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| DID YOU KNOW...? |
| WHAT IS CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION? |
Career and Technology Education is a series of high school courses, combined with hands-on training, that prepares students for their chosen careers. Students arrange a series of required courses and hands-on training, called a Tech-Prep Career Pathway, with their counselor. The counselor also helps students arrange workplace exploration, as well as part-time employment and training opportunities, called School-to-Careers programs. |
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COLLEGE TECH-PREP CAREER PATHWAYS |
Tech-Prep career pathways are important because they allow students to earn college credit for their high school classes. When students graduate, they can transfer, or articulate, those college credits to a participating technical school, college or university. You can save about $250 in tuition, fees and books for every college course you articulate. You can earn up to 15 articulated college credit hours in high school. That's a whole college semester! Educational pathways also allow students to work in their chosen professions throughout each level of education.
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| Click here to find out 7 ways to earn college credit - in high school! | Click here for participating schools, colleges and universities. |
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COLLEGE TECH-PREP PROGRAMS |
Everyone knows how tough it is to find a good-paying job. Employers want people with skills and experience who can put knowledge to work. College Tech-Prep programs help students to gain the skills and experience they need to get a good job when they graduate. These programs allow students to get out of the classroom and experience a real-world work environment. After students have completed appropriate classroom instruction and training, their Career and Technology coordinators and counselors arrange various exploration and training experiences for them with local businesses.
| WHAT DO EMPLOYERS WANT? |
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College Tech-Prep programs give students and new graduates a real edge in today's competitive workplace. Many students who participate in these programs are hired on a permanent basis by the companies who host them. These experiences vary from short-term career explorations, called Student Shadow programs, to short- or long-term Student Nonpaid Internships and paid Cooperative Education programs.
| STUDENT SHADOW |
| Student Shadow programs are informal arrangements between schools and businesses that give students the opportunity to explore the workplace. Businesses allow one or more students to follow employees around during the business day, observing, asking questions and taking part in planned hands-on activities. Shadow experiences can last hours or days, depending on the age of the students and the resources of the business. Shadowing offers employers the opportunity to give students an overview of their businesses, and can range from short tours to intensive explorations for career-oriented students. |
| STUDENT NONPAID INTERNSHIP |
| A Student Nonpaid Internship is an agreement between a business and an educational institution that gives high school and college students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the workplace. The business allows students to train for an extended period in a closely-supervised environment. The school selects appropriate internship candidates, organizes the logistics of the program and gives the student class credit. Student internships are usually nonpaid. Industry experience complements academic education and allows students to explore different aspects of an industry. |
| COOPERATIVE EDUCATION |
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Cooperative Education is an arrangement between schools and businesses that allows high school and college students the opportunity for paid employment and course credit while they are attending school. The school provides qualified student applicants to participating businesses to fill entry-level positions. Employers hire the student(s) at entry-level wages and provide on-the-job training for higher-level positions. There are two major types of Cooperative Education programs:
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| Click here to read School-to-Careers Myths and Facts |
Click here to read School-to-Careers Statistics |
Click here to read School-to-Careers Student Perspectives |
Click here to read School-to-Careers Owner's Guide |
Click here for School-to-Careers Resource Links |
