Category: Business, Community, Workforce Engagement

Promising Practices Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technical Center

Posted on Author webadminCategories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Work-based learning

AT A GLANCE With support from Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Invest Board Partnership (WIB), Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technical Center (EWCTC) and Derry Area School District collaborated to develop the Career Pathway Program in order to provide students with career exploration that assists in identifying career interests and postsecondary planning. The program began in the 2013-14 school … Continue reading Promising Practices Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technical Center

Promising Practices LCTI and Lehigh Valley

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AT A GLANCE Resulting in a wide range of promising practices and success stories, Lehigh Valley’s Gold Collar Workers with Gold Collar Jobs initiative is a business-education partnership developed by the Lehigh Valley Workforce Development Board, Inc. and Lehigh Valley Business-Education Partnership. RESULTS/IMPACT Several promising practices are highlighted in this document; results impacting the region’s … Continue reading Promising Practices LCTI and Lehigh Valley

Work-Based Learning Toolkit

Posted on Author webadminCategories BCTE Toolkits, Case Studies, Reports, Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, Professional Development, Project-based Learning, Student Engagement, Work-based learning

The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Career and Technology offers several toolkits targeted to the needs of CTE staff. BCTE Work-based Learning Toolkit, published in early 2017, is available for download.

Communicating the Value of Career and Technology Centers to the Community

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The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Career and Technology offers several toolkits targeted to the needs of CTE staff. The latest toolkit, Communicating the Value of CTE, published in spring 2017, is now available for download. This 29-page document provides guidance in developing or expanding communication efforts to various stakeholders.

National Pilot for Chick-fil-A Culinary Academy at Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center

Posted on Author webadminCategories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Industry Certifications, Postsecondary Transitions, Work-based learning

At a Glance A partnership between Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center (WMCTC) and a local Chick-fil-A restaurant developed into a national pilot. Overview When the CEO of Chick-fil-A was visiting a Pennsylvania franchise near WMCTC, Director Chris Moritzen arranged to have a brief meeting with him to discuss a potential partnership. Mr. Moritzen was … Continue reading National Pilot for Chick-fil-A Culinary Academy at Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center

PASTA (Parents Appreciated by Students, Teachers, and Administration) Night

Posted on Author webadminCategories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Recruitment and Retention

At a Glance To thank parents for their support and to strengthen school-to-parent communication, Somerset County Technology Center (SCTC) hosts a parent appreciation dinner. Overview SCTC replaced its Fall Open House with a parent appreciation dinner known as PASTA Night. PASTA is an acronym: Parents Appreciated by Students, Teachers, and Administrators. Because SCTC has 16 … Continue reading PASTA (Parents Appreciated by Students, Teachers, and Administration) Night

Applefest Electronic Help

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At a Glance Students in the electronics program at the Venango Technical Center help with electrical issues at Venango County’s annual Applefest in Franklin, Pennsylvania. Overview Students show up for the three-day festival and polish the power distribution boxes and make small repairs in the vendors’ boxes. The students are able to attend the festival … Continue reading Applefest Electronic Help

Internship/Apprenticeship Program with City of Philadelphia Office of Fleet Management

Posted on Author webadminCategories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Curriculum Planning, Professional Development

At a Glance Philadelphia’s Office of Fleet Management Internship and Apprenticeship Program trains and pays students to repair and maintain the city’s fleet of automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles. Overview Starting in the summer after their sophomore year, students accepted into the program are paid while learning how to repair and maintain the city’s police … Continue reading Internship/Apprenticeship Program with City of Philadelphia Office of Fleet Management

Community Day and 5K Tech Run

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At a Glance The addition of a 5K run to its already successful annual Community Day resulted in greater attendance, sponsorship, and scholarship donations at Chester County Technical College High School Pennock’s Bridge campus. Overview The annual Saturday Community Day offers residents a close get to know the Chester County Technical High School where attendees … Continue reading Community Day and 5K Tech Run