Looking to learn critical life skills or wanting a head start on a rewarding career? Your high school career technical education (CTE) programs including carpentry, welding and others, allow you to learn the skills now, that you’ll use all of your life, such as utilizing power tools, measuring and framing.
Talk to your counselor today to see what is offered at your school.
Get Career Technical Education in High School
Carpentry
Welding
Electrical
Construction Skills
Concrete
Skills You Will Need in Your Future
What got me interested is that I actually do something. I don’t have to sit around all day. It’s more fun than anything you would normally do at school.”
When I transferred over to this, I was amazed. When you get that first paycheck, it’s like nothing you’ve ever felt before.
There’s a certain maturity that he’s getting because he’s in something that’s work-related. He sees what he’s doing in the classroom and he gets a feeling of what life’s really about.
Earn Credentials and College Credit in High School
Many Kansas high schools offer skilled construction trades classes utilizing the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) curriculum. NCCER classes teach real skills that students can use now and after graduation in high-paying trade fields. NCCER classes also provide students with credentials and in some cases college credit. Ask your counselor what’s offered at your school.
What Skills Can You Use?
CTE Programs Open Pathways to High-Paying Careers
Your high school CTE programs are a path to learning the skills needed for high-paying careers such as a carpenter, plumber or welder. Tap into resources at your high school to find out what’s available.
Parents, Help Build Your Child’s Skills
As your child’s greatest advocate, you want what’s best for them: to be healthy, happy and successful. As a parent, you play an integral role in guiding them along the right path. A skilled trades class will equip your child with critical hands-on, life-lasting skills and will also allow them career opportunities in high-paying construction fields.
Success is Attainable Without a Four-Year Degree
A career in construction offers good pay and benefits, the ability to continue education, advancement potential and the opportunity to be one’s own boss. Your child can succeed without a four-year degree and acquiring debt or student loans. Demand is high in construction, which provides great careers for both women and men.
