--- ## title: CTE Career Pathways Presentation date: D:20251003083315-05'00' --- ## ANOKA-HENNEPIN ## CAREER PATHWAYS ## Career and Technical Education opportunities for students ## GUESTS ## Katie UllerengRecruiter, Mate Precision Tooling ## Brian DischingerFloor Foreman, Mate Precision Tooling ## Carter GerlachInternship Teacher, STEP ## Susan GardBlaine Brothers ## Theron BusseAdvanced Automotive Teacher, STEP ## 10-06-25 F-1 ## GOALS OF CAREER AND ## TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) The role of CTE is to provide rigorous academic and technical skills that lead to college and career success. CTE plays a critical role in ensuring our nation’s educational, workforce, and economic advancement and success. Our goals are to: ●Provide clear pathways to occupations aligned to the National Career Clusters Frameworks in high skills, high wage, and in demand occupations. ●Link education to the needs of the workforce. ●Collaborate with business and industry partners with increased work based learning opportunities for students. ●Support our students and families with college and career guidance. ## PATHWAYS AND ## PROGRAMS Determining what to offer students ## 10-06-25 F-2 ## ALIGNMENT TO THE ## NATIONAL CAREER ## CLUSTER FRAMEWORK ●Adjust and align Anoka-Hennepin programs to meet the needs of the labor market and to specific talent pipelines within our region. ●Design new programs for emerging workforce areas or areas that may not have historically fallen under the CTE umbrella. ●Develop and review standards, curriculum, and credentials aligned to career clusters and sub-clusters. ●Determine opportunities where there is less representation. ## 10-06-25 F-3 ## OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK ●We use occupational outlook data to look at occupations in demand for the next 10 years. This looks at National, State, and Regional/County predictions. ○Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) ## ○Anoka County Workforce Development Board ○Chambers of Commerce ○Advisory Board information ●We use that data to review curriculum, standards, course options to assure we are staying up to date with where the industry is headed. ## ADVISORY BOARDS Our programs are required to host 2 advisory board meetings each year in order to maintain program approval with the Minnesota Department of Education. Advisory Board Partners support us with the following: ●Hire our students (either as graduates or high school interns). ●Provide recommendations on industry standards. ●Guidance on purchasing equipment and supplies. ●Tours for groups of students and/or teachers. ●Donations. ●Professional development for teachers to maintain or learn new skills. ## 10-06-25 F-4 ## FEASIBILITY ●Cost ●Equipment needed ●Facility requirements ●Legal requirements ●Availability of licensed teachers ●Location - high schools or STEP ## ANOKA-HENNEPIN ## CAREER ## PATHWAYS/PROGRAM S ## 10-06-25 F-5 ## – FIRST NAME LAST NAME ## CLUSTER GROUPING: CARING FOR ## COMMUNITIES ## Sub cluster: Education ## Education: ●Education and Human Development ## ●Early Childhood Careers ## ●Education Support Careers ●Foundations of Education ## College Credit available: ## ●Articulated College Credits ●Concurrent Enrollment with ARCC Industry certifications: ●Child Development Associate (CDA) Internship/Clinical component: ●Preschools ●Observations at elementary schools Student organization (CTESO)/leadership opportunities: ## ●FCCLA: Family, Community, ## Careers Leaders of America ## ●Future Educators Club ## – FIRST NAME LAST NAME Courses available ●Medical Terminology and Anatomy ●Sports Medicine ●Nursing Assistant ●Cosmetology and Barbering ●Pharmacy Technician ●Medical Assistant ## College Credit available: ## ●Articulated College Credits Industry certifications: ## ●Certified Nursing Assistant ●Cosmetology hours ●Pharmacy Technician Internship/Clinical component: ●Internships available ●CNA Clinical hours required - local nursing homes Student organization (CTESO)/Leadership ## Opportunities: ●HOSA (Health Occupations ## Students of America) Sub cluster: Health care and human services ## CLUSTER GROUPING: CARING FOR ## COMMUNITIES ## 10-06-25 F-6 ## – FIRST NAME LAST NAME Courses available ●Law Enforcement ●Firefighting ●Emergency Medical careers ## ●Emergency Medical Technician ## College Credit available: ## ●Articulated College Credits ●Concurrent Enrollment (ATC) Industry certifications: ●First Responder ## ●EMT Internship/Clinical component: ●Internships available ## ●EMT Clinical Component ## (North Memorial Ambulance, ## Brooklyn Park FD) Student organization (CTESO): ●HOSA (Health Occupations ## Students of America) Sub cluster: Public service and safety ## CLUSTER GROUPING: CARING FOR ## COMMUNITIES ## – FIRST NAME LAST NAME Agriculture and natural resources opportunities Courses available ●Horticulture ●Animal Science ●Landscaping ●Greenhouse Management ●Ecology ●Zoology ## College Credit available: ## ●Articulated College Credits ## ●CIS - Pre Vet Animal Science ## Internships: ●Internships Available ## Student Organization (CTESO): ●FFA: Future Farmers of ## America ## CLUSTER GROUPING: CULTIVATING ## RESOURCES ## 10-06-25 F-7 ## – FIRST NAME LAST NAME Sub clusters: Transportation, construction and advanced manufacturing Courses available ●Aviation ●CDL/Logistics ●Automotive ●Advanced Automotive ## ●Outdoor Power Sports and Equipment ●Architecture, Drafting and Design ## College Credit available: ## ●Articulated College Credits ●Concurrent Enrollment - ATC ## Internships: ●Internships available Student organization (CTESO): ●Skills USA ●Construction ●Cabinetry ●Welding ●Engineering, Design, and Fabrication ●CNC Programming ## Partnerships/certifications: ●Polaris (CRHS/BHS) ●Yamaha (Andover HS) ## ●FAA Private Pilot Ground School ## ●CDL ●ASE (Automotive Service ## Excellence) ●AWS Welding ## CLUSTER GROUPING: BUILDING AND MOVING ## – FIRST NAME LAST NAME Sub clusters: hospitality, events and tourism; and arts, entertainment and design Courses available ●Culinary Arts ●Baking and Pastry ●Hospitality and Tourism ●Graphic Design ●Digital Photography ●Interior Design and housing ## College Credit available: ## ●Articulated College Credits ●Concurrent Enrollment - Stout ## Internships: ●Internships available ●Music/Media Technology ●Videography ●Apparel and design ●CAPS (Center for Advanced ## Professional Studies) Creative ## Design ## CTESO/Student Leadership opportunities: ## ●Skills USA, FCCLA ●ProStart ## CLUSTER GROUPING: CREATING AND ## EXPERIENCING ## 10-06-25 F-8 ## – FIRST NAME LAST NAME Sub cluster: Financial services Courses available ●Accounting ●Building Wealth ## ●Personal Money Management ## College Credit available: ## ●Articulated College Credits ## Internships: ●Internships available CTESO opportunities: ●BPA (Business Professionals of ## America) ## Personal Finance requirement: ●Personal Money ## Management ## CLUSTER GROUPING: INVESTING ## IN THE FUTURE ## – FIRST NAME LAST NAME ## CLUSTER GROUPING: CONNECTING AND SUPPORTING ## SUCCESS (CROSS CUTTING CLUSTERS) Sub clusters: Management and entrepreneurship, marketing and sales, and digital technologies Courses available ●Business Management ## ●CAPS Business Management ●Video Game design ## ●Web Page Coding ●Computer Programming ●Computer Science ●IT Essentials ## College Credit available: ## ●Articulated College Credits ## Internships: ●Internships available ●Cybersecurity ●Ethical Hacking ## ●AI ●Marketing ●Ads and Sales ## Industry Credentials available: ●CISCO Cybersecurity CTESO opportunities: ●BPA (Business Professionals of America) ●DECA (formerly Distributive ## Education Clubs of America) ## 10-06-25 F-9 ●In 2024, 78% of all Anoka-Hennepin high school students took CTE Courses. ●In 2024, 93% of Anoka-Hennepin CTE students graduated in 4 years. ●Students are earning college credits, industry certifications, and are participating in valuable work based learning opportunities across the district and in our communities. ## STUDENT OUTCOMES ## STUDENTS SERVED (2024) ## Career FieldParticipantsConcentratorsTotal CTE ## Agriculture, Food, and ## Natural Resources 1,0071,1462,153 ## Arts, Communications & ## Information Systems 1,6211,6683,289 ## Business, Management & ## Administration 3,5143,1616,675 ## Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology 1,4451,5903,035 ## Health Sciences7351,1711,906 ## Human Services4,3683,5227,890 ## WBL-ACTE-SPED124280404 ** Participant = 1 CTE course, Concentrator = 150 hours in a field Students can be duplicated across fields ## 10-06-25 F-10 ## COLLEGE NOW ●Early college program open to Anoka-Hennepin juniors and seniors. ●Students have the opportunity to take a combination of PSEO and concurrent enrollment courses at STEP ●The college credits are transferable to any Minnesota State College or University and the University of Minnesota. ●Fulfills high school academic core classes and allows students to stay on our district campuses ●Students are in a cohort with their peers; ARCC faculty come to our campus ●Our geographic area is a hub for manufacturing and we need skilled workers. ●Youth Skills Training Program. ●Continued support for a high school intern. ●Demonstrates a clear pathway for a student to progress from high school to postsecondary education and employment. ●Career tours and field trips for students. Partnership spotlight - Manufacturing pathway ## MATE PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES ## 10-06-25 F-11 ●A direct pipeline for employment; hiring Anoka-Hennepin graduates. ●Continued commitment to improvement through advisory board participation. ●Financial support for the district’s Nitro-X camp. ●Facility tours for high school students. Partnership spotlight - Automotive careers pathway ## BLAINE BROTHERS ## BENEFITS ## OF CTE Benefits to students and families: ●Real world, relevant experiences in high school. ●Explore careers to find passion. ●Options for career and college success. ●Access to high skills, high wage, and in demand occupations while still in high school. Benefits to employers/communities: ●Employers can address skills gaps. ●Learners with CTE experience provide employers with a trusted talent pipeline of employees who are equipped with in-demand skills. ## 10-06-25 F-12 ## Jessica Lipa Program director ## THANK YOU Questions or comments? STEP information: ahschools.us/STEP ## 10-06-25 F-13