Reaffirming Career Ladders

Fall
2006
Resolution Number
07.02
 
Contact
Assigned to
Vocational Education Committee
Category
Consultation with the Chancellor's Office
Status
Completed
Status Report

Breakout at the 2009 Voc Leadership Institute. Strong ASCCC leadership of SB70 actitivites, including email communications to local academic senate presidents encouraging involvement of CTE faculty in SB70 activities. ASCCC appointment of faculty members to action plan groups (APGs) for the System Strategic Plan.

Whereas, The Career Ladders Project for the California Community Colleges is designed to research and create an action plan to further the role of community colleges in providing career access and advancement opportunities for Californians;

Whereas, There is an emerging consensus among business, educational, and political leaders in California and nationally that occupational-sector-based "career ladders" provide the best means for students to secure employment that provides a living-wage and the opportunity for future advancement;

Whereas, One of the stated purposes of Goal C of the Strategic Plan for California Community Colleges is to "Create links between academic and career fields to provide clearly defined career pathways that encourage and support a lifetime of educational career opportunities"; and

Whereas, Despite the recognized value of this approach, local colleges may not always develop curriculum with students' career pathways in mind and support and funding for career pathways may not be adequate;

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges reaffirms its support of career ladders in general and encourage vocational faculty to participate in the Statewide Career Pathways: Creating School to College Articulation Project (SB 70) to build career pathways for our students; and

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges work with the System Office to ensure that faculty play a primary role in the planning and implementation of Goal C, as well as the other elements of the System Strategic Plan.

MSC Disposition: System Office, Local Senates