Introduction

WACTC

Western Area Career & Technology Center offers seventeen different technical courses including Cooperative Education and Youth Apprenticeships.

"We can assist students in gaining employment and applying their skills to the real world of work. This is done with 2 work-based learning programs that are combined with the career and technical class areas. They are cooperative education and registered apprenticeships. These programs place students at work sites, filling both a need for the employer and student-learner. Western Area works hard to maintain and strengthen ties with business and industry through these program."

Mr. David Adamson ~ Cooperative Education

Cooperative Education

Cooperative Education (Co-op) is an educational work experience for students to relate classroom experience with real world employment. It is available to vocational students in all provided specialized areas at WACTC. Students connect classroom learning with work based learning experiences that teaches employability skills and supports supervised on-the-job training. Co-op provides students an opportunity to work with employers, educators, community leaders, other students and parents. It prepares students for the "real world." This program enables students with specific career objectives matched with related paid employment experiences while they attend planned periods of related classroom theory during school.

Youth Apprenticeship

The Registered Youth Apprenticeship Program is an all-inclusive educational program offered entirely at Western Area CTC for students in their junior and senior years of high school. Students receive a comprehensive education which includes academic course requirements and technical training. Four apprenticeship programs are available: Manufacturing, Automotive Technology, Health Related: Medical Secretary and Medical Record Technician, and Food Services. Students also receive technical training at a job site. This site gives the student the ability to apply skills and knowledge learned at Western Area CTC as well as to learn and reinforce skills needed to compete in the real work world.

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