Strategy 2.0: Align curricula at all training institutions to meet current industry standards – including academic, professional, and technical skills - from elementary through secondary to postsecondary and professional development levels.
2.1 Identifying current CTE programs and curricula and making the information publicly accessible.
2.2 Reviewing and updating the state’s employability standards and developing appropriate Grade Level Expectations
(GLEs) for achieving these skills.
2.3 Identifying industry standards for statewide priority industries and incorporating identified knowledge and skills into
aligned CTE curricula at elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels.
2.4 Cataloging and disseminating practices and supporting materials for integrating academic GLEs into CTE programs
and career applications into academic programs.
2.5 Aligning CTE Programs of Study that connect secondary academic and CTE courses with recognized industry and
postsecondary standards and program content.
Statewide Activities in Support of Strategy 2.0
-- Employers Recognizing, Requesting, and Requiring WorkKeys
-- Employers Who Have Had a WorkKeys Job Profile
-- Employer Letter of Commitment for Using WorkKeys
2.1 Identifying current CTE programs and curricula and making the information publicly accessible.
2.2 Reviewing and updating the state’s employability standards and developing appropriate Grade Level Expectations
(GLEs) for achieving these skills.
2.3 Identifying industry standards for statewide priority industries and incorporating identified knowledge and skills into
aligned CTE curricula at elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels.
2.4 Cataloging and disseminating practices and supporting materials for integrating academic GLEs into CTE programs
and career applications into academic programs.
2.5 Aligning CTE Programs of Study that connect secondary academic and CTE courses with recognized industry and
postsecondary standards and program content.
Statewide Activities in Support of Strategy 2.0
- The University of Alaska Center for Rural Health and Alaska's Area Health Education Consortium (AHEC) are implementing health science programs of study in several rural sites from Fairbanks to Southeast and published an implementation guide to help others through the process. (Download the Implementation Guide in PDF here).
- School districts who receive federal Perkins funding are required to develop and implement at least one CTE Program of Study, which links secondary and postsecondary programs. (EED CTE website for more information)
- EED has developed a draft matrix of employability standards from various sources (.xls spreadsheet)
- WorkKeys use -
-- Employers Recognizing, Requesting, and Requiring WorkKeys
-- Employers Who Have Had a WorkKeys Job Profile
-- Employer Letter of Commitment for Using WorkKeys