What is Career and Technical Education (CTE)?

  • combination of academic and technical skills with knowledge and training that are provided in a variety of learning environments where students obtain workplace competencies for a wide range of high-skill, high wage, and high-demand jobs.

  • prepares students with employability skills for success in the workplace and in further education, and are aligned with the Common Core Standards (CCSS) and common industry standards.

  • provides students an advantage to learn workplace competencies in hands-on work-based learning experiences.

  • creates an opportunity for students to earn industry certification and licenses, postsecondary certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor’s degrees and higher.

Did You Know...

  • Enrollment in CTE is a predictor of positive secondary education and employment outcomes for students with disabilities (Jeon, et al., 2016).

In Brewster, we have many CTE classes that our students can choose to take each year. Vocational Agriculture Courses, Computer Science, Business Courses, Culinary, Careers, STEM and more....