What is Career and Technical Education?

Career and Technical Education prepares students to be college and career-ready by providing core academic skills, employability skills, and technical skills, and job-specific skills.

The mission of the Wallingford Public Schools Career and Technical Education Department is to ensure that students, as a result of their experiences in K-12 education, will demonstrate transferrable skills, knowledge, and attributes for successful life management, employment, career development, post-secondary educational opportunities, and life-long learning.

Students who take Career and Technical Education courses gain valuable technical and academic skills. CTE motivates students to develop many of the skills that employers want and need in a diverse job market.

"CTE enables students to master STEM skills and competencies that have value across a variety of industries and careers" (Advance CTE, CTE is Your STEM Strategy, 2013 ACTEonline.org).

"The Top Three Skills that students report gaining in their CTE classes are skills to help them get jobs in the future, real-world examples to help them understand academic classes, and the chance to work as part of a team" (My College Options/ ACTE Research Study, 2017 ACTEonline.org).

CTE courses provide opportunities for students to earn college credits and earn industry-recognized credentials.