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ESCANABA -- The Career and Technical Center at the Delta Schoolcraft ISD is working hard to help students explore careers for their lives after high school. One of the most beneficial options is through a program called Work Based Learning. Work Based Learning is when students who show proficiency in their CTE content area are paired with an employer in a similar industry as their CTE programming to work during class time to learn more advanced skills than what might be taught in the CTE program.Because CTE offers such a robust curriculum, certain OSHA hazardous occupation limitations for youth are waived to allow them to learn as much as possible in a supervised setting.
The CTE Department employs a work based learning coordinator to supervise the students learning and act as a liaison between CTE teachers, employers, and students to ensure everyone's experience is positive and everyone understands that students are learners first and employees second.
Currently, students are placed at the following sites either on paid or unpaid experiences:
Miron Construction
Northgate Equipment and Sales
Berger and King Inc.
Riverside Chrysler
Northern Machining and Repair
Lemmer Elementary
Van Aire Inc.
Precision Plus
Smith and Sons Lumber
Escanaba Lake Superior Railroad
Webster Kindergarten Center
Marble Arms
Attachment Specialty
Riverside Chevrolet
Master Electric
Roy Ness Contracting
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital
Deming Construction
O'Connor Construction
Small Wonders PreSchool
The goal of CTE is to help students make educated choices about life after high school and help them be more prepared for the world of work.