by studentrg | Apr 8, 2019 | Career & Technical Education, Jobs of the Future, Student Research Foundation Research
Ah, robotics! Few areas of CTE training and education are so full of romance. When you say the word “robot,” students start to think about anthropomorphic robots that walk around in sci-fi movies. They think about battle robots that fight each other on cool television...
by studentrg | Nov 29, 2018 | Career & Technical Education, Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills
Freelancers Find that Skills-Based Training Plus a College Degree Add Up to a Better Career The 2018 Freelancing in America study from UpWork Global reports that freelancers are a fast-growing segment of working Americans. The study, which polled 6,000 U.S. workers,...
by studentrg | Oct 29, 2018 | Career Pathways, College Degrees, College Major, Jobs of the Future, STEM
Money isn’t everything. But if you or a student you know is interested in starting to work in engineering or a related field after only two years of college, it is worth knowing which jobs promise the highest earnings. Which major fields of study lead to the highest...
by studentrg | Oct 4, 2018 | Career & Technical Education
Manufacturing Day, an initiative of the Manufacturing Institute, is the nation’s largest one-day celebration of manufacturing. This annual event, taking place on October 5, 2018, focuses on showing young people, parents and educators the modern dynamics and...
by studentrg | Jul 31, 2018 | Career & Technical Education, Jobs of the Future
As recently as 1992, most public high schools had extensive vocational training programs, many of which operated in the same buildings as college-preparatory programs. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 97% of American students who graduated...