We are securing Oklahoma’s future by developing a world-class workforce.

 

 

 

We prepare Oklahomans to succeed in the workplace, in education, and in life.

 

 

 

We believe. . .

We are industry-focused, student-centered, and performance-driven.
We operate as a unified system dedicated to serving our customers.
We operate as partners in integrated educational and economic development systems.
Employers are our ultimate customers as we focus on student success.
Innovation and flexibility are the keys to meeting our customers’ needs.
We are essential partners in Oklahoma’s education and economic development systems.
We are accountable, as stewards, for the actions, resources, quality, and outcomes of our system.
 

 

 
1. Accelerate Oklahoma’s economic growth.
  a. Align programs and services with Oklahoma’s economic and community development strategies.
  b. Increase number of CareerTech graduates with high school diplomas, GEDs, licensures and certifications, and college degrees.
  c. Expand programs and services to help Oklahoma’s existing businesses compete globally.
  d. Develop programs in emerging technologies and new and expanding industries.
  e. Increase access to career training options through flexible and customized delivery.
     
2. Advance quality career development.
  a. Ensure high-quality guidance and counseling services for all clients.
  b. Expand the use of career pathways for a seamless transition to successful careers.
  c. Create strategies to better serve diverse populations throughout the CareerTech system.
     
3. Ensure implementation of consistent standards and accountabilities.
  a. Align all programs with state and/or national education and industry standards.
  b. Use a systematic process for monitoring, reviewing, and improving programs.
  c. Expand consistent measures to evaluate student success.
  d. Expand consistent measures to evaluate the effectiveness of business and industry services.
  e. Strengthen fiscal accountabilities for programs and services.
  f. Enhance the internal system of data collection and distribution.
     
4. Manage resources to accomplish the system’s mission.
  a. Ensure equitable and strategic funding of quality programs.
  b. Pursue alternate sources of revenue to supplement state and local resources.
  c. Develop strategies for efficient use of system resources.
  d. Develop strategies for efficient use of system resources.
     
5. Support a system-wide culture that values innovation, learning, and personal growth.
  a. Recognize, reward, and communicate exemplary and innovative practices.
  b. Develop a comprehensive planning and research strategy to promote program innovation and student learning.
  c. Focus on recruiting, developing, and retaining high-quality instructors and leaders to serve as the foundation for the system.
     
6. Market the value of the CareerTech system.
  a. Implement a comprehensive communications plan.
  b. Implement a comprehensive marketing plan.
     
7. Improve agency operations to effectively lead the CareerTech system.
  a. Develop staffing and compensation strategies appropriate to present and future needs.
  b. Support a culture of continuous improvement and individual skill development.
  c. Evaluate agency processes in order to improve efficiencies.
     
 

 

 

Performance measures assure that our system is meeting a predetermined benchmark of performance during a specified time frame. By monitoring these measures, we are able to make appropriate adjustments in the services and programs we offer to better meet the needs of our customers.

Key Performance Measures PDF file