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Committee prioritizes construction, health sciences and IT for first round of CTE work
Summary
The advisory committee voted to focus the first set of task groups on construction, health sciences and information technology; staff will open nominations for subject-matter experts and convene the groups starting in November.
The advisory committee recommended that the initial task groups concentrate on three occupational clusters: construction, health sciences and information technology.
A motion to prioritize those three clusters was made, seconded and approved without recorded roll-call tally. “I’ll make a motion that we prioritize construction, health science[s] and information technology as our prioritized list to start with for the programs of study,” a member said; another member seconded the motion and the committee voted in favor.
Staff explained the rationale: those clusters were either recently updated or are state priorities (the governor and agencies have highlighted health science and IT), and they may provide models for streamlining other clusters. Members also flagged manufacturing and energy as likely candidates for subsequent rounds depending on labor-market information (LMI) results.
The committee directed staff to solicit nominations and finalize task-group membership in October so convenings can begin in November. Task groups are expected to report back with recommendations in April for committee review and potential referral to THECB for adoption.
The motion does not by itself change programs — it starts a process that will use LMI, employer input and subject-matter expertise to recommend program-of-study revisions.
