Welcome to CTE!
Our Mission:
Empowering all learners to reach their greatest potential
Our Vision:
To eliminate unemployment in Wilkes County by strategically aligning educational offerings with the needs of local business and industry
Non-Discrimination Statement
In compliance with federal laws, Wilkes County Schools administers all locally operated educational programs, employment activities, and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, marital status, pregnancy, military service, disability, or gender, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law.
CTE Courses and Curriculum Resources
CTE Industry-Recognized Credentials
Many CTE courses offer an industry credential certification which is FREE to our students.
CTE Student Organizations and Honor Society
CTE Career Development
Text version of the Wilkes County Schools 5-8 Career Development Continuum
5th Grade-Career Awareness
Career Awareness and Self-Exploration
Student Learning Outcome:
Students will explore the basics of the world of work. Students will understand key vocabulary associated with career and career development. Students will explore goal setting, values, personality traits, career clusters, and more to allow the students to start making connections of how different factors impact the decision-making process of choosing a career path.
Experiences could include:
NC Careers Reality Check
Interests Inventories
Skills Assessments
NC Careers Mini-Interest Profiler: Holland Codes
Betabox Learning Experiences
6th Grade-Career Awareness
Career Awareness and Self-ExplorationNaviance Scope and Sequence Tasks
Guest Speakers
College and University Campus Visits and Tours
Industry Tours/Field Trips
CTE Student of the Month
Career Fairs
Career Development Month Activities
CTE Month Activities
STEAM Expo
7th Grade-Career Exploration
Knowledge of the World of Work and Education
Student Learning Outcome:
The students will start to make connections with course content learned in school and future career goals. Students are able to give examples of how his/her strengths and interests relate to career fields and occupations.
Experiences could include:
Goal Setting
Naviance Scope and Sequence Task
Career Cluster Finder
Guest Speakers
Career Fairs
Career Café
Industry Tours/Field Trips
CTE Student of the Month
CTE Month Activities
Career Development Month Activities
STEAM Expo
Be Pro Be Proud
Decision Making and Goal Setting
Student Learning Outcome:
The students will gain a better understanding of the work that is best fit for them. Students will explore and refine areas of interest and prepare for work-based learning experiences through interactions with business partners. This will include learning the basic skills and requirements for work-based learning opportunities such as internships.
Experiences could include:
Goal Setting
Naviance Scope and Sequence Tasks
Interest Inventories
Guest Speakers
Job Shadowing
College/Career Fairs
Steam Expo
Students @ Work
High School/Program Area Tours
CTE Student of the Month
CTE Month Activities
Career Development Month Activities
4 Year Plan Development
Text version of the Wilkes County Schools 9-12 Career Development Continuum
9th Grade: Career AWARENESS
Awareness of the connection between current secondary education CTE opportunities, the workforce, local industries and careers.
Experiences could include:
*CTE Classes
*CTSO Membership
Credential Opportunities
Naviance
Guest Speakers
Field Trips-College and Industry Visits
Career Day
Virtual Tours
Career Research
Career Interest Inventory
Learnings Styles Inventory
Job Shadow
Goal Setting
10th Grade: Career EXPLORATION
Deeper understanding of the workplace through career exploration to enable motivation and decision-making.
Experiences could include:
*CTE Classes
*CTSO Membership
*NTHS Membership
Credential Opportunities
Guest Speakers
Field Trips-College and Industry Visits
Naviance
Career Day
Virtual Tours
Career Research
Job Shadow
Review Goals/Reflect and adjust
Create post-secondary goals and timeline
11th Grade: Career PREPARATION
Develop basic foundational skills for college and career readiness. Enhance higher order thinking skills, technical skills, academic skills and applied workplace skills.
Experiences could include:
*CTE Classes
*CTSO Membership
*NTHS Membership
Internships
Credential Opportunities
Naviance Scope and Sequence Tasks
Mock-Interviews
Resume Workshops
Job Application Workshops
Interviewing Workshops
Career Day
Guest Speakers
Field Trips-College and Industry Visits
12th Grade: Career TRAINING
Determine next steps through 12th grade to be successful in postsecondary endeavors. Demonstrate knowledge of careers within specific pathways, and employability skills specific to Career/College goals.
Experiences could include:
*CTE Classes
*CTSO Membership
*NTHS Membership
Pre-Apprenticeships
Internships
Credential Opportunities
Job Shadowing
Mock-Interviews
Resume Workshops
Naviance Scope and Sequence Tasks
Career Day
Guest Speakers
Field Trips-College and Industry Visits
College Application Process
*CTSO: Career and Technical Student Organization, such as FFA, HOSA, FCCLA, FBLA, SkillsUSA
*NTHS: National Technical Honor Society
*CTE Classes Examples: Adobe Visual Design I and II, Health Science I and II , Horticulture I and II, Food and Nutrition I and II, Construction Core, Carpentry I and II, Drone Technology I and II, Animal Science I and II, Agricultural Mechanics I and II, Business Essentials, Sport and Event Marketing I and II, Interior Design, Child Development, Honors level courses.