Membership
The composition of program advisory committees and general advisory committees is dictated by the Vocational Technical Education Regulations (refer to the Definitions for required representation. The general advisory committee shall include, but not be limited to, chairpersons of the program advisory committees.

 

The Chairperson
Each program advisory committee and general advisory committee must elect or appoint a chairperson from its membership.  It is this person’s responsibility to work with the school/public two-year college facilitator to develop agendas and manage meetings.
Program advisory committee chairpersons are also members of the school's general advisory committee. As such, they convey the concerns or recommendations of the program advisory committee to the larger entity, and in turn provide feedback on the results of general advisory committee discussions.
The chair of the general advisory committee is the spokesperson for the committee in meetings with school administrators and the school committee/board of trustees.  He/she is responsible for working with the school/public two-year college administrator to set agendas and plan and coordinate general advisory committee meetings.

 

The Facilitator
The facilitator of the program advisory committee in most cases would be a program teacher or a program supervisor/director.  In general, this individual conveys the concerns or priorities of the school/public two-year college to the advisory committee and assists the advisory committee to carry out its mission.  She/he is not a voting member, but rather a liaison between the school/public two-year college and the advisory committee. Facilitators of program advisory committees play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of their committees.  They are sometimes asked to gather data to assist the committees in their reviews (e.g., enrollment or placement records; student assessment results and test scores).