QEP Report Year 1

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN YEAR 1

QEP BENCHMARK PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOME

ASSESSMENT METHOD

MEASURE

YEAR ONE BENCHMARK

YEAR FIVE BENCHMARK

2021-2022- 56% OF CTE

PO 1 Awareness of Employability Skills: QEP participants will exhibit an increased awareness of employability skills.

Curriculum Map

Career Services Calendar

PO 3 Application of Employability Skills: QEP participants will be provided opportunities to apply the identified employability skill/ knowledge.

Indirect

2021-2022- 25 CAREER DEVELOPMENTS EVENTS FOR STUDENTS. Includes a variety of job fairs, career development workshops, leadership training, and professional development opportunities.

100% of CTE Programs will implement a QEP assignment

10 Career Development activities will be provided each 16-week semester for students

2021-2022 –35% (710 OUT OF 2043) Indirect

Platforms include Skills to Succeed, Handshake, Pure Post, Strengths Quest, and Skills Build

40% of students will utilize at least one Career Development platform

Seminar Evaluation of Career Development Workshops (Lykert Scale)

Indirect

2021-2022, 100% OF STUDENTS SAID THEY WERE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE PRESENTATION TOPICS

50% of students will identify as more knowledgeable on workshop topics.

Career Events

Indirect

2021-2022: 8 CAREER EVENTS OFFERED

Includes a variety of job fairs, career development workshops, leadership training, and professional development opportunities.

2 Career events will be offered each 16-week semester

2021-2022: 56% OF CTE PROGRAMS HAVE EMBEDDED QEP CONTENT INTO PROGRAM CURRICULUM (17 out of 30).

85% of CTE programs will offer sections with embedded QEP content.

Career Development Platform Data

PO 2 Articulation of Employability Skills: QEP participants will demonstrate the ability to describe and discuss the identified employability skill related to a work environment.

Direct

Programs have an embedded QEP assignment throughout program curriculum. (introduction, reinforcement, and application) HUMAN SERVICES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION •Cosmetology •Business Management •Esthetics •Accounting •Barbering •Criminal Justice CITE INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY •Database Management •HVAC •Game Development •Welding •Networking •Machining •Industrial Mechanics •Electrical Technology •Engineering Technology

(74% were significantly more knowledgeable, 22% were largely more knowledgeable, and 5% were slightly more knowledgeable)

Compare Course & Degree Plan Data for participating CTE programs

Direct

Portfolio Platform Data

Direct

2021-2022- 4.85%

Indirect

2021-2022- 100% OF STUDENTS IN THESE EVENTS RECEIVED A STRUCTURED REVIEW

Mock Interview Structured Review

(99 completed portfolios out of 2043 students)

Includes a variety of job fairs, career development workshops, leadership training, and professional development opportunities.

25% of CTE students will produce a professional portfolio.

100% of Students participating in Mock Interviews will receive a structured review

QEP BENCHMARK Student Learning Outcomes STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME

SLO 1 Students in QEP courses will understand employability skills and their importance to industry and self.

SLO 2 Students in QEP courses will describe and discuss the identified employability skill related to a work environment.

SLO 3 Students in QEP courses will apply the identified employability skill/knowledge.

ASSESSMENT METHOD Pre and Post Test Employability Skill Survey

MEASURE

Indirect

YEAR ONE BENCHMARK

YEAR FIVE BENCHMARK

2021-2022- 84% of students demonstrated an understanding and articulation of the employability skill (with an average rubric score of 2.9 out of 4)

70% of students will be able to identify the connection between marketable skills and industry standards.

Participation

Direct

2021-2022- 56% of CTE programs have embedded QEP content into program curriculum (17 out of 30).

CTE syllabi will demonstrate introduction of Aspire to be Hired employability skill lessons and assignments in 100% of CTE programs and embedded into program curriculum

Career Service Seminar Evaluation

Indirect

2021-2022- , 100% of students said they were satisfied with the presentation (87% were extremely satisfied, 13% were largely satisfied)

90% of students enrolled in a targeted course will indicate satisfaction with seminar

Course Rubric Outcomes

Direct

2021-2022- 84% of students indicated importance of 80% of Students will receive 2 professional skill from course lesson/activity- average rubric or better in each category. score of 2.9

Career Coaching Sessions

Direct

2021-2022- 17% (339 out of 2043 CTE students received career/success coaching sessions)

Course Assignment

Practice

Direct

2021-2022- 56% of CTE programs have embedded QEP content into program curriculum (17 out of 30 programs, 107 courses) 47% of courses assess the application of a skill (51 Application assignments).

Direct

2021-2022- 21% (438 CTE students out of 2043 received career coaching sessions-mock interviews, resume reviews or other career development activities)

FIRST DESTINATION SURVEY

Utilized to determine program effectiveness- how engaged and successful students were regarding the Aspire to be Hired content and course assignments, and whether the content and assignments helped prepare for employment.

35% of CTE students in targeted courses will receive a coaching session 100% of CTE programs will provide an Aspire to be Hired employability skill lesson/ assignment that assesses the application of skill in at least one course.

85% of CTE students in targeted programs will apply employability skills through participation in mock interviews, resume reviews or other career development activities.

said they gained full-time employment within one year of graduation/completion

gained part-time employment

said employment was related to degree/program they completed at NCTC

said the salary amount is what I expected

NCTC and the Aspire to Be Hired program were recently featured in the Denton Record Chronicle’s Higher Education section.

The article focused on employer needs and the soft skill training the program provides. Amy Klohn, Completion and Career Center Director and Brianna Jones, Completion Center Administrative Assistance, and NCTC student were interviewed for the article, along with an employer partner.

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