Career and Technical Education Post-Test

Career and Technical Education...

• Provides students with the skills, knowledge and training they need to enter into a career

• Can only start after you graduate High School

• Can only help those students who want to enter the automotive industry

• Is only an option if you don't take advanced classes.

Career and Technical Education...

• has around a 90% graduation rate

• has around 12.5 million High School and College students are enrolled

• Does not apply to me if I want to join the military.

• can provide me with a specific pathway to my future career

CTE programs...

• are held to rigorous program standards

• ensure students gain knowledge and skills

• are informed by standards developed by teachers and industry leaders

• All of the the answers apply to Career and Technical Education

70% of students reported...

• deciding not to enroll in CTE because of extra-curricular activities

• falling asleep in class

• getting better grades

• not being able to enroll in CTE because of their advanced classes

CTE prepares you for....

• a career after High School

• entering into a four-year or two-year college program

• entering the military

• All of the above

CTE can provide the opportunity for...

• Entering into my field of choice while earning more than a typical minimum wage job, and I can still go to college

• not much more than any other extra-curricular activity

• only attaining a career after graduation, there no other educational benefits

• sleeping in class

Career and Technical Education

• Enhances your high school experience

• equips students with real world experience

• Does not offer any real options for college

• fully immerses students in their career path

Answer explanation

More than one answer is correct!

Career Pathways...

• help you find out what your good at

• focuses on one program at a time

• contains specific academic and technical programs

• will not provide me a springboard into higher education

Answer explanation

More than one answer is correct!

Lets review... we discussed these following topics with you.

(Check all that apply)

• There are 16 career clusters

• There are 79 career pathways

• Students are immersed in their programs, and have individual plans for study

• Career clusters can lead to success in career, education, and the military

It's OKAY if you don't know what you want to do yet with your career.

• True

• False