Overview

Today’s cutting-edge, rigorous and relevant career and technical education (CTE) prepares youth and adults for a wide range of high-wage, high-skill, high-demand careers across multiple career pathways. CTE prepares students to be college and career ready by providing core academic skills, employability skills and technical, job specific skills.

How We Can Help

• Youth Apprenticeship Programs
  • NEW:  APPLY HERE
  • Instructions on how to apply
• NEW: Connect series - connecting teachers and industry leaders
• NEW: Inspire Calumet County and Inspire Manitowoc County
• Title IIC (Carl Perkins Grant Consortium)
• Develop innovative, contemporary, comprehensive Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs inclusive of all stakeholders
• Create work-based learning opportunities for students in grades 7-12
• Implement the Career Clusters and Pathway Programs of Study
• Provide leadership for CTE instructors on current educational initiatives
• Seek and secure grant funding for local CTE programs, including administering Carl D. Perkins Grant and Youth Apprenticeship funding
• Facilitate the writing of authentic curriculum for all local CTE courses
• Facilitate implementation and revisions of Local Education For Employment plans (s.s.121.02 (o)(m) / (PI-26)
• Career and Technical Education/Standards

Career and technical education can provide a foundation of skills that enables high school graduates to be gainfully employed - either full-time or while in college. Nearly two-thirds of all high school graduates of career and technical programs enter some form of postsecondary program. Rigorous academic content tied to technical subject matter ensures that these students will be ready for college. In some cases, students are able to earn college credits for coursework completed while in high school.

By the Numbers 

• More than 3,300 students served since 2006 
• 95% placement rate following program completion
• CESA 6 currently serves 20% of the entire state enrollment in the YA program 
• 11 Career Sectors and 55 Career pathways for students to obtain experience and training 
• 52 districts served by CESA 6 Carl Perkins Consortium, largest consortium in state for schools served and funding received
• 5 technical college regions, 2 workforce development boards and 7 chambers of commerce included in partnerships
• 935 seniors graduates with an industry certification in schools supported by CESA 6, representing 23% of the total certifications earned statewide
• $592,000+ in school funding generated by industry certifications