Vocational Education Leadership Institute March 2008

Vocational Education Vocational Education Leadership InstituteLeadership Institute

March 2008March 2008

Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach City College

Dr. Lynn Shaw Professor Electrical Technology

MinerMiner

SteelworkerSteelworker

Longshore WorkerLongshore Worker

ElectricianElectrician

Doctorate in Educational Doctorate in Educational PolicyPolicy

Raffle!Raffle!

Why should students consider a

Nontraditional Career?

High skill and high wageHigh skill and high wage

Choosing a career based on Choosing a career based on interest and ability, not gender.interest and ability, not gender.

Classes will be gender balanced

Students have true freedom in selecting classes

Why not choose a Why not choose a high wage high skill job?high wage high skill job?

A career you enjoy and pays well…A career you enjoy and pays well…

How can we recruit female and male students to nontraditional programs?

Targeted RecruitmentTargeted Recruitment

Role Model FacultyRole Model Faculty

Excellent ProgramsExcellent Programs

Start SmallStart Small

Career Day Event, Career Day Event, planting the seedplanting the seed

Work Clothes Fashion ShowWork Clothes Fashion Show

Tours of your programsTours of your programs

Introductory ClassIntroductory Class

Little Truck ProjectLittle Truck Project

Partner with your local Partner with your local tradeswomen grouptradeswomen group

Rosie the Riveter Rosie the Riveter Charter High SchoolCharter High School

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

ThankThank You

Dr. Lynn Shaw [email protected]