Dean of Career, Technical & Workforce Education

Level: Administrative, A7
Incumbent: Open
Reports To: Vice President, Academic Affairs

The Dean of Career & Workforce Education is an academic administrator who leads programs in industry-related, short-term training and workforce targeted programs. The dean manages course scheduling, faculty evaluation, curriculum development, budgets, and program assessments. This academic leadership role is responsible for ensuring program innovation and consistency, maintaining accreditation standards, developing and processing both curricular revisions and new program development to support student success.

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Under the direction of the Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Dean of Career, Technical & Workforce Education has the responsibility, coordination, and oversight of college efforts for the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of Carl

D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins V), Pre-Apprenticeship programming, Transition Service Center (GED/CTE Bridge programs and College Express) and other categorical or grant funded programs. The Dean is responsible for program budget development and monitoring and assuring compliance with a variety of applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements related to community college instruction. The Dean will direct and provide leadership and vision for workforce, career development and adult education, including grant development, management and oversight, job placement, internship and apprenticeships, and work-based learning opportunities.

The Dean will coordinate with selected instructional programs and support services at Danville Area Community College that meet the educational and training needs of students and adult learners and help them transition successfully to post- secondary education and the workforce.

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• A master’s degree from an accredited higher education institution.
• Full-time administrative or managerial experience within a community college, industry or business environment.
• Significant industry, business or higher education experience.
• Proven experience in curriculum development in industry-related and transition (workforce education) programs.
• Management of grant programs.

• Administrative Leadership: Directs staff in establishing divisional goals and objectives while managing the formulation of overall policies and plans.
• Program Management: Oversees course scheduling, programmatic innovation and development, and faculty supervision to ensure Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) are met through ongoing assessment. Manage credit and non-credit career & workforce education as it relates to short-term training and Workforce Pell programs.
• Financial Oversight: Directs and maintains a sound budget, provides budget needs to the VPAA, and approves purchase orders and travel expenses.
• Faculty & Staff Development: Recommends the appointment, promotion, or release of faculty and staff while supporting ongoing professional development.
• Academic Governance: Approves degree audits, transfer credits, and course waivers; evaluates career and technical faculty at least annually.
• Industry & Community Engagement: Pursues grants and industry partnerships, facilitates active relationships with business leaders, regional employers and oversees program advisory boards.
• Compliance & Safety: Leads accreditation initiatives for individual programs and ensures the implementation of college safety standards within the division.
• Collaboration: Supports cooperative relationships between credit programs and Workforce Development of non-credit offerings.

• Schedule and conduct regular and frequent division staff meetings…