01/29/2001 21790

DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

DEFINITION: This is highly responsible professional educational and administrative work in planning, directing and providing leadership for career and technical education and related fields of service in conjunction with the Commonwealth's vision for workforce development.

The employee in this class is responsible for planning, developing, directing, and coordinating statewide technical education career development and workforce innovation programs for career and technical education in accordance with policies established by the State Board for Vocational Education. Work involves responsibility for developing program policies, goals, and objectives, preparing legislative policy proposals and regulations, and recommending approval to state review boards. The employee ensures that career and technical education programs meet the requirements of federal and state laws, departmental standards and ensures that programs at all levels are accountable for rigorous academic and industry skill standards. Work includes planning, directing, and coordinating advisory services on instructional, curriculum, and subject matter problems, and the development of in-service training in current teaching methods. An important aspect of the work involves providing statewide leadership on career and technical education programs and collaborating with professional personnel within the department and in comprehensive high schools, area vocational-technical schools, community colleges, postsecondary institutions, and licensed non-profit proprietary schools to develop goals and objectives for career and technical education. The incumbent is also responsible for developing and maintaining partnerships with business, industry and labor and being responsive to the workforce development needs of industry while maintaining a strong technical academic focus. Supervision is exercised over a large staff of professional, administrative, and clerical employees engaged in the promotion and improvement of career and technical education. Work is performed independently and reviewed by the Deputy Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education for program effectiveness and goal attainment.

EXAMPLES OF WORK: Plans, develops, and directs the statewide program for career and technical education, career development and workforce innovation and related fields of service.

Develops, recommends, and implements career and technical education program policies, goals, and objectives.

Prepares legislative policy proposals and regulations and evaluates the same for career and technical education.

Directs the development and implementation of plans to monitor programs at all levels of academic and industry skill standards.

Directs the organization of in-service education activities and consultative services in career and technical education.

Directs and participates in the preparation of state plans and amendments for approval of the State Board of Vocational Education and the United States Office of Education.

Responsible for submission of all administrative budgets, vocational subsidy budgets, and various state restricted receipt accounts for the bureau.

Monitors and evaluates the expenditure of federal and state funds for reimbursement in accordance with federal and state laws relating to career and technical education.

Develops and maintains partnerships with business, industry and labor to fulfill goals for developing a strong technical academic focus and responding to the workforce development needs of industry.

Provides liaison with other bureaus, state agencies, and professional associations involved in a functional relationship with career and technical education.

Works with local school superintendents, department heads, college and university presidents and deans in carrying out their long-range plans.

Serves as a consultant and advises the Secretary and the State Board for Vocational Education on all matters relating to vocational education.

Serves as Department of Education spokesperson and Secretary's designee to various government agencies.

Plans and organizes work, assigns work, determines workflow, and reviews work performance.

Prepares and signs employee performance evaluation reports.

Interviews prospective employees and recommends employee selection or ranks applicants in terms of preferability for employment.

Receives grievances and complaints, conducts investigation into cause and conditions, discusses with employee, and resolves or recommends solutions to grievances and complaints.

Receives, reviews, and approves or disapproves leave requests.

Interprets contractual and administrative rights and obligations for employees and modifies work environment or process to conform to changing conditions.

Trains or requests further education and training for subordinates.

An employee in this class may participate in the performance of their subordinates' work consistent with operational or organizational requirements.

Performs related work as required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of the field of vocational or career and technical education and their adaptability to secondary and postsecondary curricula.

Knowledge of the principles and practices and methods in career and technical education.

Knowledge of modern teaching principles and methods utilized in career and technical education.

Knowledge of curriculum planning as applied to career and technical education.

Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations governing career and technical education.

Knowledge of principles of education administration.

Ability to develop and manage a statewide program of consultative services in vocational or career and technical education and related fields of service.

Ability to learn to apply the practices and principles of local and state planning to the statewide program of career and technical education.

Ability to analyze, comprehend, and develop educational policy.

Ability to analyze educational programs to determine conformance with standards and regulations.

Ability to develop, comprehend, analyze, and interpret legislation, regulations, and legal procedures.

Ability to plan, supervise, and coordinate the activities of a large professional staff.

Ability to evaluate employee performance and prepare employee Performance Evaluation reports.

Ability to read and interpret collective bargaining contracts applicable to the work performed by the unit.

Ability to evaluate employee training needs and recommend further education and training for subordinates.

Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely orally and in writing.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with education officials, officials of other agencies and professional associations, and the general public.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: A master's degree with eight years of professional experience in the field of career and technical education, including four years in an administrative or supervisory capacity; and 18 college credits in career and technical education or administration of career and technical education either at the undergraduate or graduate level;

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An equivalent combination of experience and training.