Career and Technical Education

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Career and technical education, also known as CTE, is a form of vocational education that focuses on preparing students for specific careers in fields like healthcare, technology, and skilled trades.

Career Exploration: Investigating career options to match personal interests, skills, and values.
Workplace Readiness Skills: Developing professional behavior, communication, ethics, and problem-solving skills for the workforce.
CTE Program Areas: Familiarizing oneself with different Career & Technical Education programs, such as Agriculture, Business, Health Science, Technology, and Trades.
Safety Training: Knowing how to follow safety guidelines in the workplace to avoid accidents and injuries.
Industry Certifications: Earning credentials that demonstrate mastery of skills in a specific industry or occupation.
Entrepreneurship: Developing skills related to creating, managing, and growing a small business.
Internships and Apprenticeships: Participating in hands-on learning experiences in a workplace setting to gain real-world skills and knowledge.
Career Pathways: Helping students explore the connections between the CTE program area they are interested in and the career opportunities available in that field.
Soft Skills: Learning interpersonal skills needed to work collaboratively in a professional environment such as teamwork, communication, problem-solving.
"Vocational education is education that prepares people to a skilled craft as an artisan, trade as a tradesperson, or work as a technician."
"Vocational education can also be seen as that type of education given to an individual to prepare that individual to be gainfully employed or self-employed with requisite skill."
"Career and technical education, or acronyms such as TVET (technical and vocational education and training) and TAFE (technical and further education)."
"A vocational school is a type of educational institution specifically designed to provide vocational education."
"Vocational education can take place at the post-secondary, further education, or higher education level."
"At the post-secondary level, vocational education is often provided by highly specialized trade schools, technical schools, community colleges, colleges of further education (UK), vocational universities, and institutes of technology (formerly called polytechnic institutes)."
"Vocational education can interact with the apprenticeship system."
"Vocational education at the post-secondary level is often provided by highly specialized trade schools, technical schools, community colleges, colleges of further education (UK), vocational universities, and institutes of technology (formerly called polytechnic institutes)."
"Vocational education can take place at the post-secondary, further education, or higher education level."
"Vocational education prepares people to a skilled craft as an artisan, trade as a tradesperson, or work as a technician."
"Vocational education is that type of education given to an individual to prepare that individual to be gainfully employed or self-employed with requisite skill."
"TVET (technical and vocational education and training)."
"TAFE (technical and further education)."
"Vocational education is education that prepares people for specific skilled roles, while general education encompasses broader areas of knowledge and skills."
"Vocational universities provide vocational education at the higher education level, focusing on specialized skills for specific industries."
"Vocational education at the higher education level focuses on specialized skills for specific industries."
"Highly specialized trade schools, technical schools, community colleges, colleges of further education (UK), vocational universities, and institutes of technology (formerly called polytechnic institutes) provide vocational education."
"Vocational education is known by a variety of names, depending on the country concerned."
"Vocational education provides individuals with the requisite skills to gain qualifications in skilled crafts, trades, or technical professions."
"Vocational education prepares individuals to be gainfully employed or self-employed with requisite skills."