Joining Voices

1. Are your employers connected to more than one program area? (business, manufacturing, healthcare, etc.)
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2. Do any local employers serve on the boards of national associations?
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3. Are any local employers active at the state or national level in initatives focusing on education, training, skills attainment, or related issues?
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4. Are any of your employers interested in getting their names in front of your students on a regular basis? Do they want to increase their brand recognition with the next generation of workforce?
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5. Do your employers want to join others in discussing and problem-solving skill and/or employee shortages?
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6. Have employer partners written letters of support to the state legislature in support of community college funding, particularly supporting Career Technical Education program needs?
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7. Have employer partners joined college advocacy efforts in visiting state legislators at the Capitol to voice support for community college funding, particularly supporting Career Technical Education program needs?
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8. Does your college President have a CEO Advisory Council or recurring CEO roundtable event?
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9. If so, are companies invited strategically based on CTE program involvement?
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This self-check is for your information only. For the items you marked “Don’t know,” use the Discussion Planner to learn about your college’s practices.