What is career and technical education?
Education and classes where you get hands-on learning and build skills for specific trades and careers. Ideally, career and technical education…
- Builds in assessments to help you learn about yourself.
- Is geared toward preparing you for a career.
- Matches you with specific education programs that align with your interests, abilities, and goals.
- Provides hands-on learning. You learn from experience.
- Includes opportunities to explore job sites and see what is a good match for you.
- Introduces you to specialized trades and technology.

Career and technical education addresses…
- School-community partnerships.
- Skill development to qualify for careers.
- Aligning your skill building with employers’ needs.