Career and Technical Education

Join Organizations

Being active in both student and professional organizations can help boost your career. You'll have the opportunity to network with and learn from peers, mentors, and professionals. Working within these groups helps build leadership, teamwork, and communication skills. You'll gain hands-on experience, showing employers your proactive attitude and commitment to growth, making you a stronger job candidate.

Student Organizations

Check out the organizations listed below, search Laker Life, or talk with a Career Coach to find others.

General Guidelines and Strategies

• Crafting unique hobbies, such as automotive, woodwork, design, and farming, helps develop your hands-on training to bring to a class.
• Become current with business and industry literature and news.
• Obtain part-time, summer, internship, or volunteer experience with the age group you intend to work with in various settings: pre-schools, daycares, camps, community agencies, adult centers, YMCA's, etc.
• Develop in-depth knowledge on machines and tools, such as their uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Maintain current knowledge of state and national legislation regarding teacher licensure.
• Gain experience through internships, student teaching, tutoring, and job shadowing.
• Take some general business and computer courses.
• Practice curriculum development and technological delivery, like Google Classroom, Blackboard, and Canvas, for class materials.
• Bachelors and certifications are needed to start, but a Master in Education is recommended and needed in some states.