Each program receives close cooperation from an
advisory committee of business and professional
people allied with the particular field. Occupational
education in the community college is concerned
with the ever-changing employment scene. Educators
must provide skills that are salable; they must
keep in constant communication with representatives
of the world of work. One significant way to do
this involves use of advisory committees. Representing
the spectrum of employers and their professions,
they perform the vital role of placing business
and industry at the side of educational planners
where they can guard against program obsolescence
and help interpret manpower demands.
