ADVISORY: 2009 Career Technical Education Conference
Connecting Students to School, College and Careers

Event: More than 200 school administrators, teachers, counselors and business partners will gather to explore the technical skills students need to enter today’s workforce and the best ways to connect students with on-the-job training and career education programs.

When: 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., Friday, November 13, 2009.

Where: Santa Clara County Office of Education, 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose

Who: Ken Kay, President of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and Bernie Trilling, Global Director of Education Strategy & Partnership for Oracle Education Foundation, will present the keynote address, “Preparing Every Child for the 21st Century.”

What: Workshops will focus on: how to engage students and keep them in school; what school districts can do to provide relevant curriculum and training for the 21st Century workplace; and partnerships with colleges and businesses to connect students to career pathways.

Background: The County Office’s Career Technical Education (CTE) program brings students, teachers, administrators and employers together to strengthen the relationship between what's being taught in the classroom and its application in the workplace.

More information: www.sccoe.org/cte
 

Date last updated: November 10, 2009