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Students say Craven County Schools CTE Expo connects eighth-graders to career pathways
Summary
At a Career and Technical Education expo hosted at Craven Community College, an unnamed student praised Craven County Schools' CTE programs for providing hands-on skills and industry certifications that prepare students for employment after graduation.
An unnamed student, a student attending the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Expo, told meeting organizers that Craven County Schools' CTE programs give students practical, workplace-ready skills and certifications before they graduate.
“CTE … teaches us skills that we can use outside of school and how the skills that we learn can transfer into workplaces,” the student said, adding that programs at the expo “create so much relevance” to 21st-century learning and future employment paths. The student said the district’s courses “do wonders for students to be able to have a real life, real world application and experience.”
The student described the CTE Expo, held at Craven Community College, as a chance for eighth-graders to explore programs including nursing, a physical therapy assistant program and a barber program. The student said they were “encouraged to see how much our schools are actually helping our students get certified before they even leave” the school system, allowing graduates to be “ready for a job.”
Organizers positioned the expo as a way to help younger students narrow career interests by exposing them to technical and trade fields. The student framed that exposure as particularly valuable for guiding decisions about secondary education and employment pathways.
The remarks were made during public comment at the event; no formal board action, motions, or votes related to the expo were recorded in the provided transcript.
