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Career & Technical Education Resources

Last Updated on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 5:01 AM

Resources relating to Career and Technical Education include those that will assist educators in providing quality instruction to improve the academic and technical achievement of students.  Documents including work-based learning, curriculum development, and facilities are designed to provide information on the types of work-based learning, guidelines for developing curriculum and guidelines for planning facilities.   

 

Career and Technical Education Overview
Career and Technical Education is an essential component of the high school curriculum.  This section  provides an overview of Career and Technical Education.


 

Career Choices
Career Choices in the middle school is an exploratory course which introduces students to a broad range of career opportunities. Units of instruction focus on three areas... employability skills, career awareness, and education/career planning. The curriculum can be adapted for grade levels seven, eight or nine and various schedules as 6, ... More


 

Career Pathways
Career Pathways are systemic frameworks for transforming our educational institutions by proactively addressing the needs of students and employers across the learning continuum.  A program of studies for each career pathways is a coherent, articulated sequence of rigorous academic and career/technical courses including dual credit opportunities, leading to postsecondary degrees and ... More


 

Leadership Dynamics
The curriculum for the Leadership Dynamics course has been developed as a separate course for high school students or to be included as a component of the various Career Pathways in Career and Technical Education. The objective of the course is to assist students in preparing for leadership roles during and ... More


 

Program of Studies for Marketing Education
This document summarizes the Marketing Education program area, including an overview, list of course titles and descriptions, career majors, model course sequences, etc.  


 

Work-Based Learning Manual
The Work-Based Learning Manual (2008) provides information on the various types of work-based learning experiences such as cooperative education, entrepreneurial program, internship, mentoring, school-based enterprises, service learning and shadowing.  Information also includes an overview of legal issues and guidelines for implementing the various types of work-based learning.    


  Tips & Topics for CTE Teachers
Materials for teachers to use in implementing programs and services for Career and Technical Education students.


For more information contact:

Deborah Anderson
500 Mero Street, 21st Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-3472
Deborah.Anderson@education.ky.gov
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