New Hampshire Career and Technical Education (CTE) is hands-on, real-world learning that applies directly to a job or career. CTE is offered at the high school level statewide and leads to well-paying jobs and fulfilling careers. Students explore their interests such as health care, automotive technology or finance while earning college credits and industry certifications, before entering college.
NH-CTE 2020 AWARDS
Nominations are due by the end of the day on November 30, 2019. Click the award of interest below to nominate.
Teacher of the Year Leader of the Year Advocate of the Year Service Award
What’s Happening in New Hampshire CTE?
Vermont/New Hampshire Career Development Association to Host First All-Day Workshop
On Friday, April 13, the Vermont/New Hampshire Career Development Association (VTNHCDA)will host its first ever all-day workshop at Keen State College. According to Doug Cullen, past president of the association, the gathering will be “a [...]
CTE Program Enables Youth to go for “a Ride”
Traditional educational approaches often focus on theory as opposed to practical application, which does not define STEM CTE programs, according to Frank Xydias, engineering instructor at Milford High School & Applied Technology Center in Milford. [...]
Employment Pipeline Gets a Boost
One of the biggest challenges facing employers today is how to connect with today's students to create a working employment pipeline. This challenge may have been ameliorated recently with a U.S. Department of Labor Wage [...]
Informational Industry Tours a Big Hit at SST
In early December, dozens of school counselors, school board members and administrators attended an Informational Industry Tour at the Seacoast School of Technology (SST) in Exeter. At this event, the focus was on the Restaurant, [...]
Workforce Readiness Through the HR Lens
With NH currently facing a workforce shortage that is only expected to grow more serious in the next few years, the HR State Council of New Hampshire has become an increasingly important and vocal resource. [...]
Building a Workforce Development Pipeline
With unemployment rates at historic lows, every sector in industry is struggling with workforce development questions and challenges, which led to a "Conversation Café" this past summer at which numerous stakeholders weighed in on the [...]
Automotive Education Scholarship Awarded
Nicholas Raynes of Exeter received a $1,000 scholarship from the New Hampshire Automotive Education Foundation (NHAEF). He was given an additional $1,500 scholarship last year. Nick is in his second year at Nashua Community College, where he [...]
“Manufacturing” a Path to Success
A 4-year college or university is not the only pathway to a successful career, which is something Joe Peterson wishes he knew when he graduated high school in 2008. Acknowledging he felt pressure to attend [...]
NH Students Share What is Working to Get Them Ready for the Future
As automation and artificial intelligence continue to change the way all industries operate, students planning for college and careers face a unique challenge – securing educational opportunities that will serve them in a world where [...]
Future Looks Bright for Construction
On Thursday, October 26, hundreds of business owners, architects, contractors and others are expected to attend the Annual “Excellence in Construction” Awards, presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors, New Hampshire/Vermont Chapter (ABCNHVT). At the [...]