CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE)
WHY IS CTE IMPORTANT?
Career Technical Education is a non traditional route to learning academic subject matter, employability skills and educational pathways to explore career options and interests through contextual learning. Most, if not all CTE courses incorporate traditional course work in addition to hands on experience on equipment or within a lab setting. Depending on the career path chosen, CTE courses last 1-2 years before completion.
BENEFITS TO CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION
CTE programs involve multiyear sequence of courses integrating core academic knowledge with technical and occupational hands on knowledge. CTE courses provide adults with a pathway to post-secondary education and careers. The California Department of Education offers Career Technical Education pathways to prepare individuals for various industry sector careers in the 21st Century and beyond. For more details, click here, CTE Industry Sector Pathways
The Shasta – Tehama – Trinity Adult Education Consortium has a regional task-force group working to expand and create new pathways. These FREE workshops and courses offered provide valuable entry-level to advanced industry sector knowledge from state approved curriculum and experienced instructors. Many of the credentialed CTE instructors have 10+ years experience within various industries that are in high demand for employment within the north state.
REGIONAL CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Within Shasta, Tehama and Trinity Counties various industry sectors according to Labor Market information are in high demand. Job openings within these areas and this region are expected to continue growing into 2021.
The CTE task-force of the Shasta – Tehama, Trinity Adult Education Consortium have identified the following industry sectors as “high demand” within the region. Various partnering agencies and grants are working together to leverage resources to expand and create CTE programs in these industry sectors.
- Agriculture/Industrial Arts
- Manufacturing
- Industrial Technology
- Building
- Construction
- Automotive
- Welding
- Early Childhood Education
- Healthcare/Medical
- Business
- Hospitality
- Information Technology
- Social Service
