Public Relations Events
Public relations (or PR) events are held to promote educational programs or services to the community. Such events can attract considerable positive publicity such as feature articles in newspapers. The key to successful PR events lies in the planning. It is essential to have a well-conceived timeline which allows ample time for all necessary tasks to be achieved by the required deadlines.
Advisory Committees
The role of advisory committees in the vocational education area is to provide expertise on occupational requirements to those charged with planning and administering the educational program. The committee is typically composed of employers in the community; quite often those employer will hire at least some of their employees from the school. Advisory committees give input regarding occupational requirements, review curriculum and proposed changes, and assess the adequacy of library materials and resources. They also review completion and placement rates.