DUE 402356
Prepare For The Upturn in IT Related Jobs
With New Avenues OfRecruitment
Ann Beheler, Ann Blackman2006 Conference on Information Technology
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Convergence Technology Center
National Science FoundationAdvanced Technical Education (ATE)
Regional Center
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Three partner community colleges working together in the North Texas area
Convergence Technology Center
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Convergence Technology brings IT together
Voice, video, data, image blended into one flexible network
The bringing together of products and capabilities of multiple vendors so that they provide the services the customer wants (interoperability)
Active in enterprise businesses and homes
$2.469 million over 4 years
Awarded August 1, 2004
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Convergence Technology Center
Focus Build curriculum for Convergence Technician Training
faculty case study/problem-based learning approach convergence technology content
Recruiting faculty and students from underserved areas Sharing materials with others utilizing CCCCD’s
partnership with National Center for Telecommunications Technology Regional Program
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Enough about us………
Are IT jobs really coming back?
Who do we need to recruit?
How do we successfully recruit?
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Over the past few years
Dallas portion of the DFW Metroplex lost 100,000 jobs between 2000 and 2003 out of about 2.8 million jobs (Center for Economic Development and Research Report, 2003)
Causes 9/11 Telecom layoffs General economic downturn similar to entire
nation
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4 of the Top 10 Fastest Growing Occupations are in IT!Occupation Employment Percent
Change2002 2012
***Network systems and data communications analysts***
106,000 166,420 57%
Medical records and health Information Technicians
69,000 101,430 47%
Computer software engineers, applications software
179,000 261,340 46%
Computer software engineers, systems software
128,000 185,600 45%
Source: US BLS Fastest Growing Occupations, 2002-2012
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The Future Depends on our recognizing and leading
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Leading change requires consciously leaving the comfort of how we’ve always done things in business, in our community, and in education…..
and providing education and training for jobs that
we’ve not yet defined.
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Neomillennial StudentsAre digital natives who by high school have
spent
more time playing video gamesmore time playing video games
than reading booksthan reading books
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Neomillennial StudentsAre digital natives who by high school have
spent
more time talking on cell phones more time talking on cell phones
than reading booksthan reading books
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Neomillennial StudentsAre digital natives who by high school have
spent
four times more time watching TV four times more time watching TV
than reading booksthan reading books
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So we can’t teach (or reach) them just with books and other printed materials….
and we must take the time to make education relevant and
engaging.
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Workers growing up in the 21st century will have 7 or more careersTherefore,
RecruitingMUST be a multi-prong approach
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Overall Recruitment Focus
Underserved Populations
Women Low Income Under represented ethnic groups
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Types of Prospective Students
Recent High School Graduate Undeclared major Entry level technician Re-careering individual Post Baccalaureate
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The BIG Picture
Public Relations
Human Interest Stories Online newsletters, “Lifestyle” magazines
Service Clubs/ Chamber of Commerce Don’t forget the churches!
K-8 school events/ Math & Science Nights
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The BIG Picture
Public Relations Community Events
Dia de la Familia Partnerships
Urban League, Junior League Business Advisory Council
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Information, Please!
Customize SHORT, INFORMAL sessions
Java Jolts Pizza Breaks Lunch’n’Learns
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Partner with other College Resources Recruiting Student Life Tech Prep Leadership Development Programs
CCCCD ACE program resulted in recruitment of undeclared majors through the Developmental Math Program.
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Influence the Influencers
Parents High School Staff & Faculty
June 1 day workshops Field Trip opportunities
Community College Colleagues Lunch’n’Learns
IT Employers Email upcoming classes
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Need An Elective?
Collin County Community College
Fall 2006 Convergence Technology Courses
Download the latest class schedule details at http:/ / www.ccccd.edu/ schedules.html
For more information: 972-377-1676 Late Start Flex Entry/ Online Classes Available October 23,2006 Courses are offered at Spring Creek Campus (SCC) Plano and Preston Ridge Campus (PRC) Frisco
Convergence Technology
Linux Microsoft
Wireless Networks Cisco Routing & Switching
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Make it Hands On
High School and College Faculty Workshops
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Make it Hands On
Girls are IT!
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Make It Hands On
Summer Institute Grades 8 - 12
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Make It Hands On
Developmental Math Convergence Fair
Bring It All Together
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Don’t Underestimate the Impact Of One on one access to your faculty and dean.
Faculty web pages Email Instant Messaging
Your Best Recruitment Tools are Your Students
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Results to date
IT/Telecommunications registrations up almost 40% over 2004
Companies that traditionally recruited only 4-year graduates are recruiting from us now (Nortel, Perot, for example)
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Questions and Contacts
Ann Beheler Principal Investigator [email protected]
Ann Blackman Program Manager [email protected]
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 0402356. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation