1. Career and Technical Education
CTE and CTSOs
Career and Technical Education
Career and Technical Student Organizations
Student Success
Michigan Success

2. Career & Technical Education = student success
• It’s for students who want to “do” things
• It adds relevance to instruction
• It strengthens academic achievement

3. CTSO Members... • Learn by doing.
• Practice the skills they learn that lead to careers. . .
• Are the future leaders Michigan is counting on

4. What do students need to succeed?
CTSO's Help Teach
all of these.
Core Academic skills
Job skills
Employability skills

5. CTE prepares students for:
College
Careers
Life and leadership in their communities

6. Career & Technical Student Organizations

7. Student organizations are integral to instruction
Unique in public education
Meet the Student Leadership Component of TRAC
Co-curricular activities and experiences for students
The way CTE teaches employability skills
Opportunities to teach applications of academic subjects through competitive events and projects
Strengthen CTE instruction overall

8. CTSOs in Michigan There is a CTSO for every discipline
Included in federal legislation
Endorsed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals
Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
Supported by state directors of CTE
Supported by the Michigan Department of Education
8 CTSOs Nationally, 6 in Michigan

9. Together, they represent:
1.6 million students annually
58,000 instructors
45,265 chapters
3,081 national business sponsors and partners

10. What CTSO do I join? Based on the CIP Code of your program
Join the CTSO that is aligned with your program:
BPA – Business
DECA – Marketing
FFA – Agriculture
FCCLA – Family and Consumer Sciences
HOSA – Health
SkillsUSA – Technical, Trade and Service

11. Business Professionals of America (BPA)
Who are they?
Business Professionals of America (BPA)

12. DECA—An Association of
Who are they?
DECA—An Association of
Marketing Students

13. Who are they?
Family, Career and
Community Leaders of
America (FCCLA)

14. Who are they?
National FFA
Organization

15. Who are they?
Health Occupations
Students of America
(HOSA)

16. Who are they?
SkillsUSA

17. Value added to CTE Student identity
Exciting activities supporting curriculum
Hands-on and academic applications
Student experiences including competitions and leadership seminars
Student identity

18. Value added to CTE Student experiences as citizens
• Community involvement

19. Value added to CTE Industry Partnerships
Involve industry in classroom and labs
Help CTE meet industry standards
National, state and local partnerships
Valued in the millions of dollars
Supporting students and instruction
Academic Integration through application

20. Over 3,000 industry partners
Including:
American Dental Assoc.
Caterpillar
The Coca-Cola Company
DuPont
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
John Deere
Lowe’s
Marriott
Allstate
Shell Oil
Snap-on Inc.
UPS
Verizon
Visteon

21. CTSOs connect students
To industry
To their instructors
CTSOs connect students to their
individual success
To each other

22. CTSOs make the success connection
Professional skills
Experiences
Networking
Self-esteem
Leadership
Personal skills

23. Student organizations
Help Instructors
Help Industry
Help Students
Teach--and learn-- the skills for success