The Academic Senate is holding a CTE Leadership Institute on May 8 - 9, 2015, at the Sheraton in La Jolla. As many of you know, this year there is an intense focus on career and technical education at the federal, state, and local level. In our CCC system, the Board of Governors has formed a task force on Workforce, Job Creation and a Strong Economy, which has been convening regional college and faculty conversations and industry town hall meetings.  

President Obama's recent national challenge focuses on the dire lack of equity in America by calling for open access to higher education for all Americans though community colleges. "A college degree is the surest ticket to the middle class, it ensures you are always employable." President Barack Obama, January, 2015 

This is FREE FOR ALL CTE FACULTY including your hotel room. Developed to provide CTE faculty with the opportunity to engage in key policy conversations through their interaction with representatives of the task force, by learning about the implications of policy decisions on local programs and courses, and in participating in breakout sessions to better understand the college processes including topics on leadership, curriculum design, course repetition, and effective program advocacy. 

You can register here for the event and make a room reservation. Please note that you should register as soon as possible to secure a space as this free event will fill up fast! Rooms at the event hotel will not be available after April 15th.  

Perkins CTE Allocations  

The Workforce Workgroup is pleased to announce that we were able to award $259,385 to many CTE programs at Foothill. Please see the Perkins funding allocations spreadsheet for more details.

Meetings

Workforce Work Group meets Tuesdays from 2:30 - 4:00PM. Please contact Donna Wolf at 650-949-7390 for exact meeting dates. We're a fabulous workgroup / committee and we're Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economy