Career and Technical Education

Service-Learning Project experiences enable students to learn and apply CTE Program Standards, technical, social, and personal skills to improve the community, continue individual growth. They also develop a lifelong ethic of service.

Work Based Learning can occur in the classroom with scenario-based simulations:

A School-Based Enterprise (SBE) is an entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that provides goods and/or services to meet the needs of the market. They are managed and operated by students as hands-on learning laboratories providing realistic and practical learning experiences that reinforce classroom instruction.

Registered Apprenticeship is a voluntary industry-driven system for careers requiring a range of high-level skills, and is full- time, paid employment.

An SAE is a practical application of classroom concepts designed to develop skills in agricultural-related career areas and provide real-work experiences. An SAE program consists of planned activities conducted outside of class time and are designed to gain hands-on experience and develop skills in agricultural career areas that interest the student.

SAE rewards include:

Structured clinicals are regarded as the heart of Health Careers Education, providing students with the opportunity to apply classroom learning to real situations and to develop core competencies needed to make the transition from the classroom to the workplace.

Diversified Cooperative Education (DCE) is similar to the Cooperative Education Program in its makeup. The difference is that there is one teacher responsible for students within multiple program areas, whereas cooperative education involves only one program. DCE programs are usually broken up by a broad category of programs.

Cooperative education (Co-op) is an advanced method of career development that provides the opportunity for both technical application and professional skill development. Cooperative education provides students with an opportunity to observe “high skill, high wage, or high demand”, career areas first-hand and to graduate as individuals who have adjusted to the world of work.

The following resources are available to assist Districts, Schools, and Teachers with Work Based Learning planning. These resources are intended to give suggestions, supply sample forms, and assist with clarification of requirements. If a specific situation arises that is not listed below, and more information is needed, please contact an ADE CTE Program Specialist and the ADE CTE Program Services Director.