Message from the Director

In the previous Centergram, I suggested that workforce development should be
viewed as a broad system that connects schools, business associations, governments, and organizations in the private sector. Thomas Friedman, popular author and New York Times columnist, calls this the flattening of societies. Flat societies are interconnected in what they do both locally and globally.

This foundational view has guided the development of CETE’s vision and mission statements. In practice, the vision and mission statements provide a referent point—or touchstone—for CETE’s various projects. How else could we justify at once being the home of the National Dissemination Center on Career and Technical Education and also implementing a planning model that brings together education leaders, government policy makers, and company executives in the Arab Middle East.

These CETE projects fit together within our broader understanding of workforce development. The context of the projects may be worlds apart, but the fundamental issues of learning and work to achieve a sustainable livelihood remain the same. I invite you to review CETE’s new vision and mission statements and welcome your comments and feedback.

Vision

The Center on Education and Training for Employment aspires to be recognized as the preeminent source of expert assistance and information dedicated to meeting the educational challenges of developing the global workforce.

Mission

The Center on Education and Training for Employment engages with state, national, and international clients, including schools, governments, unions, and public and private organizations to—

a. Generate useful knowledge about workforce learning and performance;
b. Develop and implement workforce development programs, policies, and planning, assessment, and evaluation processes that are informed by research; and,
c. Disseminate the information in ways that will positively influence the actions of educational decision makers, organization leaders, scholars, and practitioners involved in developing the current and future global workforce.

As a university-based research and development center, CETE has access to the foremost authorities on workforce development and related fields to fulfill its mission. The CETE mission is consistent and supportive of the academic and outreach plans of the College of Education and that of Ohio State’s role as a doctoral-research university.

Ronald L. Jacobs
Director

CETE Announces the 2005-2005 Preparing Workforce Education Leaders

CETE’s Preparing Workforce Education Leaders program, described in the Summer 2005 Centergram, has selected the first group of participants:

Mary Ann Blakely
Lakeland Community College, Kirtland

Leslie Brady
Ohio Department of Education, Columbus

J. Bruce Campbell
Francis Tuttle Technology Center, Oklahoma City

John Chaliff
Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort

Marquita Friday
Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore

Sherry Kelley Marshall
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Evendale

Margaret Lynch
Auburn Vocational School District, Concord Township

David Ozvat
Ohio Department of Education, Columbus

Larry Ross
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond

Daniel Schroer
Butler Technology and Career Development Schools, Fairfield Township

Dale Winkler
Kentucky Office of Career and Technical Education, Frankfort

DACUM/SCID Curriculum Services Expand

The DACUM/SCID curriculum services area continues to work with two major clients: Marathon-Ashland and PENNDOT (through Gannett Fleming). We are currently developing about 60 Learning Guides and more than 20 task analyses for Marathon. This year we have conducted 10 DACUM workshops for PENNDOT and have another 10 scheduled.

For the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association, we have conducted a DACUM workshop on Parts Manager, performed a Task Verification, and conducted a Task Analysis workshop, and are now in the process of developing 34 Learning Guides for them. They have already asked us to address the Service Manager’s job next.

For the West Virginia Department of Health, we recently conducted a DACUM on the Water Plant Operator I position and performed a Task Analysis of that position. We are now underway with the development of 250 test questions for them.

We conducted a DACUM analysis of the job of Home Builders Institute (HBI) instructors; some of the results were already used at their summer conference in New Orleans where several of our PBTT (Preparing Better Teachers for Tomorrow) modules were also used. CETE and OSU instructors were involved in conducting a total of 18 workshops for new and experienced HBI instructors.

Other activities include DACUM workshops in July in Sacramento and Los Angeles and DACUM and SCID workshops in Singapore in August.

DACUM: Developing a Curriculum; SCID: Systematic Curriculum and Instructional Development. See http://www.dacumohiostate.com for more information.

Publications

PACE Samples Now Available on Our Website

Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE) is still being used among secondary, postsecondary, adult education programs and other programs offering classes in entrepreneurship education. The Veterans Corporation will now offer these modules online to the families of veterans being deployed across the world and leaving family members behind to run their family businesses. These family members may not have experience in running a business, so these modules will help them find out how to run the business while their spouse has been deployed.

PACE consists of three levels with 21 self-contained student modules in each level. Each module addresses 21 topics, for example, Your Potential as an Entrepreneur, The Nature of Small Business, Business Opportunities, Global Markets, The Business Plan, Help for the Entrepreneur, Types of Ownership, Market Analysis, Location, Pricing Strategy, Financing the Business, Legal Issues, Business Management, Human Resources, Promotion, Selling, Record Keeping, Financial Analysis, Customer Credit, Risk Management, and Operations.

PACE can be ordered in a variety of ways, making it very flexible for instructor use. If you are interested in learning more about PACE go to our website, http://www.cete.org/publications.asp and click on “Browse Our Catalogs.” The flyer with complete ordering options is available for downloading. Sample PACE Instructor Guides and Student Modules are also available to download. For further information on ordering PACE, please contact the Publications Office at 800/484-4815 ext 2-4277.

Career Passports and ICP Folders Still Available

Now that the school year is in full swing, it’s time to start thinking about ordering your Career Passports and Individual Career Plan (ICP) Folders. There has been an increase in prices for both of these items. The Traditional Career Passport now sells for $8 each and the Deluxe Career Passport is now $10.50 each. Colors and other optional features are still available for the Deluxe Career Passports. The Individual Career Plan (ICP) Folders are now $35 for a set of 30 folders. The Career Skills/Occupational Skills and Career Planner/Educational Planner inserts come in pads of 30 for $3 per pad. Quantity discounts apply for large orders.

For additional information on ordering these items, contact the CETE Publications Office; phone: toll free at 800/848-4815 ext 2-4277 or 614/292-4277; e-mail: Susan Tippett, tippetqt.2@osu.edu, or Judy Cohen, cohen.5@osu.edu.

Order CETE Publications Online

CETE’s online ordering system is available at http://cete.org/publications.asp. You can search by title, series, subseries, subject, author, or description or browse catalogs on special topics.

Prices do not include shipping and handling. Shipping costs are figured at $5 up to $50; over $50 add 10% of your total order. Priority shipments are charged at the actual shipping costs plus a $15 handling fee. Call for actual shipping costs and quantity discounts information (614/292-4277). Send orders to Publications, Center on Education and Training for Employment, The Ohio State University, 1900 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1016.

Events

DACUM/SCID

SCID (Systematic Curriculum and Instructional Development) Workshop)
October 10-14, 2005, 8am-5pm
Hosted by WMATA, Washington, DC
Registration Fee: $1,095

DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) Institute
October 31-November 4, 2005, 8am-5pm
Hosted by Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC; $1295
Registration Fee: $1,295

DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) Institute
November 14-18, 2005, 8am-5pm
Hosted by CETE, Columbus, OH
Registration Fee: $1,295

DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) International Seminar
December 5-6, 2005
Location to be determined
Registration Fee: $350

For information: Robert Norton, norton.1@osu.edu
Debbie Weaver, weaver.22@osu.edu
http://www.dacumohiostate.com

Webcasts

October 18, 2005, 3pm EDT
"Serving Adults and Non-Traditional Students" Panel Discussion by:

Thomas Brock, MDRC, New York
Alex Johnson, Delgado Community College, New Orleans
Rachel Singer, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn
Linda Stacy, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH

October 20, 2005, 3pm EDT.
"Improving Secondary and Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Transition"

Presenters:
Debra Bragg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Donna Pagoria Moran, Pierce College, Lakewood, WA
Lisa Pletcher, Clark College, Vancouver, WA

November 3, 2005, 3pm EDT
"Implications for Implementing Career Clusters in Rural Settings"

Presenters:
Carolyn Olson, Kansas Board of Regents
Arlene Parisot, Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, Montana
November 7, 2005, 3pm EDT. Building Community College/Baccalaureate Connections. Presenters:
George R. Boggs, American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
T.J. Bryan, Fayetteville State University, NC
Phillip R. Day, City College of San Francisco

December 13, 2005, 3pm EDT.
"Math in Career and Technical Education"

Presenter: James R. Stone III, National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

Presented by the National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education

View webcasts online at http://www.nccte.org/webcasts/

Workshops

December 2-4, 2005
Test Construction Workshop
Presented by Assessment and Evaluation Services, CETE, Columbus, OH
Registration Fee: $750
For more information: Kathy Summerfield, summerfield.1@osu.edu or 614/688-4000.

December 7-8, 2005
Focused Futures Workshops for WIA youth administrators, and youth service providers, presented by LearningWork Connection:

Designing Individual Service Strategies for Youth. This workshop provides information and tools to help plan and develop an Individual Service Strategy that meets the needs of youth in moving toward their personal educational and employment goals. Topics include starting with assets, ensuring high-quality assessment, and case manager preparation.

Providing Follow-Up Services for Youth. Follow-up services for a minimum of 12 months is a required program element for local WIA youth systems. This workshop covers such topics as the primary goals of follow-up services; how follow-up services support youth development; effective principles and practices of follow-up; and how to contract for follow-up services.

Registration Deadline: November 30, 2005
Center on Education and Training for Employment Auditorium
For information, contact Michele Stenger, 614/292-8665 or stenger.20@osu.edu
http://www.learningworkconnection.org/FFworkshops.asp

Needs Assessment to Be Presented at AEA 2005

Professor Emeritus, Dr. James W. Altschuld will be presenting an overview of needs assessment at this year’s American Evaluation Association (AEA) in October. This year the conference will have an international flavor as the American Evaluation Association and the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) are joint sponsors. The conference, which will be held in Toronto, Ontario, October 24-30, has as its theme “Crossing Borders, Crossing Boundaries.” For more information on Dr. Altschuld’s presentation, you can contact him at altschuld.1@osu.edu.

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