Career and Technical Education

Career and Technical Student Organizations

Career & Technical Education = student success• It’s for students who want to “do” things

• It strengthens academic achievement

• It adds relevance to instruction

CTSO Members...

• Learn by doing.

• Practice the skills they learn that lead to careers. . .

• Are the future leaders Michigan is counting on

Core Academic skills

Job skills Employability skills

What do students need to succeed?

CTE prepares students for:

• College

• Careers

• Life and leadership in their communities

Career & Technical Student Organizations

Student organizations are integral to instruction

• Unique in public education • Meet the Student Leadership Component of TRAC• Co-curricular activities and experiences for students• The way CTE teaches employability skills• Opportunities to teach applications of academic subjects through competitive events and projects• Strengthen CTE instruction overall

CTSOs in Michigan

• There is a CTSO for every discipline

• Included in federal legislation

• Endorsed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals

• Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

• Supported by state directors of CTE

• Supported by the Michigan Department of Education

• 8 CTSOs Nationally, 6 in Michigan

Together, they represent:

• 1.6 million students annually• 58,000 instructors• 45,265 chapters• 3,081 national business sponsors and partners

What CTSO do I join?

• Based on the CIP Code of your program• Join the CTSO that is aligned with your

program:• BPA – Business• DECA – Marketing• FFA – Agriculture• FCCLA – Family and Consumer Sciences• HOSA – Health• SkillsUSA – Technical, Trade and Service

Who are they?

Business Professionals of America (BPA)

Who are they?

DECA—An Association of

Marketing Students

Who are they?Family, Career and

Community Leaders ofAmerica (FCCLA)

Who are they?

National FFAOrganization

Who are they?

Health OccupationsStudents of America

(HOSA)

Who are they?

SkillsUSA

Value added to CTE

• Student identity

• Exciting activities supporting curriculum• Hands-on and academic applications• Student experiences including competitions

and leadership seminars

• Student experiences as citizens

• Community involvement

Value added to CTE

Value added to CTE

• Industry Partnerships• Involve industry in classroom and labs• Help CTE meet industry standards• National, state and local partnerships• Valued in the millions of dollars• Supporting students and instruction• Academic Integration

through application

Over 3,000 industry partners

• American Dental Assoc.• Caterpillar• The Coca-Cola Company• DuPont• Ford Motor Company• General Motors• Glencoe/McGraw-Hill• John Deere

Including:

• Lowe’s• Marriott• Allstate• Shell Oil• Snap-on Inc.• UPS• Verizon• Visteon

CTSOs connect students

• To each other

• To industry

• To their instructors

• CTSOs connect students to their

individual success

CTSOs make the success connection

• Personal skills

• Professional skills• Experiences• Networking• Self-esteem• Leadership

Student organizations

• Help Instructors

• Help Industry

• Help Students

• Teach--and learn--the skills for success