At a Glance Students in the cosmetology program at Fayette County Career and Technical Institute (FCCTI) adopt a theme for the annual Open House to help engage and recruit prospective students. Description Each year FCCTI cosmetology students select a theme around which to plan the annual Open House. The process sparks the students excitement for … Continue reading Creative Themes for Cosmetology Open House
Category: Engagement
Promoting Career Awareness and High Priority Occupations Program Areas to Prospective Students through Camps
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Recruitment and RetentionAt a Glance Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center (CACTC) runs summer and evening camps to raise awareness among prospective students about the CTC and the value of CTE programs it offers. Description The CACTC Workforce Development Coordinator organizes career-themed camps for students in grades 6, 7 and 8. These camps, which typically run for … Continue reading Promoting Career Awareness and High Priority Occupations Program Areas to Prospective Students through Camps
CentreREADY!: A Collaborative Worker Certification Initiative
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Postsecondary TransitionsAt a Glance The local Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County (CBICC), State College Area High Schools Career and Technical Center, Central Pennsylvania Institute of Technology, and the countys five school districts collaborated to establish CentreREADY, a program designed to address a potential workforce skills gap. Description Through the CBICC, local employers expressed … Continue reading CentreREADY!: A Collaborative Worker Certification Initiative
The Health Profession Research Fellows Program
Posted on Categories College and Career Pathways, Postsecondary Transitions, Student EngagementAt a Glance Students enrolled in the Health Professions program at State College Area High Schools Career and Technical Center may apply to participate in the two-semester Health Profession Research Fellows Program in collaboration with the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State. Description Designed to give students experiences in lab sciences and … Continue reading The Health Profession Research Fellows Program
Facilitating Special Education Services
Posted on Categories Individuals with Disabilities, Student EngagementAt a Glance To support the success of students enrolled at the Northern Westmoreland Career & Technology Center (NWCTC), the CTC partners with the Westmoreland County Intermediate Unit to employ a Special Education Facilitator. The facilitator provides learning support to students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and coordinates services between four participating high schools. Description … Continue reading Facilitating Special Education Services
Assessing Student Interest and Skills to Guide Program Placement
Posted on Categories Individuals with Disabilities, Recruitment and RetentionAt a Glance Students with IEPs who will be attending Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center (CWCTC) complete a career interest inventory and talent assessment program so that they can make informed decisions about which CTE program might best align with their interests and skills. Description The Learning Support Facilitator at CWCTC wanted to improve … Continue reading Assessing Student Interest and Skills to Guide Program Placement
Enhanced Workplace Learning/Co-op Experience
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Employability Skills, Work-based learningAt a Glance Erie High School students in the welding program may participate in a work-based learning experience with local employers. During this time, students may receive additional school-based technical training to support their experience and to further develop their skills. Description When Erie High School welding students participate in a workplace learning experience, their … Continue reading Enhanced Workplace Learning/Co-op Experience
Comprehensive Integration of CTE in School District Mindset and Operations
Posted on Categories Communications, Recruitment and RetentionAt a Glance In the Corry Area School District, the mission and needs of the Career & Technical Center (Corry CTEC) are comprehensively integrated into the school districts overall scope of operation. Through this cohesive operational approach, administrators strive to eliminate the gaps between CTE and academic education in Corry. Description Corry CTECs Supervisor of … Continue reading Comprehensive Integration of CTE in School District Mindset and Operations
Feed our Future Food Truck
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Employability Skills, Student Engagement, Work-based learningAt a Glance Upper Bucks County Technical School (UBCTS) is launching a Food Truck program to provide students with real world, work-based learning experiences in food retail entrepreneurship. Description UBCTS is planning to operate a Food Truck program to provide students with relevant, work-based learning experiences that take them outside of the classroom. The food … Continue reading Feed our Future Food Truck
Increasing Participation on Local Advisory Committee
Posted on Categories Administrator Leadership, Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Communications, EngagementAt a Glance The director of Greene County Career & Technology Center (GCCTC) implements several outreach strategies to increase participation in the Local Advisory Committee. Description When Mark Krupa first became director of GCCTC in 2016, he set a goal to improve the image of career and technical education among local businesses, community members and … Continue reading Increasing Participation on Local Advisory Committee