SAP 9-14 IT Pathway
Employer Sponsored Pathways
Background
In an effort to increase the number of qualified IT professionals,
multinational software company, SAP, is partnering with high schools and
community colleges to create 9-14 pathways in IT where students earn
college credit while in high school toward an industry-recognized degree.
Background
SAP had partnered with:
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NYC Public Schools to open B-TECH Early College High School in the fall
of 2014 (http://www.btechnyc.org/).
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Templeton High School in Vancouver (brochure included)
Now Boston!
Other Employer Sponsored Models
Schools
Partners
Pathways to Technology Early
College High School (P-TECH)
IBM
Chicago STEM Schools (5
schools)
IBM, Motorola, Verizon,
Microsoft, and Cisco
Business Technology Early
College High School (B-TECH)
SAP
Project Overview
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Influence design and
development
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Curriculum Planning
(Industry Partner)
• Influence design and
development
• Skills analysis
• Work-based learning
• Mentorships
• Internships
• SAP Certifications/UA
A.S Degree Program:
•
Internet Technology
IT
Pathway
– Offered by the
Computer Information
Technology Department
(Higher Education
Partner)
(K-12 Partner)
• Influence design and
development
• Curriculum planning
• Program design and student
supports
• Pathways coordination
• Integrated work-based
learning
Key Stakeholders and Responsibilities
Project Overview
Potential pathways following
Grade 14
(Industry Partner)
1. SAP jobs, e.g., IT Associate, PreSales Associate, Development
Associate, etc.
IT
Pathway
2. Work with SAP Customer/Partner
(Higher Education
Partner)
(K-12 Partner)
3. Continue on to earn
4-year degree (Bachelor’s)
Skills Mapping to Curriculum
Skills Documentation
Skills/Curriculum Map
Skills/Curriculum Map
 Identify entry level jobs
– Validated by LM
Data
 Identify AS degree
pathways
 Understand AAS degree
requirements
 Order skills by complexity
– Technical Skills vs.
Professional Skills
 Work with community
college to develop course
scope and sequence
 Connecting skills to courses
& curricula
 Backwards map specific
work-ready/21st Century
skills to 9th grade
 Summarize expertise to
perform entry level jobs
 Develop job descriptions
with defined
competencies
 Developing an integrated
scope and sequence
 Providing work-based
professional development
for school staff
 Determine set of academic
outcomes, potential project
topics and work-based
learning opportunities
 Provide professional
development for school
staff
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06/17/13
Expertise Taxonomy
Skills Mapping to Curriculum
Skills
BHCC Corresponding Courses
and Other Opportunities
Technical:
CIT216 - Visual Basic
 IT Quality Management/Assurance
CIT162 – Introduction to Networking
 IT Release and Production Management
CMT111 - HTML/Dreamweaver
 IT Deployment and Change Management
CIT162- Introduction to Networking
 Risk Management
CIT268 or CIT270 - Windows Operating Systems
or Linux Administration/Lab
 Scope Management
Professional:
Work-based learning team projects
 Communication
Internships
 Critical Problem Solving
Presentations
 Negotiation Skills
Project planning
 Planning Management
 Time Management
06/17/13
Expertise Taxonomy
CHS Corresponding Courses
and Other Opportunities
Dual credit: Intro to IT Problem-Solving
Daily integrated work-based learning with
emphasis on project-based learning
Mentorships
Job Shadows
Presentations
Work-based Learning
How Charlestown High School students experience work-based learning
Middle School
High School
High School
Career Awareness
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Guest speakers
Field trips
Career fairs
Mentorships
High School
High School
Career Exploration
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Project-based
learning
Job shadows
Service learning
Internships
Mentorships
College
Career Immersion
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Deep internships
Paid apprenticeships
Capstone project
Mentorships
Work-based Learning
Short-term Work-based Learning Plan
• Employees from SAP will participate in a month of service at Charlestown High School
during the month of October.
• SAP will participate in recruitment activities such as daylong IT exposure events in
December.
• SAP employees will participate in a job shadow day coordinated by the Boston PIC on
January 30, 2015.
• SAP employees will participate in Mock Interview week, which will be held at the Boston PIC
offices in April 2015.
Summer
• SAP will continue to participate in recruitment activities
• SAP will organize Charlestown High School mentoring program and assign mentors
Long-term work-based learning Activities
• Career speakers
• Co-teaching (workshop in a box)
• Mentoring
• Job shadows
• Internships
Lessons Learned
•
Will our students be competitive for jobs where candidates with Bachelor’s
degrees are typically hired?
• Making sure SAP is equipped to hire our students – working with their HR
department
• What about other employers? SAP cannot accommodate everyone!
• There has to be an effort for to onboard employers.
• JFF has a huge role in coordinating efforts between all of these stakeholders.
What’s our sustainability plan to ensure successful continuation? Is this a
replicable model?
• Work with local liaison
• Solidify work plan
• Bigger picture: How does JFF work with other districts to coordinate these efforts
when at a distance? How do we build capacity for others to take on?
ELIZABETH SANTIAGO
PROJECT DIRECTOR
esantiago@jff.org
TEL 617.728.4446 FAX 617.728.4857 info@jff.org
88 Broad Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
122 C Street, NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001
WWW.JFF.ORG
Timing Overview (Sept. to Dec. 2014)
September
October
November
December
1. MOUs and Agreements
2. Integrated Pathways Design
3. Work-based Learning
4. Marketing and Recruitment
5. Student Supports and Professional
Development
Tasks Accomplished: MOU Signed, Agreements defined and signed, developed course scope and sequence,
curriculum alignment complete, SAP month of service complete, and recruitment program developed and
December event executed.
Timing Overview (Jan. to May 2015)
January
February
March
April
May
1. MOUs and Agreements
2. Integrated Pathways Design
3. Work-based Learning
4. Marketing and Recruitment
5. Student Supports and
Professional Development
Tasks Accomplished: Instructional support and professional development materials developed, SAP participates in
job shadows and mock interviews, January recruitment activity complete, student support programs identified and
master schedule for 2015 created.
Timing Overview (June to Sept. 2014)
June
July
August
September
1. MOUs and Agreements
2. Integrated Pathways Design
3. Work-based Learning
4. Marketing and Recruitment
5. Student Supports and Professional
Development
Tasks Accomplished: Professional development developed and delivered, summer bridge program developed and
delivered, mentoring program developed and executed, PROGRAM LAUNCHED!