Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Jobs: A Discussion on Career and Technical Education and Training Programs - Softcover

U.S. House Of Representatives, Committee On Education And The Workforce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1495269280 ISBN 13: 9781495269288

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act provides Federal funding to States to support career and technical education or what we call in the business CTE programs. These programs offer high school and community college students the opportunity to gain the skills and experience necessary to compete for jobs in a broad range of fields, including health care, transportation, construction, hospitality, and that is just to name a few. The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported more than 8 million Americans between the ages of 16 and 24 are still looking for jobs. By strengthening the career and technical education programs funded under the Perkins Act, we can help. We can help more of these young people gain an edge in the workforce. As we begin our discussions on improving the act we must first assess the Federal role in career and technical education. We must also discuss ways to ensure CTE programs are actually effective.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1495269280
• ISBN 13: 9781495269288
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 70