CATEC's @CulinaryCatec food bus Technical Eats! will be serving lunch in the CATEC parking lot 11am-2pm. Come grab a delicious lunch and support our student entrepreneurs! @CvilleSchools @k12albemarle
CTE Fun Fact: CATEC's EMT program just received a retired ambulance from UVAHealth! We're looking forward to celebrating this donation next month. #ctemonth #catec In the meantime, check out our video about CATEC's EMT program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FbE2Kv7bZo
CATEC's High School programs will be closed tomorrow, Friday, February 18th for staff professional development. Enjoy your weekend!
CTE Fun Fact: 43% of young workers who earn licenses & certifications earn more than those with associate degree. CATEC's Auto Body students can earn 37 I-CAR certifications. #catec #ctemonth Learn more about the Auto Body program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_irp3-QnRBQ&t=7s
CRE Fun Fact: Today @CatecFire took part in their first live burn! What an amazing hands-on experience w/ search & rescue & extinguishing fires. Thank you to @CvilleFireDept for your help. @CvilleSchools @k12albemarle
CTE Fun Fact: 81% high school dropouts say relevant, real-world learning opportunities would have kept them in school. CATEC offers real-world experiences, like its EMT clinicals. The program is also excited to purchase an emergency medical simulation manakin . #catec #ctemonth
CATEC will hold its next Center Board Meeting on Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022 at 6 pm via CATEC's YouTube channel. Anyone interested in addressing the Center Board on issues about CATEC, email stomlin@k12albemarle.org by 10 am on Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022.
CTE Fun Fact: It's estimated that in the next 10 years there'll be a need for 3 million workers to address America's infrastructure needs. CATEC's Building Trades students can address these needs. #catec #ctemonth Learn more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JuDwJmO2T8&t=3s
CTE Fun Fact: Our students participated in SkillsUSA on Friday and it was a great learning experience.
CATEC will not have AM classes tomorrow, Monday February 14th. PM classes will run as normal.
Happy National School Counseling Week to all the school counselors in @k12albemarle & @CvilleSchools who support our CATEC students, listening to their goals and interests. And a big shout out to our own counseling team at CATEC: Ms. Wilson and Ms. King!
CTE Fun Fact: CTE students have a wonderful student organization @SkillsUSAVA. Best of luck to our CATEC students participating in SkillsUSA District Competitions today! We hope all competitors have a great time learning, experience friendly competition, & enjoy comradery. #cte
CTE Fun Fact: The restaurant industry is in desperate need for qualified & skilled employees. @CulinaryCatec offers students college credit, work-based learning, & professional credentials like @ServSafe. #ctemonth. Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr0tE24ln68
CTE Fun Fact: There are 13 Auto Service Tech students interning this year. These students earn high school & college credit, income, on-the-job training, & employment opportunities upon graduation. #ctemonth Learn about this program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_zUNR61Ni0
Big thanks to @DailyProgress for covering our @CulinaryCatec winter soup pop up event last Friday! And thanks to everyone who made purchases! https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/watch-now-catec-culinary-students-sell-soup/collection_66f77cb4-85e3-11ec-8340-c3376b881037.html
CTE Fun Fact: Career & Tech Ed doesn't end when you graduate from high school. There are tons of opportunities for post-grad ed that increases marketability, pay, & opportunities, w/ lots of funding sources. CATEC's Adult Ed & Apprenticeship is a great path for more ed. #catec
CTE Fun Fact: Need another example of work-based learning at CATEC? How about our @CulinaryCatec Technical Eats! Food Bus? Visit the Pop Up Soup Extravaganza! Stop by the CATEC parking lot 11am-2pm to purchase a cup or quart of soup and support our students!
CTE Fun Fact: 27% young workers w licenses & certifications earn more than those with a bachelor’s degree. Our @CatecFire students earn FEMA, FF 1 &2, & HAZMAT certs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R88l8KDrre8&t=6s
Here's our second Profile of a CATEC Student: Allen Ragland, @MonticelloHigh @k12albemarle junior. CATEC is a family affair for Allen & his brother. They've spent their CATEC time training to work for their father's business, using internship opps to better improve skills. #catec
CTE Month Fun Fact: 100% CATEC students have a work-based learning opportunity, whether through Career Development program, interviews, guest speakers, or internships. 12 Auto Service Tech students are interning w local shops. Congrats to our newest group going out to job sites.
