6c. The program promotes equity and equal access for all learners, including members of special populations and student preparing for non- traditional careers.
The term "non-traditional training and employment" refers to occupations or fields of work, including careers in computer
science, technology, and other emerging high-skill occupations, for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25
percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work [sec. 3(17)]. Because our nation’s labor force is
increasingly mobile and the labor market internationally competitive, the Department of Education/Labor encourages states
to use national employment statistics to identify non-traditional occupations. However, states may use state data on
employment to identify non-traditional occupations if it improves targeting of educational improvement activities for nontraditional
employment and service to students enrolled in those programs. You may get additional information on
employment statistics and non-traditional occupations from the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee,
State Occupational Information Coordinating Committees, or the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
(BLS) [OVAE Program Memorandum #2007].
Students are enrolled into programs at The Pruden Center by their home school guidance counselors. There is no application process that might allow us to target non-traditional enrollment, however we do promote our programs to all students in the community using radio announcements, advertisements on area public transit, and billboards. Underclassmen from all feeder schools are provided tours of our school which include classroom visits.
The veterinary assistant instructor appears at career days at local elementary schools, and developed the Pruden Center Ambassador Program (presented to VCEF High Five: Celebrating Best Partnership Practices in Career and Technical Education” March 2007) which visits schools throughout the area to promote our programs.
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