For me coming into this field three years ago was scary for me. I was asked to come in and teach the skills that I had come to make a very good living at. I had no idea where the money to start my program came from or how this was to be set up. I did know that it was a great idea and I jumped at the chance to teach real life skills.
Thanks to the funding of our programs through the Perkins Act we are able to provide students with real work skills. The students are taught people skills and job skills. The students are able to leave our programs with the ability to work and support themselves. In many case they will still have to continue on with more schooling or enter into an apprenticeship program to finish and be licensed with the state. In providing these programs with the Perkins money in many cases these students are able to get a better start in life than their parents had. For some it is the only chance ,because their parents are not able to pay for school.
The classes that we are able to provide give the companies skilled employable workers. It is a great source of employs with basic knowledge and a willingness to learn. If the Perkins Act had never come to be many of the skilled work force we have now would not exist. Many of our local business are able to start these students out right away. This helps them as well as our local economy.
I agree with you! Our students are learning skills that can take them straight into the workforce. Most of them either cannot afford or will not be able to attend a University. Our training will give them something to fall back on or push forward with. They can come out of school with the knowledge of knowing how to weld, shampoo hair, teching in an ER, or starting their own video buisness. Not to mention other skills learned along the way like cooking, fixing a sink, or learning county laws. I love CTAE classes and I think we have some of the best students in the school.
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