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Clovis High School NATEF Certification →
Congratulations Jason Mullikin & Clovis High School!
State Center Consortium would like to congratulate Jason Mullikin of Clovis High School's Automotive Program for obtaining the prestigious accreditation in the area of General Service Technician, meeting the strict industry standards required by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF).
We applaud Jason and Clovis High School for their level of excellence and all their hard work!
Mike Rowe Testifies Before US Senate About Skilled Trades →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC0JPs-rcF0
"As the host of a TV show about hard work (Dirty Jobs), people often assume I speak for tradesmen and skilled workers. In reality, I don't. I can only speak for myself and anyone else who shares my addiction to paved roads, reliable bridges, heating, air conditioning, and indoor plumbing. The initiative also will leverage Discovery Education's position to spotlight information on career opportunities in skilled trades and how to obtain training and experience. This includes tools that support the development of digital literacy, math and critical thinking skills required for individuals to obtain gainful employment." Mike Rowe and Discovery Communications announces a new multimedia initiative, Discover Your Skills, that will provide unemployed and underemployed Americans with access to resources for obtaining marketable job skills while also raising the awareness of employment opportunities.
Estimating jobs for Competitive Biding →
Lesson: Estimating jobs for Competitive Biding
Goals & Objectives:
- Have a basic understanding of estimating a job.
- Understand what competitive biding is.
- Understand the importance of biding a job fairly.
- Develop teamwork skills
- Create competition between teams.
Lesson: The instructor will explain the process of competitive biding down to an introductory level. Students will learn about the different elements that have to go into your bid like materials, prices, labor, labor cost, equipment cost, insurance cost, etc.
2011-2012 Job Shadowing →
In the past Job Shadowing was only available at certain times of the year. We have opened the 2011-2012 application process up to any time of the year so, this is a teacher's chance to get into Job Shadowing with business and industry. All job shadowing must be completed before January 30, 2013 Contact Amanda Hopkins for more information.
Pathways to Prosperity Project - Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century →
Report Calls for National Effort to Get Millions Of Young Americans onto a Realistic Path to Employability
Poor Man’s Guide to Labor Market/Career Information →
Seeking a source of Labor Market/Career Information can be a daunting task. There is so much information on the internet that you can be escorted to the point of confusion, frustration or even worse, to the point of being misled by those who have a product/service to promote. There might be, however, a safe way to “cut to the chase”.
The old phrase “follow the money” can apply to the search for labor market/career information, too. One additional word, however, needs to be added to the phrase. “Follow the taxpayer’s money”.
CTE Teach Video →
Shelly Powell sat down with the Criminology teachers that are a part of our CTE Teach grant and asked them to share their thoughts with us about the program.
2 + 2 = 127! →
The 1998, Carl D. Perkins Federal legislation has provided financial assistance for, among other things, the linking high school and two-year college Career Technical Education (CTE) programs. That linking is most often seen in the “articulation” of instructional programs, commonly called “2+2”.
Exemplary Practices Conference Scholarships →
Update - December 17, 2010
Applications are now closed
Update - November 30, 2010
We now have ten more scholarships available. They will go fast so apply today.
Scholarships are now available for the Exemplary Practices in Education Conference featuring Doug Reeves. Scholarships are awarded on a case by case basis and are first come, first serve.
For more information and registration information go to the event page.
Advisory Committee Member Links →
State Center Consortium would like to invite all of its Advisory Committee Members to add their school's website link to the consortium's website. If you are interested in having your school's website link on statecenter.com please complete this form.