CTE Industry Partnership Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY

The CTE Industry Partnership Coordinator strengthens, expands, and maintains high-quality work-based learning (WBL) opportunities across all Career & Technical Education (CTE) pathways at the Community College of Aurora. This position serves as a primary connector between CCAs academic programs and regional employers, industry associations, and community organizations. The Coordinator will support, track, and assist in the development of internships, job shadows, apprenticeships, project-based learning, and other experiential learning opportunities aligned with Colorado CTE standards, employer needs, and student career goals. A significant focus of this role includes employer outreach, partnership development, and maintaining systems related to work-based learning participation and engagement. The role collaborates closely with faculty, instructors, department chairs, and the Division of Student Success to support accessible, equitable, and high-impact WBL experiences for all CTE learners.

OVERVIEW OF CCA

The Community College of Aurora serves our diverse community by providing high-quality instruction and support services to prepare students for transfer and employment. We are particularly interested in applicants that demonstrate a commitment to working with individuals and groups from diverse identities, including but not limited to: socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, disability, multilingual learners, veterans, non-traditional, race and ethnic backgrounds.

More than 20 different languages and 60 countries are represented at CCA. In addition to traditional degree and certificate programs, CCA offers non-credit professional development courses, customized training, and economic and workforce development resources to employer partners and individual professionals seeking to enhance the capacity and productivity of their workforce or individual knowledge and skills. The college centers diversity, equity, and inclusion and we actively seek to employee partners who want to join us in working to reducing outcome gaps among our diverse student population.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Employer & Industry Engagement

• Build and maintain partnerships with employers across all CTE pathways.
• Conduct ongoing outreach (site visits, meetings, events) to align employer needs with student talent pipelines.
• Develop and maintain MOUs and WBL agreements that meet state, federal, and accreditation requirements.
• Coordinate employer participation in panels, career fairs, mock interviews, classroom visits, and industry-led workshops.
• Represent CCA at regional workforce, career-connected learning, and economic development convenings.

Work-Based Learning Coordination

• Coordinate and/or track internships, job shadows, apprenticeships, and industry-driven projects across CTE pathways.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to integrate work-based learning (WBL) opportunities into course and program pathways aligned with CTE outcomes and NACE competencies.
• Provide orientations, training, and resources to students, employer supervisors, faculty, and staff related to WBL and employer collaboration.
• Support onboarding, student-employer matching, documentation, evaluation, and related work-based learning processes.
• Maintain systems and records to support tracking, communication, and compliance for experiential learning activities.

Student Support & Career Preparation

• Track student progress, address concerns during placements, and problem-solve issues with employer partners as needed.
• Promote equitable access to WBL, removing barriers for underrepresented and non-traditional students.

Data, Reporting & Compliance

• Track employer engagement and WBL placements using CRM or designated platforms.
• Collect and analyze evaluations, reflections, attendance, and program-based reports.
• Monitor WBL participation trends by program, demographics, and special populations.
• Maintain required federal and state documentation, agreements, and compliance records.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in education, business, workforce development, human services, or related field.
• Experience working in employer relations, workforce development, CTE programs, or career services.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and project management skills.
• Ability to collaborate with employers, faculty, staff, and diverse student populations.
• Willingness to develop knowledge of Colorado CTE pathways, work-based learning models, and regional labor market trends.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience coordinating internships, clinical placements, apprenticeships, or employer partnerships.
• Familiarity with Perkins V requirements, the Colorado Work-Based Learning Continuum, and CTE program structures.
• Experience within community college settings or K–12 CTE frameworks.
• Ability to use CRM/employer-tracking platforms such as Handshake, Salesforce, 12twenty, or similar systems.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish).