Dear CTE teachers, coordinators, and administrators,
Can you feel it? The awareness of the value of career and technical education (CTE) is growing all over Wisconsin and the country. Much of that is due to the work you are doing to bring awareness to your communities of the advantages of CTE. And this February, during CTE Month, you have a prime opportunity to build on that awareness. Share with your community the steps your school is taking to graduate career-ready students.
For example, tell your community that starting no later than grade 6, Academic and Career Planning (ACP) helps students learn about their interests, strengths, values, what they like and don’t like. ACP generally helps students learn who they are and where their talents are most needed in the economy.
Let them know that CTE gives students the chance to dig more deeply into careers they might be interested in, to find out what is involved, how much a career might pay, and what the demand for the job is in the real world. It gives them the opportunity to “try on” various careers to see how they fit. And it provides the space a student needs to change their mind and direction if they need to.
Best of all, CTE gives students time to develop individual goals and to prepare a personal plan for achieving their vision and goals.
This CTE Month, keep the excitement growing! Let your community know how CTE is making a difference for your students! Go to the CTE Events webpage for CTE Month proclamations and ideas that will make a splash at your school!