A Career and Technical Education event was scheduled for Monday, Sept. 21, at Provo High School to help students and parents explore various career pathways, according to a Sept. 8 report.
The Get the Scoop on Career and Technical Education event was set to take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 1199 Lakeshore Dr., Provo, UT. The event was designed to provide hands-on experiences to educate 7th-12th-grade students and their parents about pipelines to high-demand, high-skill, and high-wage Utah careers.
The collaborative regional event was intended to introduce career clusters and pathways to middle school and junior high students. The event featured representation from the Provo School District, Utah Valley University (UVU), and Mountainland Technical College (MTECH).
More than 70 booths were available for exploration. Featured examples included the UVU Firefighter Academy, MTECH Diesel Tech, Provo School District UAS (drones), and Life Flight. Attendees were also expected to have access to free ice cream, prizes, and takeaway projects.
Over 3,000 students and family members were expected to attend the event.
The event highlighted various career clusters, including advanced manufacturing and engineering, agriculture, arts, entertainment, and design, construction, business management and entrepreneurship, digital technology, education, energy and natural resources, financial services, health science and human services, hospitality, events and tourism, marketing, public service and safety, and supply chain and transportation.
Concurrent Enrollment was also represented at the event. According to the Utah Business Education Services (USBE), Utah aims for students to earn college credit while in high school to save time and money. Last year, high school students in the state earned over 299,866 credentials of value and 151,328 CTE Concurrent Enrollment credits.
Scott Snow, the CTE Director for Utah Valley University, stated the event was a great way to showcase CTE programs and interact with prospective students and parents.
Clay Bingham, the CTE Director for Provo School District, said the event provides students, parents, and community members an opportunity to learn about educational possibilities. Bingham noted that experiences gained through Career and Technical courses prepare students for lifetime career success.
Clay Christensen, President of Mountainland Technical College, said the event showcases career and technical education opportunities available to students in Utah, Wasatch, and Summit counties through collaboration within the K-16 Alliance.
