Sterling Saddler

Dr. Sterling J. Saddler is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Educational Leadership. Dr. Saddler received a B. S. in Accounting from Tuskegee University, M.S. in Vocational Education from SUNY Oswego, and a Ph.D. in Workforce Education & Development from The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Saddler is currently the Founder and Director of the Center for Workforce Development & Occupational Research at UNLV.

The Center is committed to providing comprehensive workforce related resource services, professional development opportunities and research-based information, services and products, to the workforce and education communities. The Center has two main divisions of concentration; Training and Research . The following are several projects Dr. Saddler has been involved with that pertain to training and research:

• Instrumental in developing and disseminating the Workplace Basic Skills Modules Curriculum (WBS) to be use for training sessions of business/education.
• Developed Occupational Skills Standards (OSS) in conjunction with the Nevada Department of Education for the entire State of Nevada.
• Conducted a research study with Pahrump Valley High School involving the use of Workplace Basic Skills Modules which involves pretest/posttest of students performance.
• National Research project which surveyed four thousand administrators and teachers across U.S. involving Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS).
• Contracted with Desert Autos' 11 local Dealerships to provide research, training, and retention of their employees.
• Planned and provided a displaced worker training for locals whose jobs were affected by the events of September eleventh, in conjunction with Nevada Partners.
• Provides professional education services to Vontoble Middle School through a colloborative gear-up grant, which attempts to help at-risk youth.

Dr. Saddler has also administered and secured several Grants which involve research studies such as:

• Nevada Department of Education grant to provide leadership for the Nevada Adult High School and Alternative Education Programs.
• Nevada Department of Education grant to help the state develop Occupational Skills Standards that will cross reference with academic standards.
• An approved grant to coordinate a system of training programs for incumbent workers and employers within the Southern Nevada area. The training program will be based on Workplace Basic Skills Modules developed through the Center from SCANS based research study among businesses in Southern Nevada.
• School-to-Careers grant for activities such as quarterly newsletter, Best Practices Mini Conference, and an externship for school teachers.
• Nevada Department of Education grant, (through Workforce Education Team) to provide travel for five graduate students to attend the Association for Career and Technical Education conference.

As a junior faculty at UNLV Dr. Saddler has been awarded over 1.5 million dollars in grants.

In addition to other mini grants, Dr. Saddler has presented and published in areas related to the field of workforce education & development, curriculum, instruction, and diversity in the workforce. He has presented internationally through International Vocational educational & training Association (IVETA) in Sidney Australia 99', Hong Kong 00'.

Dr. Saddler was a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Hayes scholarship, where he had the opportunity to travel to and learn about South Koreas vocational/special education system. He also presented a presentation titled "Incorporating Workforce Education into the Transition Plan of All Students with/without Disabilities" while in South Korea.

Contact

Phone: 702-895-0459
E-Mail: sterling.saddler@unlv.edu or saddlers@unlv.nevada.edu