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Career and Technical Education Advisory Council
“Preparing Today’s Students
for Tomorrow’s Careers”
A Glimpse of CTE and the Suffolk Business
Community
Career & Technical Education (CTE) Largest elective program in high schools
throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and Suffolk Public Schools
Offers courses in Agriculture, Business and Information Technology, Career Connections, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health and Medical Sciences, Marketing Education, Technology Education, and Trade and Industrial Education
Prepares students for high-skill, high-demand, high-wage occupational fields
Prepares students for postsecondary education and careers
Provides students opportunities to earn an industry certification or state license while pursuing a high school diploma
Career & Technical Education (CTE)
Advisory Committees
• Agricultural Education• Business and Information Technology• Career Connections• Family and Consumer Sciences• Health and Medical Sciences• Marketing • Technology Education
- Met Twice During the School Year- Reviewed and Validated Curriculum- Made Curriculum Suggestions for 2013-2014
Annual Report to Suffolk School Board
Designed to … connect business with education in a
proactive way match industry standards with classroom
instruction and outcomes provide first-hand information concerning
current business trends, technological demands, and realistic job requirements
gain input from persons with practical, everyday occupational knowledge of technical and inter-personal skills necessary on the job
MembershipBon Secours
City of SuffolkCommunity Colleges
Community RepresentativesEdward Jones
Hampton Roads Chamber of CommerceHampton Roads Sanitation District
Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk Conference CenterJohnson ControlsMcEntire Design
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Apprentice ProgramSentara Obici HospitalState Farm InsuranceSuffolk Public Schools
Target—Suffolk Import WarehouseVitex Packaging Group
YMCA
Annual Report to Suffolk School Board
Strategic Plan Goals - 2010-2015
Promote Career and Technical Education Promote Real-World Work Experiences Recognize Teacher and Student Excellence Conduct Annual Career Expo Conduct Annual Non-Traditional Extravaganza Conduct Annual Student Conference
Annual Report to Suffolk School Board
Career and Technical EducationNON-TRADITIONAL EXTRAVAGANZA - FEBRUARY 28, 2013
What are non-traditional occupations?
Non-traditional refers to occupations or fields of
work for which individuals from one gender
comprise less than 25% of the workforce.
Career and Technical Education Advisory Council
“Preparing Today’s Students
for Tomorrow’s Careers”
A Glimpse of CTE and the Suffolk Business
Community