Each instructor has the responsibility to establish an employer advisory board with a minimum of five (5) members from the industry to which the subject relates.

Functions of an Employer Advisory Board

Suggested Employer Advisory Board Involvement

Reference - Education Code 52302.2

Reference - Education Code 52302.3

Meeting Schedule - Select the link for the most recent advisory meeting schedule

    Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule

Meeting Handouts - select the like for the documents to be reviewed at the next meeting

    Advisory Member Information Brochure

    Fall Meeting Agenda

    Spring Meeting Agenda

    Course Outlines

    Competencies

    Programs of Study

    Labor Market Analysis

    Follow-up Data

    CAROCP Business Membership Form

    Sample Certificate

    Meeting Minutes - Select the link below for the most recent meetings held.

Functions of an Employer Advisory Board

1. Review current course outline and curriculum.

2. Assist with alignment of Career Technical Education (CTE) Standards to course curriculum.

3. Review follow-up data and evaluation of the program.

4. Act as liaison between the community and the program.

5. Provide opportunity for community input.

6. Serve as resource people and identify community resources of a voluntary nature.

7. Develop ways to promote the program.

8. Advise in relation to program objectives, course content, and competencies needed.

9. Advise on industry certifications, facilities and equipment.

10. Review training plans.

11. Advise on criteria for the selection or recruitment of trainees.

12. Aid in the contact of employers for their support and suggestions.

13. Keep administrators, instructors, and counselors informed of trends and development in the industry.

14. Confirm job market needs and wage rates in community.

15. Serve as a classroom resource person.

Suggested Employer Advisory Board Involvement

1. Review and make recommendations for the objectives of the program and identify program priorities.

2. Assist in community surveys.

3. Provide information and job opportunities related to the program.

4. Advise on youth programs and activities.

5. Provide information for career counseling and guidance.

6. Suggest additional members for advisory Board.

7. Assist in planning methods of assessment procedures.

8. Plan and participate in public relation activities to acquaint the community with the program.

9. Plan and assist in recruiting students, student selections, and job placements for the program.

10. Assist in developing procedures for follow-up studies and evaluation of the program.

11. Advise on occupational skill levels (to be taught in school) for the program.

12. Assist in identifying specific needs of economically disadvantaged individuals and groups, along with suggested programs which would benefit them.

13. When needed, assist in securing labor-management agreements on union membership policies for students and graduates.

14. Assist in arranging field trips for students/instructors.

15. Advise on facilities, layout, and equipment for programs.

16. Arrange for instructors to attend beneficial meetings (trade shows, Rotary Clubs, etc.).

17. Serve as guest speakers and suggest available resource people to address or give demonstrations in the career-preparation classes.

Reference - Education Code 52302.2

(a)    The governing board of each regional occupational center or program shall establish and maintain an employer advisory board or boards pursuant to guidelines developed by the department.  The advisory board shall do all of the following:

        (1)    Assist in the development of skill certificates that identify the skills and knowledge that pupils completing an occupational course sequence are expected to acquire upon completing the sequence.  The advisory board also shall approve the measures and criteria, and methods to evaluate whether pupils actually acquired the identified skills and knowledge.

        (2)    Review at least once a year whether pupils who are assessed as having met the requirements for a skill certificate possess the skills needed for success in employment in that occupation.

        (3)    Review the specific occupational sequences offered by the regional occupational center or program train pupils for jobs that are in demand and offer high beginning salaries or the potential for significant wage increase after several years on the job.

        (4)     Assist the regional occupational center or program in developing internships, paid summer employment, and post graduation employment opportunities for pupils participating in the course sequences.

        (5)     Assist the regional occupational center or program in creating college scholarships for pupils participating in the course sequences.

(b)     Employer advisory boards shall be composed of representatives of trade organizations and businesses or government agencies that hire a significant number of employees each year and require the skills and knowledge that are taught in the course sequence or sequences in that occupational area, as well as at least one representative from a school district career technical educational advisory committee. The department shall develop regulations guiding the establishment of these boards.

Reference - Education Code 52302.3

(a)     Every career technical course or program offered by a school district or districts or county superintendent or superintendents sponsoring a regional occupational center or program shall be reviewed every two years by the appropriate governing body to assure that each course or program does all of the following:

        (1)     Meets a documented labor market demand.

        (2)     Does not represent unnecessary duplication of other job skills training programs in the area.

        (3)     Is of demonstrated effectiveness as measured by the employment and completion success of its pupils.

(b)     Any course or program that does not meet the requirements of subdivision (a) and the standards promulgated by the governing body shall be terminated within one year.

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