golden Crescent Region . 163Gulf Coast Region . 163Heart of Texas Region . 164Lower Rio Grande Valley Region . 164Middle Rio Grande Valley Region . 164North Central Texas Region . 164North East Texas Region . 164Panhandle Region . 165Permian Basin Region . 165Rural Capital Region . 165South Plains Region . 165South Texas Region . 166South East Texas Region . 166Tarrant County Region . 166Texoma Region . 166West Central Texas Region . 166How Can You Use this Information? . 167Notes . 168Pulling Your Own Regional Data . 169Texas LMI . 169Texas Labor Analysis . 169Help Wanted Online
12 Concho Valley (San Angelo) 13 Heart of Texas (Waco) 15 Rural Capital (San Marcos) 17 Deep East (Lufkin) 19 Golden Crescent (Victoria) 20 Alamo (San Antonio) 22 Coastal Bend (Corpus Christi) 24 Cameron County (Brownsville) 25 Texoma (Sherman) 27 Middle Rio Grande Valley (Uvalde)
