Think College Inclusive Higher Education Network established a Career and Technical Education collaborative workgroup in early 2022. Read this summary of what they achieved in their first year of operation.
Danie and Susanna reflect on the first year of the Think College Inclusive Higher Education Network and the top 10 things the Network has accomplished since funding began on October 1, 2021.
[Project: Inclusive Higher Education Network] Staff from the Inclusive Higher Education Network is exploring a critical area for students with intellectual disability: career and technical education.
[Project: Inclusive Higher Education Network] The Think College Inclusive Higher Education Network brought together their team members and project partners on July 20th, in Cleveland, OH.
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Affinity Group brings together those who are currently involved in inclusive postsecondary programs at CTE institutions or those who would like to become more involved in expanding CTE opportunities for students with intellectual disability. This is an open-access group for individuals who want to contribute to the expansion of CTE access for students with intellectual disability. Meetings will include facilitated discussion on opportunities and barriers to CTE for students with ID as well as guest speakers/experts from the field.
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Affinity Group brings together those who are currently involved in inclusive postsecondary programs at CTE institutions or those who would like to become more involved in expanding CTE opportunities for students with intellectual disability. This is an open-access group for individuals who want to contribute to the expansion of CTE access for students with intellectual disability. Meetings will include facilitated discussion on opportunities and barriers to CTE for students with ID as well as guest speakers/experts from the field.
The purpose of this group is to give an opportunity to existing and potential inclusive postsecondary education programs and partners to discuss how and why these statewide alliances are important, how to maintain them, and more. Anyone working on any type of formal or informal state-level connection, proposing systems change through alliances and consortium, or those who are simply curious about how these alliances can work, is welcome.
[Project: Inclusive Higher Education Network] We are hiring for the Technical Assistance team! The Technical Assistance Coordinator will coordinate development of training resources and the provision of technical assistance, as well as provide direct technical assistance related to inclusive postsecondary education for students with intellectual disability.
This document was created in 2022 to provide an overview of the priorities for the Think College Inclusive Higher Education Network. As outlined here, this new project will focus on developing and supporting regional alliances for inclusive higher education, a public awareness campaign to increase awareness about inclusive higher education, workgroups on employment partnerships and career and technical education, and training and technical assistance.
Think College has created a new workgroup to focus on expanding opportunities for students with intellectual disability in career and technical education.
