Preparing students with competencies necessary for initial employment is one of the purposes of Career Technical Education (CTE) in North Carolina. Assessing the quality of CTE training received by students is necessary to determine how well this goal is accomplished. Career Technical Education and local CTE administrators annually survey the concentrators of CTE programs to determine outcomes derived from the CTE.
The chart provides a three year trend of employer ratings of graduating seniors (who completed a CTE concentration) on soft skills and technical qualifications. In addition the chart shows the size of the employing firms responding.
Feedback from Employers* about the Graduating Seniors Who Completed a Career-Technical Concentration**
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2001-02 |
1999-00 |
1997-98 |
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SOFTSKILLS |
RATING |
RATING |
RATING |
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Teamwork |
80% |
78% |
78% |
above average |
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Attitudes |
78% |
74% |
74% |
above average |
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Dependability |
77% |
76% |
74% |
above average |
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Appearance |
76% |
74% |
72% |
above average |
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Attendance |
73% |
72% |
71% |
above average |
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Punctuality |
72% |
69% |
69% |
above average |
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QUALIFICATIONS |
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Ability to use equipment and tools |
75% |
75% |
74% |
above average |
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Knowledge of job duties |
73% |
72% |
72% |
above average |
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Accuracy in work |
71% |
73% |
70% |
above average |
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Technical information |
70% |
67% |
65% |
above average |
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No. of employers responding to survey |
2,933 |
3,287 |
4,390 |
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SIZE OF EMPLOYING FIRM
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2001-02 |
1999-00 |
1997-98 |
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Number of Employees |
Percent Employing CTE Graduating Concentrators |
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1-9 Employees: |
22% |
21% |
21% |
of Graduating Concentrators |
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10-49: |
38% |
35% |
32% |
of Graduating Concentrators |
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50-99 |
17% |
15% |
14% |
of Graduating Concentrators |
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Total 1-99: |
77% |
71% |
67% |
of Graduating Concentrators |
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of Graduating Concentrators |
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100-499: |
15% |
19% |
22% |
of Graduating Concentrators |
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500-999 |
3% |
4% |
5% |
of Graduating Concentrators |
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Over 1,000: |
6% |
6% |
7% |
of Graduating Concentrators |
* Employers were asked to evaluate 2001-02 CTE concentrators in comparison to other new employees of approximately the same age.
** A CTE concentrator is a student who has completed four technical credits in a career pathway and who has completed all other high school graduation requirements.