Data Use and Application This report is created to help stakeholders make informed decisions about education and training opportunities in their communities and regions. This section outlines some of the ways that readers can use this report.
Students, Job Seekers, and Workforce Counselors Students planning their careers, job seekers, and advisors can use this report to identify indemand occupations and related programs. Community and faith-based organizations and pathways and re-entry coordinators can broaden their understanding of the variety of indemand occupations across career clusters, the training options that are available to students and job seekers, and the outcomes of students completing training programs. This report is intended to assist individuals who may have limited access to or understanding of available supply and demand information.
K-12 Professionals Middle schools and high schools in Tennessee can use this report to identify opportunities such as work-based learning, dual enrollment, industry tours, and teacher externships. TDOE requires data on the in-demand occupations to be provided by applicants for the department’s grant programs and other award-based initiatives. Examples include applications for TDOE’s Innovative High School Models grant program, and the criteria for credentials included on the Tennessee Promoted Student Industry Certification List.
Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCATs) TCATs can use this report to identify gaps in educational programming and opportunities to develop postsecondary programs aligned to established occupational needs. TCATs and their program advisory committees might use this report as a point of reference to create, expand, or downsize programs based upon latest trends. Data within the report can also be used for general reference, to write grants, and forecast. TCATs may also use information in this report to develop partnerships with area employers. This may include the establishment of pipelines for completer job placement or the identification of employers for general and program advisory committees.
Community Colleges Community colleges can use this report to establish new academic programs, modify existing programs, and introduce or remove concentrations. Specifically, this report can be used to collaborate with business, industry, government agencies, local agencies, and postsecondary institutions to efficiently implement workforce training programs, across occupation levels, that address the needs of Tennessee. This report can be used to connect degree completers to occupations, and employers, developing pipelines between colleges 10
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