Career Awareness K-4

Arizona CTE initiatives support early career learning beginning with “Career Awareness K-4”. Students discover careers by making connections with responsibility, cooperation, and problem solving through activities that stimulate their interest in future work.

Career-connections learning strategies
Classroom career speakers
Introduction to Arizona career fields and pathways

Resources

Career Exploration 5-8

Arizona Career and Technical Education recognizes the benefit of beginning early with career exploration. Career exploration strategies are opportunities for students to discover work environments and understand the various aspects of the workplace. Strategies include tools that help students understand and appreciate their strengths and interests. Students start plans for their future with career information and post-secondary education data. This includes course selection and planning as well as career goals and aspirations.

Advanced academic and technical education
Student success plan
Career connections learning strategies
Workplace visits with career interviews
Career courses
Career mentorships
Career research
Service learning
Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSO)
Career pathways
AZCIS

Resources

What’s Next

Post K-8 & Connection to High School

Arizona students have a unique opportunity beyond career literacy and career exploration to choose a Career and Technical Education high school level program in 9-12. These programs offer a focus on specific careers and are provided by local public, charter, private, and Career and Technical Education schools. Upon completion of a CTE Program students often receive industry certifications and are ready for entry level careers after high school graduation. With a national graduation rate of students who take CTE courses at a high of 93%, many of these CTE programs also offer connection to post-secondary community college or university level programs for additional certification opportunities.

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