Business Applications Software
Labor Market Assessment
Recruitment and retention of students in computer applications/business technology classes can be enhanced by the approaches listed below.
Demand Statewide (Job Openings):
278,700
Estimated Headcount in BIW Courses:
108,752
North/Sacramento Region
Bay Region
Central Region
Los Angeles Region
Orange County Region
South Central Coast Region
San Diego Region
Inland Empire/Desert Region
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That BBQ Question!
It’s that time of year again. You are at a BBQ and a niece or nephew asks you, “Are there courses I could take that would really help me get a job? …in six months?” Well, you are the professional workforce development expert, right? And this...
Meeting Brings Industry and Education Together to Discuss Skills and Workforce Gaps within ICT
With critical labor shortages in cybersecurity and IT more broadly, educators and industry need to work more closely together to make sure students are equipped to hit the ground running and fill critical vacancies. A group convened by Paula Hodge,...
Project Explores How Community Colleges Can Prepare Students for Remote Work
As more companies announce plans to have employees work remotely part-time or full-time, questions are starting to emerge about how to prepare new graduates to start their careers remotely, as well as how to make sure returning students have the...
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BUSINESS INFORMATION WORKER C-ID
In addition, the faculty discipline review group finalized three Model Curricula for the discipline: a 12-unit BIW Quick Start Certificate, 18-unit BIW I Certificate of Achievement and 30-unit BIW II Certificate of Achievement.
View the C-ID/BIW Crosswalk here
View the Model Curricula and Final Descriptors here
BUSINESS INFORMATION WORKER COHORTS
The ICT-Digital Media Sector team has worked with several colleges to build BIW student cohorts. This effort has resulted in a greater number of students completing the pathway with sustainable community-based cohort support.
Instructors and administrators are encouraged to contact their local Deputy Sector Navigator to learn more about developing a BIW cohort on campus.
Cohort Toolkit Ideas
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BUSINESS INFORMATION WORKER COLLATERAL
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BIW Cross-Disciplinary Certificates at College of the Desert
Watch our recent ICT Educator Webinar to learn how Instructor Pablo Romero at College of the Desert has taken their Business Information Worker program to a new level. Learn how he helped to create 3 new cross-disciplinary Business Information Specialist certificates – Legal Office Specialist, Marketing Specialist and Medical Office Specialist – and how COD secured an internship for students in the Medical Office Specialist program.
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