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What is CTE?
What is CTE?
Today’s cutting-edge, rigorous and relevant career and technical education (CTE) prepares youth and adults for a wide range of high-wage, high-skill, high-demand careers. Career and technology education can give you what’s needed to succeed for life: technical skills, academic skills and employability skills. In addition, career and technical education helps students see how what they’re learning applies to the needs of employers.
Regardless of whether students are headed for college or the workforce, this type of education will help them prepare for the future. In fact, college-bound students can get job experiences to help them define their career plans, identify an appropriate course of study and help pay for tuition.
What is a CTE pathway?
What is a CTE pathway?
A CTE pathway is a sequence of two or more CTE courses within a student’s area of career interest. Pathways are designed to connect high school classes to college, industry certifications, and/or a career.
Why should students participate in a CTE pathway?
Why should students participate in a CTE pathway?
While in high school, students have the opportunity to acquire free technical skills training in the career field he/she is interested in. Students will learn valuable technical skills and soft skills making them employable regardless of the field of study they actually end up in.
Can students earn college credit for CTE classes?
Can students earn college credit for CTE classes?
Yes! Many CTE courses are articulated with Victor Valley College. At the beginning of each school year, the CTE district coordinator and teachers work with VVC to begin or renew their course articulation agreements.
How do CTE courses prepare students for college and career?
How do CTE courses prepare students for college and career?
All CTE courses support the Common Core and CTE Model Curriculum Standards (MCS). Learning rigorous academic skills, especially in English Language Arts and Mathematics are an integral part of each CTE course outline and competencies. These skills help our students put English Language Arts and Mathematics to work in a real-world, hands-on environment they can relate to. The CTE MCS are designed to assist school districts in developing high quality curriculum and instruction to prepare students for future careers. The MCS were created with assistance from more than 300 representatives from business, industry, postsecondary and secondary education and reviewed by nearly 1000 members of the general public. These standards are rigorous, evidence-based, relevant and reasonable in scope. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/sf/mcsbriefpaper.asp
What are the CTE areas of study or industry sectors?
What are the CTE areas of study or industry sectors?
The California Department of Education recognizes the following CTE industry sectors:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Arts, Media & Entertainment
Building & Construction Trades
Business and Finance
Education, Child Development & Family Services
Energy, Environment & Utilities
Engineering & Architecture
Fashion & Interior Design
Health Science & Medical Technology
Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation
Information & Communication Technologies
Manufacturing and Product Development
Marketing, Sales & Service
Public Services
Transportation
SHS CTE Course Offerings
Arts, Media & Entertainment:
Digital Design I & II
Digital Photography I
Building & Construction Trades:
Construction Tech I & II
Woodworking
Education, Child Development & Family Services:
Careers In Education I
Child Development & Guidance
Early Childhood Education
Fashion & Interior Design:
Fashion Design I & II
Health Science & Medical Technology:
Medical Core
Emergency Medical Responder
Medical Assisting
Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation:
Culinary Arts I & II
Information Technology:
Intro to Computer Science
IT Essentials
Public Services:
Criminal Justice I & II
Transportation:
ASE Automotive Tech I & II
Hybrid Electric Vehicles
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