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Determining The Skills Gap: A Study Of The Perceptions Of Entry-Level Skills Of Recent Career And Technology Education Completers, Lee Clinton Green
Determining The Skills Gap: A Study Of The Perceptions Of Entry-Level Skills Of Recent Career And Technology Education Completers, Lee Clinton Green
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This study examined the perceptions of community employers as to the skill levels of graduates from Career and Technology Education (CTE) programs. This study also examined the perceptions of former students of CTE programs. The skill level is the skills that the job market deem necessary to be successful in a particular industry. This study also determined if the skills being taught in secondary schools meet the needs of community employers.
Data were collected from several sources. Quantitative data were collected in the form of questionnaires distributed to 496 recent completers of CTE programs in Chester County School District and …