New Skills For Youth Survey
The Ohio Department of Education is pursuing a grant from the Council of Chief State School Officers, the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium and JP Morgan Chase. “The three-year grant would allow our state to expand and improve career-focused education that prepares students for high-skill and high-wage jobs.”To prepare for the grant application, the department is conducting a survey to gather information from citizens throughout Ohio, including educators, parents, students, businesses and community organizations. They want to learn about the quality of and access to career preparation resources currently available in schools. This includes next steps needed for building programs, courses or other experiences that support career-ready students.
The department will use the information from the survey to create the grant proposal on how Ohio will increase pathways for students to get the training and skills they need to compete for jobs.
With your input, Ohio education can improve pathways students need to high-quality training and skills
You can help Ohio students enjoy more pathways to high-quality education, training and skills that will equip them to reach their career goals. The Ohio Department of Education is gathering information from Ohio citizens including educators, parents, students, businesses and community organizations. We want to learn about the quality of and access to career-preparation resources available in schools. Please complete this survey so we can expand and improve the career focus of Ohio education.
For the purposes of this survey, career-focused courses refers to any course where a majority of the content explores or prepares a student for a particular career, including career-technical education courses approved by the Ohio Department of Education as part of a career pathway program.
For the purposes of this survey, dual enrollment refers to a high school student taking courses that count for both college and high school credit.
