Career and Technical Education
Understanding Future Career Needs
Labor market information (LMI) is a critical yet often overlooked component of academic and career planning. LMI can help school districts develop cutting-edge CTE programs by uncovering the skills students will need in the future. In addition, LMI can help students understand which jobs are most likely to be available and well-compensated. This page for regional LMI provides state and regional LMI for both school districts and individual educators to help students become college and career-ready! dpi.wi.gov/cte/labor-market-information
The Value of Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Students in CTE programs and their parents are three times as likely to report they are "very satisfied" with their and their children's ability to learn real-world skills as part of their current education compared to parents and students not involved in CTE.
86% of parents and students want real-world, hands-on opportunities as part of their high school experience.
77% of CTE students are satisfied with their ability to earn credits towards certification, compared to only 44% of students not enrolled in CTE programs.
Quality CTE programs consist of three main components to achieve college and career readiness.
The three components include:
Academic and technical skills
Leadership through CTSOs (Career and Technical Student Organizations)
Work-based learning (Youth Apprenticeship & NHS Work-Based Learning)
