Techniques - October 2007

October 2007

Techniques Theme

Community Colleges Offer Baby Boomers An Encore (All Access)
Baby boomers flock to community colleges to get the skills they need to make career transitions and to pursue lifelong learning.

CTE Plays A Crucial Role in Health Care for the Elderly
The health care skill gap is expected to worsen, but CTE is playing an integral part in preparing the next generation of workers.

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Investment Clubs Teach Financial Literacy
Using investment clubs, teachers are helping students become more financially literate and prepared for the real world.

Academic Standards in Career and Technical Education (All Access)
In Pennsylvania, Central Tech has developed a working model for achieving academic integration in CTE.

Helping CTE Students Learn to Their Potential
CTE is helping students develop the soft skills they need to succeed in the 21st century workplace.

OSU-Okmulgee's Orthotics and Prosthetics Technician Program Thrives
Graduates of this program are learning multiple skill sets that are coveted by employers and will land them jobs.

Seeding the Edge of Career and Technical Education
By providing CTE students with innovative programming, they are being prepared for a lifelong learning and work continuum.

Develop Education Systems that Integrate All Levels
This second article in a yearlong series focuses on the second recommendation in ACTE’s postsecondary reform paper statement.

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