Career and Technology Studies (CTS) provides students in Grades 10 to 12 with “hands on learning” and activity centered learning. Introductory courses are meant to be exploratory and offer wide varieties of experiences. The Career & Technology Studies (CTS) program helps you acquire the knowledge, skills and attitude for a career that is relevant to your interests. The entire CTS program centers around five industry clusters and 28 occupational areas organized into one-credit courses.
Deciding what courses to take next year? Consider Career and Technology Studies (CTS). CTS allows you to:
- take courses that you find personally interesting and practical
- help you investigate one or more career areas
- prepare you for your workplace
- prepare you for further study in post-secondary
CTS courses are designed to help you succeed, now and in the future. Your future is very important - to you, your family, O’Leary, and your community. That’s why experts in the community, business, industry, and government have worked together to make CTS courses as realistic as possible and to help you prepare for your future. That’s also the reason why you will have opportunities to learn in labs, in work sites, and in the community.
You’ll find CTS courses challenging. What you know and can do will be recognized. Because you will work with a wide range of tools, resources, technologies, projects, and activities, you’ll become more confident and able to solve problems within our ever-changing world.