The Coalition for Vocational Technical Education is a newly formed group of business groups, educators and community-based organizations across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Coalition formed in January 2015 with support from the SkillWorks Funders Group and several business, community and education partners to increase vocational technical education opportunities for students throughout the state, support training for skilled entry level employees for businesses across Massachusetts, recommend policies to reduce current waiting lists and increase capacity for high demand vocational technical education programs, promote vocational technical education as a pathway to college and career and improve resources for vocational technical education schools and programs.

The Coalition recently contracted with Northeastern University's Dukakis Center to design a survey of current and potential beneficiaries of vocational-technical educational programs in Massachusetts, including employers, school administrators, students, graduates and parents and the community at large.  

Based on the survey results, the Dukakis Center will publish a report intended to help us better understand the current condition and potential of our state's vocational technical education system.  

[Please note that, within the survey, if you want to return to a previous page, be sure to use the "prev" button at the bottom of each page, and not the upper left-hand corner back arrow.]

 
Please complete and distribute this electronic survey by June 15, 2015.  It will take about 7-10 minutes to complete.

 For Non Profits and Educational groups:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TCG67G8

Key audience: community based organizations, nonprofits, youth organizations, adult education and training organizations, career/college coaches, workforce training organizations, education institutions, post-secondary institutions, policy advocacy groups.

 For Employers and Trade Associations:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2D77VBZ

Key audience: individual employers (CEOs, HR managers, talent recruiters, workforce directors), employer groups and associations, chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, trade associations.

Once the survey data is collected the Coalition will plan a formal release of the report with policy recommendations in the Fall 2015.

The Coalition is comprised of the following Funders and Members:

Massachusetts Competitive Partnership

Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators

Massachusetts Business Roundtable        

Massachusetts Communities Action Network

Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

Catholic Charities

Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education

SkillWorks

Mass Development                                                                          

Nellie Mae Foundation