CTE Introduction is Utah’s introductory level Career and Technical Education Core Curriculum requirement for middle/junior high school. The total program is designed as a one-year /one credit course to help 7th grade learners explore various careers. The TLC program is typically taught by three teachers, with the guidance counselor delivering specific career guidance activities. Through this activity-centered curriculum students are exposed to careers in the following content areas:
•Agriculture
•Business
•Career Development and Guidance
•Health Care Careers
•Family and Consumer Sciences
•Marketing
•Personal Finance
•Technology & Engineering Education
Technology, Life, and Careers integrates three major concepts throughout the program:
•Self-Knowledge
Assessing individual interests and abilities,
Understanding their future role as a worker and family member, and
Becoming aware of those life skills necessary to be a contributing member of society.
•Education and Occupation Exploration
Exploring the nature of work and the changing world of work,
Exploring nontraditional as well and traditional roles,
Experiencing broad exposure to technologies and processes found in the workplace, and
Examining high-growth and emerging occupations.
•Career Planning
Understanding the importance of education and occupational decision making,
Examining education and training necessary and available for various careers, and
Planning their future through Student Education Occupation Plan (S.E.O.P.) process,
that is developed in cooperation with parents, counselors, and educators.
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