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STATE
PROFILE
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West Virginia
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The primary goal of the West Virginia Career Resource Network is to not only encourage students to pursue education beyond high school, but to also be aware of career possibilities. |
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West Virginia’s major industries include mining (coal), livestock, chemical manufacturing, glass products, and tourism. Government, health care and social assistance and retail trade provide the largest employment.
The January 2006 unemployment rate was 3.8%, as compared to 5.2% in April 2005. |
• Government
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Leisure & Hospitality
• Manufacturing
• Professional & Business Services
• Retail Trade
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• The West Virginia Earn a Degree-Graduate Early (EDGE) program provides an opportunity for all students to establish a college transcript while in high school. EDGE began three years ago, with 350 students enrolled in EDGE courses in the first year. By 2005, over 22,000 students have participated in EDGE classes.
• Dreamquest is a collaborative partnership with business and education to provide entrepreneurial experiences for students.
• West Virginia distributes a parental handbook that has been an effective tool in providing information to parents at local parent workshops. This activity is conducted in collaboration with Tech-Prep consortia.
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West Virginia has conducted the following activities and trainings:
• Career Clusters
• Career Fairs
• Counselor Workshops
• Curriculum Alignment Workshops
• Earn a Degree - Graduate Early Orientation
• Facilitating Career Development
• Improved Career Decision-Making in a Changing World
• Real Game
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CIDS are computer-based systems providing local, state, and
national information about careers and employment opportunities. State sites
for CIDS include:
Elementary Schools | 599 | Middle Schools | 80 | High Schools | 107 | Community Colleges | 10 | 4-Year Colleges/Universities | 10 | Other | 8 | |
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West Virginia has published the following resources:
• Career Tabloids
• Earn a Degree-Graduate Early Brochures & Posters
• Federal Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Future College Plans
• Parental Handbook
• State Occupational Outlook Handbook
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| Year | Amount | 2005 | $124,366 | 2004 | $126,116 | 2003 | $126,864 | 2002 | $132,708 | 2001 | $115,608 | Cumulative | $625,662 |
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The program does not report any additional funding sources. |
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• West Virginia Department of Education
• West Virginia Economic Development Office
• Community Technical College System
• West Virginia Rehabilitation Agency
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Contact Person | Kathy D'Antoni | Council for Community and Technical College Education | 1018 Kanawha Boulevard., East | Suite 700 | Charleston, WV 25301 | Phone: (304) 558-2411 | Fax: (304) 558-1646 | e-mail: dantoni@wvctcs.org | Web Site: http://www.workforcewv.org | |
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West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College EducationRegional Contact Information |
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