Workforce Preparation

Performance Indicator

Workforce Preparation is defined here as the number and percentage of occupational program graduates who were employed in Connecticut at the time of graduation and retained in employment six months thereafter.

Performance Improvement Goal

For the System, the performance improvement goal is to maintain or exceed a 75% rate of employment and retention in employment.

Data Analysis

The number of graduates from programs that support state-wide workforce shortage areas, such as Nursing/Allied Health and Science/Engineering/Technology, is monitored closely. Over the past five years, although the total number of Nursing awards has increased by 64% and the number of all other allied health awards has increased by 34.2%.

Source: CCC Office of Planning, Research and Assessment

According to Department of Labor and graduate record data, for the latest reporting year (2005-2006), there were 2,804 graduates (unduplicated count) from credit occupational programs; 2,186 were employed in Connecticut at the time of graduation (78%) and 2,021 of these workers were retained 6 months later (92%). Targeted performance was met in both instances. Occupational programs are defined as those intended to prepare an individual for immediate entry into the workforce; excluded are Liberal Arts & General Studies programs.

Note: Colleges in border towns such as Asnuntuck in Enfield and Quinebaug Valley in Danielson have graduates who work in adjoining states including Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The majority of these graduates continue to be residents of Connecticut, and their earnings have a positive impact on Connecticut’s economy. However, their employment is not considered in the data reported which deal only with Connecticut employment statistics.

Source: Connecticut Department of Labor