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Chef Tom Shibley has had an interesting culinary career at upscale restaurants and catering jobs for high-profile events. But he found that the instability of the industry and lack of benefits like healthcare weren’t conducive to supporting a family. We want to let professionals know that when they’re ready for a career change, schools like…
Across the country, demand for high-quality Career and Technical Education (CTE) is rising, and for good reason. When designed well, CTE does more than prepare high school students for a first job. It provides practical opportunities for students to build durable skills, expand their social capital, and create pathways that connect their learning to meaningful…
Career and Technical Education Month® is a public awareness campaign that takes place each February to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country. CTE Month is generously sponsored in 2022 by the National Association of Home Builders. Learn more and find tools to help raise awareness about…
America is a land of opportunity, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the construction industry. It’s the classic American story where someone can start on the ground floor (literally) and work their way into a highly technical profession, or management, or entrepreneurship, or all the above. The challenge is connecting job seekers to…
With the shortage of skilled craft professionals within the construction industry estimated to be at 1.5 million by 2021, it’s no secret that recruitment needs to be a priority. It takes time to educate, train and gain competency and industry can’t postpone recruiting fresh talent, particularly with 41 percent of the experienced workforce set to…
Publishers can accelerate sales to the fast growing Career and Technical Education market using EdGate’s CTE repository, correlation services and publisher tools. Career Technical Education (CTE) and Common Career Technical Core (CCTC) standards are provided through the EdGate repository. With the addition of 500,000 CTE standards, EdGate’s repository now houses over three million standards, making it the…
