Center for Career Development

The Center for Career Development is part of the Maine Community College System. The Center was established in 1993 to design, implement, and administer Maine's ground-breaking statewide school-to-career program, Maine Career Advantage.

Since then, the Center's mandate has expanded to encompass a wider range of workforce and economic development activities, including Maine Quality Centers and the Center's Research & Curriculum Division, which leads various educational and student support initiatives, provides curriculum consulting, and provides technical support for other state customers.

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• Early College for ME is a college transition program for students who are undecided about college, yet who can succeed in college. Students are selected for the program by their high school during their junior year. Early College for ME staff test for college-readiness and help students with the applications for college and federal financial aid. Support continues at their Maine community college for students who receive a scholarship. Offered in 74 high schools statewide, ECforME aims to be available to all publicly funded high schools in Maine.
  
  
• Maine Quality Centers, offering customized education and training for new or expanding businesses—at no cost to the business or the trainees.
  
  
• National Organization Overviews: Program Accreditation & Technical Skills Certification
  The Center has developed overviews of national and Maine statewide organizations that provide program accreditation, technical skills certification, skill standards, student assessment, or related curricula materials for secondary technical education programs. More info.



• Career and Technical Education Comprehensive School Review Pilot
  The Center is assisting the Maine Department of Education in conducting comprehensive school reviews in a number of Maine's secondary career and technical education (CTE) institutions.
  
  
• Maine Construction Industry: Workforce Needs and Higher Education Survey Report
  Center for Career Development has partnered with the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and business groups on a series of workforce needs studies and related higher education programs. This survey report provides comprehensive data profiling Maine's higher education construction-related programs and graduates. Business respondents provided information on current and projected workforce needs for 43 construction occupations. The report also includes a summary of participants' views concerning the most important issues their businesses will be facing during the next two years. [953 KB pdf file, 52 pages]



• Health Care Workforce Leadership Council Final Report
  The Center assisted the HCW Leadership Council in preparing a report commissioned by the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services of the 121st Maine Legislature. The report examines the problems and issues surrounding the inadequate supply of skilled workers to meet the growing demands for accessible health care now and in the future. The Council makes three recommendations and supports them with detailed action steps. [3.9 MB pdf file, 103 pages]



• Career Preparation Curriculum
  Center staff conducted a series of Career Preparation Train-the-Trainer Workshops around the state for secondary educators and guidance counselors. The accompanying Teacher's Guide and Student Handouts are available for free download at http://ccd.me.edu/careerprep/.

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