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What is an Advisory Committee?
What is an Advisory Committee?
- An advisory committee is a group of professionals—typically from business, industry, education, and the community—who provide guidance and support to Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs. Their role is to ensure that students are learning relevant, up-to-date skills that align with workforce needs.
Why Are They Needed?
Why Are They Needed?
Advisory committees help bridge the gap between education and industry. They:
Advisory committees help bridge the gap between education and industry. They:
- Offer expert advice on curriculum and training
- Strengthen relationships between schools and the community
- Advocate for CTE programs
- Ensure programs meet local employment needs
What Do They Do?
What Do They Do?
Curriculum Content Advisement
Curriculum Content Advisement
Advising on what to teach, based on one question: Do graduates possess the entry-level job skills needed by employers in the area served?
Advising on what to teach, based on one question: Do graduates possess the entry-level job skills needed by employers in the area served?
Career Guidance and Placement
Career Guidance and Placement
Attending career days, serving as guest speakers, conducting mock interviews, locating prospective employers.
Attending career days, serving as guest speakers, conducting mock interviews, locating prospective employers.
Community Public Relations
Community Public Relations
Promoting awareness of the program’s value through strategic press releases, social media campaigns, and newsletters that highlight program milestones and student accomplishments.
Promoting awareness of the program’s value through strategic press releases, social media campaigns, and newsletters that highlight program milestones and student accomplishments.
Equipment, Facilities, and Resources Review
Equipment, Facilities, and Resources Review
Recommending the equipment and facilities needed to provide students with an optimal learning environment.
Recommending the equipment and facilities needed to provide students with an optimal learning environment.
Program Review
Program Review
Reviewing program goals, budgetary needs, and data collection procedures; developing long-range plans.
Reviewing program goals, budgetary needs, and data collection procedures; developing long-range plans.
Legal Requirements
Legal Requirements
Federal and State Laws mandate the creation and use of advisory committees.
Federal and State Laws mandate the creation and use of advisory committees.
- The Carl D. Perkins Law Section 122(c)(5) states that a school must create a plan that “describes how the eligible agency will actively involve parents, academic and career and technical education teachers, administrators, faculty, career guidance and academic counselors, local business (including small businesses), and labor organizations in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of such career and technical education programs”
- The Texas State Plan for Career and Technical Education additionally states that “Texas requires that eligible recipients annually evaluate their CTE program. Texas school districts have local advisory committees for CTE that are involved in decisions related to the implementation, improvement and evaluation of CTE programs.”
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