Career and Technical Education (CTE)

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A major emphasis in the American Education system is a smooth transition from high school to college, and eventually to the career. By the time a student graduates from high school, he is expected to be capable of envisioning his career direction. As such, Career and Technical Education (CTE) is central in helping the student to objectively develop their career. This is key in developing a competent and skilled workforce to steer the economy forward in a competitive global market (Meeder & Suddreth 2012). A good education forms the pillars of every sustainable economy. Consequently, education ought to be given a high priority and the necessary resources provided.
Career and Technical Education uses the approach of starting with the end in mind. To start with, it enables a student to choose his or her line of interest early enough. This helps the student to take necessary decisions which enable him to achieve his career goals. In other words, the student makes a vision, plans and focuses on achieving it. The force of a vision is important in building a great career; the vision provides an inner drive and determination to the learner. This spurs him and leads him on a path which leads to great accomplishments in his career. The result-oriented approach gives the student a clear purpose which enables him to measure and enhance his progress.
In the recent past, the number of school dropouts has been on the rise. This is attributed to the fact that a majority of the students cannot identify the correlation between the course content and what is practiced in their prospective careers – the student thus lacks purpose as he toils through the education system. Such objectivity gives education a personal appeal to the student which, coup...

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...workforce. Training should start early enough at the high school level through the adoption of programs such as Career and Technical Education (CTE). Besides, integration of content from various disciplines into CTE is very crucial in the production of a competent workforce.

Works Cited

Meeder, H., & Suddreth, T. (2012, May). Common core state standards & career and technical education: Bridging the divide between college and career readiness and success center, 2-8
Allen, D., & Harris, W. (2010, January). Cte final report 022410.pdf. Retrieved from http://www2.umaine.edu/mepri/sites/default/files/cte final report 022410.pdf
Clark, P., Dayton, C., Stern, D., Tidyman, S., & Weisberg, A. (2007, October). Can combining academic and Career-Technical education improve ... Retrieved from http://casn.berkeley.edu/resource_files/ca-dropout-project410-06-03-12-54-51.pdf

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