Senior Seminar at Central Montco Technical High School

Posted on Categories Academic/Technical Skill Integration, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Postsecondary Transitions

At a Glance Using the Career Education and Work Standards (CEW) as a guide, Senior Seminar was developed to teach career literacy to students in every program of study; course syllabus is provided. Origin / Implementation Reading specialist and Senior Seminar instructor, Kathy Slattery, shares information about the curriculum she developed: Years ago, as a … Continue reading Senior Seminar at Central Montco Technical High School

PA-PIN Virtual Pathways Expo: Berks Technical Academy

Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Video & Webinars

On behalf of the PA Department of Education’s Bureau of Career and Technical Education, NC3T facilitates the Pennsylvania Pathways Innovation Network. Membership in the PA-PIN is open to educators and other stakeholders who are working to expand or develop career awareness and pathways that help prepare today’s students fortomorrow’s careers. Toward this mission, NC3T is … Continue reading PA-PIN Virtual Pathways Expo: Berks Technical Academy

Promising Practice Upper Bucks County Technical School

Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Preparing for Non-Traditional Fields, Work-based learning

AT A GLANCE The Careers in Construction Alliance is a collaborative effort between Upper Bucks County Technical School (UBCTS), Associated Builders and Contractors Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter (ABC), 500 regional commercial construction employers, and local high schools to promote careers and employment opportunities within the construction industry. This collaboration is funded by ABC. UBCTS was one … Continue reading Promising Practice Upper Bucks County Technical School

Promising Practice A.W. Beattie Career Center

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AT A GLANCE With grant funding available for the 2015-2016 school year, the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (TRWIB) supported A.W. Beattie Career and Technical Center’s Career Preparation for Success program. RESULTS/IMPACT The Career Preparation for Success program aimed to expand high school students’ college and career readiness through three initiatives: increase students’ attainment of … Continue reading Promising Practice A.W. Beattie Career Center

Promising Practice Mercer County Career Center

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AT A GLANCE In an ongoing effort to increase alignment between its career and technical education programs and the stated needs of regional employers, Mercer County Career Center (MCCC) staff leveraged funds obtained through the West Central Workforce Development Board. Resources, including those from a Business Education Partnership (BEP) grant awarded by the Pennsylvania Department … Continue reading Promising Practice Mercer County Career Center

Promising Practice Tri-County

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Tri-County Business-Education Partnership Mini-Grant Program AT A GLANCE Facilitated by the Tri-County Workforce Development Board and offered to schools and organizations in Pennsylvania’s Armstrong, Butler, and Indiana counties, the mini-grant Program promoted and expanded career awareness activities for students in grades nine through 12. RESULTS / IMPACT Multiple programs funded by the mini-grants impacted several … Continue reading Promising Practice Tri-County

Promising Practice Northern Tier

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Northern Tier Business Education Partnership AT A GLANCE As a result of a Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Business Education Grant, the Northern Tier Region Workforce Development Board hired three part-time career counselors to expand career education with students in the region’s high schools and career and technical centers. ORIGIN/IMPLEMENTATION The Northern Tier Workforce … Continue reading Promising Practice Northern Tier

Promising Practice Luzerne Schuylkill

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Business and Education Working Together in Luzerne and Schuylkill Counties AT A GLANCE Through a Business Education Partnership Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the Luzerne Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board, Inc. partially or fully funded numerous career awareness initiatives that impacted high school students throughout the region. RESULTS / IMPACT Many partners … Continue reading Promising Practice Luzerne Schuylkill

Career Street

Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Video & Webinars

On behalf of the PA Department of Education’s Bureau of Career and Technical Education, NC3T facilitates the Pennsylvania Pathways Innovation Network. Membership in the PA-PIN is open to educators and other stakeholders who are working to expand or develop career awareness and pathways that help prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s careers. Toward this mission, NC3T … Continue reading Career Street

PA-PIN Virtual Pathways Expo: The Future Is Mine, Interview with Gina Barrett

Posted on Categories Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Video & Webinars

On behalf of the PA Department of Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education, NC3T facilitates the PA Pathways Innovation Network (PA-PIN). Toward this mission, NC3T has created a Virtual Pathways Expo – brief videos and interviews featuring best practices taking place throughout the Commonwealth. In this segment, Kathy Schick speaks with Gina Barrett who … Continue reading PA-PIN Virtual Pathways Expo: The Future Is Mine, Interview with Gina Barrett