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Montana Criteria

• Developed by Department of Labor
• Programs must meet 1 of the criteria
• Currently all programs meet at least 1
• High demand, low skill, low wage could be in
  jeopardy

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Focus of Perkins Funds

• Big Sky Pathways will likely focus on programs
  with a sequence of courses linking secondary and
  postsecondary
• Priority given to Montana CTE programs
• Priority given to the greatest workforce needs
  for Montana
• Need should drive program development

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Montana High Demand Criteria

• A greater than average projected annual job
  growth rate for Montana (1.6 using 2004-2014
  projections) or at least 50 annual average job
  openings.

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Montana High Demand Programs
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Montana High Wage Criteria

• A median annual or hourly wage that is greater
  than the median wage at the 75th percentile
  (38,580 annually or 18.55 hourly in 2006) for
  all occupations in the state of Montana.

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Montana High Skill Criteria

• The occupation requires completion of an
  associate degree, postsecondary career technical
  education, more than 12 months of on-the-job
  training, or a combination of work and formal
  training or at least half of the 10 basic ONET
  skills for this occupation are ranked at or above
  50 in importance and at least 5 of the other
  ONET skills required for this occupation are at
  or above 50 in importance.

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Montana High Skill Programs
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Montana Supply Demand Data
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Montana Supply Data
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Montana Supply Data
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Montana Demand Data
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Montana Demand Data
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Montana HIGH S/W/D Data by CIP
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Setting HIGH S/W/D Indicators
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Setting HIGH S/W/D Indicators
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Montana Data State Indicator Report
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Montana Data State Indicator Report

• Used by state staff to negotiate local levels of
  performance
• Can help to identify state leaders
• State staff will utilize this report with locals
  to help them identify their part in the success
  of CTE in Montana
• Locals use these reports to identify mentors and
  to

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Montana Data CIP Reports
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Montana Data CIP Reports

• Used by grantees to share best practices
• State staff can identify weak programs within the
  Montana field, cluster or pathway
• State staff can identify competitive grant
  direction or set state initiatives or incentives

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Montana Data Indicator Reports
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Montana Data Program Reports

• Assist grantees to identify red flag programs
  within the indicator reports
• Help prioritize Perkins grant activities
• Assure programs that are high skill, demand or
  wage are prioritized higher
• Used by state staff to assure Perkins funds are
  being directed toward the greatest needs

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High Skill, High Wage, High Demand Kathy
Wilkins Montana University System Postsecondary
Perkins Accountability Specialist kwilkins_at_montana
.edu 406-444-0313
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